Gas & Electricity

[west didsblue]

It is fun though , reminds me of being a kid

Seriously though , i have a ceiling fan with normal bulbs inthe bedroom and a old style low energy bulb on the wall setting , cant afford to change that lot unless a led bulb can go in them ?

There are LED bulbs that will fit pretty much any existing fitting. Worth changing the old style low energy bulbs as well because LEDs probably use about a third of what they use.

 

[Kompany Car]

For those pissing about with candles or torches, you're wasting your time and effort. A 4W LED bulb could light up a room all year without even switching it off for £11. If it's just used when you're in the room and when it's dark the annual cost would be less than £2. The cost of lighting a whole house shouldn't be much more than a tenner a year.
If you want to save money, turn the heating down a bit, take showers instead of baths and don't leave the TV on when you're not watching it, and if you have any old tungsten bulbs replace them with LEDs.

Best way to reduce consumption of electricity is to wash bigger loads, minimise how often the dish washer goes on and avoid using a tumble dryer. These are by far the biggest consumers. Refrigerators and Freezers come a fairly distant second with lights well down the pecking order.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Best way to reduce consumption of electricity is to wash bigger loads, minimise how often the dish washer goes on and avoid using a tumble dryer. These are by far the biggest consumers. Refrigerators and Freezers come a fairly distant second with lights well down the pecking order.

Paper plates! Although it might increase your weekly shopping bill…

 

[trumpton]

If you want to save money, turn the heating down a bit, take showers instead of baths

Depends.

If you have an electric shower a bath is a much cheaper option. Could probably have 3 baths for the price of a 10 minute shower pulling a minimum of 8.5kw.

 

[urban genie]

For those pissing about with candles or torches, you're wasting your time and effort. A 4W LED bulb could light up a room all year without even switching it off for £11. If it's just used when you're in the room and when it's dark the annual cost would be less than £2. The cost of lighting a whole house shouldn't be much more than a tenner a year.
If you want to save money, turn the heating down a bit, take showers instead of baths and don't leave the TV on when you're not watching it, and if you have any old tungsten bulbs replace them with LEDs.

Not putting the heating on, non essential plugs are off when not home (like tellys) and I had the bath removed years ago and only have a shower.

Also candles add more ambience to a room and are cool

 

[west didsblue]

Depends.

If you have an electric shower a bath is a much cheaper option. Could probably have 3 baths for the price of a 10 minute shower pulling a minimum of 8.5kw.

Fair point.
My shower is connected to the gas powered domestic hot water supply.

 

[Centurions]

I have today put new batteries in my torch for the first time , it is working well , not tripping over merlin anymore , he is black and i cant see him in the dark

Buy some neon yellow florescent paint and spray a stripe along the cats back, job done.

 

[Kirkstall Blue]

2 billion pound profits in one quarter, they didn’t get much out of us we’ve been really carefull and it’s almost November

 

[mancityvstoke]

So warm for October/nearly Nov ...feels strange

 

[kaz7]

So warm for October/nearly Nov ...feels strange

Lovely down here, sixteen at night is mad, eighteen/ nineteen in the day

 

[mancityvstoke]

Lovely down here, sixteen at night is mad, eighteen/ nineteen in the day

same here ..warm air outside...warmer than the house

 

[BerkshireBlue]

"With Saving Sessions, you could earn up to £100 by using less electricity at peak times this Winter.

You'll earn OctoPoints, which can be redeemed for £££'s on your account, prizes or donations. You'll earn them for every unit of power you don't use compared to normal during Saving Sessions (find out how the Sessions work below)".


Great stuff, this is why I got my smart meters installed. I'll just go out for a few hours during my slots. Who said smart meters don't save you money ;)

 

[kaz7]

I have decided to do my washing on the twenty min setting at 40 degrees , seems to wash stuff fine , cant see why it has to be the hour and half one

 

[denislawsbackheel]

I have decided to do my washing on the twenty min setting at 40 degrees , seems to wash stuff fine , cant see why it has to be the hour and half one

It won’t kill bacteria or germs effectively.

What Temperature Kills Bacteria in the Washing Machine?

What temperature kills bacteria in the washing machine? Is 60 Celsius hot enough? Find out in this article.

inthewash.co.uk

 

[BlueHammer85]

reduced mine to now £120 a month

not needed to use Gas at all hardly and electric is under budget every day on smart metre

 

[Scouse Blue]

Just got my monthly bill for Oct.

Gas and electric at new rates = £195.72. Less £66 Gov support = £129.72

At the old rates and no Gov support, it would have been £144.91

Caveat is currently the support is only for 6 months and the central heating has not been on much due to the extremely mild weather.

 

[kaz7]

It won’t kill bacteria or germs effectively.

What Temperature Kills Bacteria in the Washing Machine?

What temperature kills bacteria in the washing machine? Is 60 Celsius hot enough? Find out in this article.

inthewash.co.uk

I can do sixty then but only on the short wash , have to make it as efficient as poss with money on the line

 

[Dirty Harry]

I can do sixty then but only on the short wash , have to make it as efficient as poss with money on the line

You can stick some disinfectant in Kaz, I often put a cap of Dettol or similar in.

 

[kaz7]

You can stick some disinfectant in Kaz, I often put a cap of Dettol or similar in.

Thanks ,i will do that

 

[Dirty Harry]

Thanks ,i will do that

It actually says it in the link DLBH posted too so you should be right.