Home electricity usage - why so high ?
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+1 for getting a meter and testing....
Our place looks to draw 400w with nothing particular running. Well, 2 fridges plus the usual standby things.
FWIW, we have had a quooker for 5 years: when I first got it, I checked our kettle consumption over a period of 1 week, then the quooker for the next week. Quooker was 15% lower!
Now it may well be we had some more pasta or cuppa's in week 1, but in my mind that suggested the two were broadly the same, & certainly that the quooker was not MORE expensive. Apart from the cost, eh (luxury item - but we LOVE it !).
Our place looks to draw 400w with nothing particular running. Well, 2 fridges plus the usual standby things.
FWIW, we have had a quooker for 5 years: when I first got it, I checked our kettle consumption over a period of 1 week, then the quooker for the next week. Quooker was 15% lower!
Now it may well be we had some more pasta or cuppa's in week 1, but in my mind that suggested the two were broadly the same, & certainly that the quooker was not MORE expensive. Apart from the cost, eh (luxury item - but we LOVE it !).
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I use home automation, when movement is detected in a bedroom or kitchen it spins the pump for 60 seconds and then waits 20 minutes before arming again.Result less power consumption, less wasted heat and less pump wear.
i love HA as once you have movement sensors everything else cascades down, such as lighting and security.
I just did a meter reading...
We are working on an annual rate of approx 4865kWh, which with a standing charge is £615 per year.
For gas we won't have used much over the last 3 months given the temperature but if you annualise that it's 6,850kWh being £294 per annum, so that's out hot water cost really as there won't have been much heating over that time.
We are working on an annual rate of approx 4865kWh, which with a standing charge is £615 per year.
For gas we won't have used much over the last 3 months given the temperature but if you annualise that it's 6,850kWh being £294 per annum, so that's out hot water cost really as there won't have been much heating over that time.
Hi Tonker,
I think your consumption is roughly where it should be.
Our place is 2800 sq ft and is roughly half of your consumption. Where I think you are "paying" for it, is the hot water by the sounds of things.
The other stuff will be tiny in comparison. To give you an idea, we have a constant draw of 700w (use a monitor) when everything is off......but we have 2 fridges running, the clocks, AV equipment on standby etc etc.
I would suggest getting a monitor £40-70 and getting it rigged directly to the meter (as I have) and you will be able to see what is drawing the electricity.
IceBoy
I think your consumption is roughly where it should be.
Our place is 2800 sq ft and is roughly half of your consumption. Where I think you are "paying" for it, is the hot water by the sounds of things.
The other stuff will be tiny in comparison. To give you an idea, we have a constant draw of 700w (use a monitor) when everything is off......but we have 2 fridges running, the clocks, AV equipment on standby etc etc.
I would suggest getting a monitor £40-70 and getting it rigged directly to the meter (as I have) and you will be able to see what is drawing the electricity.
IceBoy
IceBoy said:
Where I think you are "paying" for it, is the hot water by the sounds of things.
He says the pump is 25W so that's only a couple of hundred units per year.IceBoy said:
The other stuff will be tiny in comparison. To give you an idea, we have a constant draw of 700w (use a monitor) when everything is off......but we have 2 fridges running, the clocks, AV equipment on standby etc etc.
That's over 6000 units a year - a pretty stonking amount for standby load. Indeed our whole usage is only slightly higher, and there's no attempt made here to be any way economical with power use.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff