Dibs-h
Established Member
Sort of carrying on from DevonWoody's post about electrical\energy tariffs - it's worth looking at the energy efficiency of some of your household appliances.
I bought one of those plug in usage meters -
and plugged our fridge freezer into it - being the oldest item in the house. Got a shock when I realised just how much 'leccy it was using. It's about 20yrs old - runs perfectly fine tho.
2 weeks and it used almost 53kWh. That's about 1/4 of what a modern A+++ one should use.
So bought one and swapped the old one out. Old one uses about 1400kWh a year and the new one is rated at 190kWh. Expect to pay for the new one, just from the 'leccy saving in less than 4yrs.
Thought to mention it as most of us only look at the white goods when they stop working.
Dibs
I bought one of those plug in usage meters -
and plugged our fridge freezer into it - being the oldest item in the house. Got a shock when I realised just how much 'leccy it was using. It's about 20yrs old - runs perfectly fine tho.
2 weeks and it used almost 53kWh. That's about 1/4 of what a modern A+++ one should use.
So bought one and swapped the old one out. Old one uses about 1400kWh a year and the new one is rated at 190kWh. Expect to pay for the new one, just from the 'leccy saving in less than 4yrs.
Thought to mention it as most of us only look at the white goods when they stop working.
Dibs