What's more eco-friendly?

[71notout]

In an office environment...

is it better to boil a full kettle of water, thereby leaving some with residual heat so that colleagues coming for coffee after you don't have to boil it as long?

Or only boil the amount you need yourself each time?

Don't worry, i'm not a lentil-munching ecoist, it just kinda popped into my head whilst making a cuppa tea this afternoon.

[Justayellowbadge]

Like cocaine, exercise, and dwarf murder, the best approach is 'little and often'

[K87]

71notout said:

In an office environment...

is it better to boil a full kettle of water, thereby leaving some with residual heat so that colleagues coming for coffee after you don't have to boil it as long?

Or only boil the amount you need yourself each time?

Don't worry, i'm not a lentil-munching ecoist, it just kinda popped into my head whilst making a cuppa tea this afternoon.

Just boil what you need, if you boil more it will use more energy in the first plaec, then when they reheat it it uses more.

Obvious really

[ad551]

Boil a full kettle. Takes longer. More time away from desk.

[71notout]

But surely a 3/4 full kettle will hold heat longer than less so it takes less time to reboil?

You're thinking assumes it has time to cool completely before reheating..no? (Edit:@K87)

JAYB - cheers!

Edited by 71notout on Monday 23 November 14:43

[Odie]

The most energy efficient thing is to not fully boil the water but to get it hot enough so it makes a good cuppa (say 98 Degrees C) you can save loads of energy like that.

[WorAl]

make cuppas for the whole office you selfish turd

[Steamer]

Just boil enough for yourself.

because everyone else in the office is a cock socket

[tegwin]

Odie said:

The most energy efficient thing is to not fully boil the water but to get it hot enough so it makes a good cuppa (say 98 Degrees C) you can save loads of energy like that.

no...NO NO.... the water needs to "vigourously boil" in order to make a proper pot of English tea!

[trooperiziz]

In a very real sense, it makes no difference...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation_of_energ...

[Dr.Doofenshmirtz]

tegwin said:

Odie said:

The most energy efficient thing is to not fully boil the water but to get it hot enough so it makes a good cuppa (say 98 Degrees C) you can save loads of energy like that.

no...NO NO.... the water needs to "vigourously boil" in order to make a proper pot of English tea!

Absolutely...also, boiling the water more than once spoils the taste.

[Balmoral Green]

How about having a Thermos jug nearby? put the excess boiled water into that, it can be used later, or returned to the kettle if it's cooled down too much.

[GuinnessMK]

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[Kermit power]

tegwin said:

Odie said:

The most energy efficient thing is to not fully boil the water but to get it hot enough so it makes a good cuppa (say 98 Degrees C) you can save loads of energy like that.

no...NO NO.... the water needs to "vigourously boil" in order to make a proper pot of English tea!

Which is exactly what will happen to water at 98 degrees centrigrade, always assuming you're 700 or so metres above sea level.