My daughter left the fan heater on today
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essayer said:
The OH bought us a stovetop kettle because it looked nice, it was f
king useless
Even with the wok burner on full it took easily 5x longer to boil
Also, it broke the flame detect on the wok burner, which wasn’t designed for continuous use at full power.
So it might have been slightly cheaper, but you don’t want to spend your whole breakfast waiting for a kettle. Electric all the way
Do you have a wokburner on a standard hob or a separate unit. king useless Even with the wok burner on full it took easily 5x longer to boil
Also, it broke the flame detect on the wok burner, which wasn’t designed for continuous use at full power.
So it might have been slightly cheaper, but you don’t want to spend your whole breakfast waiting for a kettle. Electric all the way
sparkythecat said:
We once left the electric blanket in the spare room switched on for three months
IIRC it out about 30 pounds on the bill. I was just glad it didn't catch fire.
Impressive!IIRC it out about 30 pounds on the bill. I was just glad it didn't catch fire.
My wife left an iron on for 2 weeks. Came back from holiday, wandered in to the kitchen and heard the Click from the thermostat.
Buy her one of these-
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005C9S0I8/ref...
Though the 10A rating is tight for a 2kW heater.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005C9S0I8/ref...
Though the 10A rating is tight for a 2kW heater.
bernhund said:
South East Water left my garden hose running for 4 days once. Best part of 70,000 litres through my meter and onto my grass. Worked out the cost and it was only about £30! Grass looked good.
I can beat that. I moved into a new house a few years ago and the old owner had had a meter fitted but never used it. They lived there for seven years with the meter. When I moved in the water company asked for a meter reading (I didn't even know I had one), they then proceeded to bill me for 8 years worth of water....£3000....hell no...When I was a kid about 30 years ago I left the iron on for about 4 hours (bear in mind it's thermostatically controlled). My mum went absolutely mental. I offered her 50p to cover the electricity cost which I calculated more than covered it. She went even more mad on the basis that my offer was so derisory 
Hereward said:
Impressive!
My wife left an iron on for 2 weeks. Came back from holiday, wandered in to the kitchen and heard the Click from the thermostat.
Yep, Ex GF of mine did that, luckily it was her house and bills at the time, same as you though came in and heard the click and though umm didn't check that before we left :-)My wife left an iron on for 2 weeks. Came back from holiday, wandered in to the kitchen and heard the Click from the thermostat.
bernhund said:
South East Water left my garden hose running for 4 days once. Best part of 70,000 litres through my meter and onto my grass. Worked out the cost and it was only about £30! Grass looked good.
I had a call from Yorkshire Water a few years ago asking how many people lived at my house...I enquired why they wanted to know and she politely said well, it’s just the meter is showing this months usage is about £6,000.They found a leak on an old cast iron feed from the meter that was slow enough to not affect the house supply or for us to notice - They at least wrote it off after I forked out £400 for the repair.
As for energy bills, when the missus first moved into the house (draughty 200+ year old house) from her new build she put £100 a month extra on the gas bill...she was used to 23 degrees...she’s tougher now and it sits at 18 degrees with a jumper on.
bernhund said:
Well fk my old boots. I thought it was going to be £25! I was only going to use the cost to stress the point.
Get yourself one of these, or similar. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-Plug-NEW-P3-Internat...k my old boots. I thought it was going to be £25! I was only going to use the cost to stress the point. Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff