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Apr 2022
2:44pm, 23 Apr 2022
19,769 posts
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Sharkie
I should have written 'than use an electric kettle'.
I'm still using the elc kettle but making a determined effort to only fillto the two cup mark. For one mug.
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Apr 2022
2:46pm, 23 Apr 2022
4,125 posts
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Fields
Or use a full kettle and a thermos for spare hot water?
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Apr 2022
2:48pm, 23 Apr 2022
6,953 posts
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Fizz :-)
The other question is how much would the electric kettle cost? How long would it take the energy savings to recover that cost?
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Apr 2022
6:11pm, 23 Apr 2022
88,398 posts
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Hanneke
And how bad is the electric kettle when it goes into.landfill? They are largely plastic! And don't last as long as a metal one that goes on the gas hob. I have bought one only once. I am 57... It is 38 years old and will keep doing its thing while I live 
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Apr 2022
8:54am, 24 Apr 2022
35,756 posts
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Nick Cook
I read a while ago about the horrendous cost of keeping a fridge/freezer on all the time. I can't remember the figures, but I've got a second one in the garage that I don't use very much. It doesn't work all that well anyway, so I've emptied it, turned it off and it'll be going to the tip!
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Apr 2022
9:07am, 24 Apr 2022
88,422 posts
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Hanneke
I was going to get a third freezer for my new building, to freeze fresh herbs and super berries to make medicine in winter... But decided against it. I have a fridge in there in stead, for all my seeds, which liberates half my house fridge, which makes my freezer space in the house freezer more suitable so I can liberate space in the porch one for fresh berries and the like...
Other herbs I am drying in stead. Less potent but good enough if I run out of fresh tinctures in winter.
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Apr 2022
9:08am, 24 Apr 2022
88,423 posts
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Hanneke
So I have 2x fridge and 2x freezer rather than 3x freezer now...
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Apr 2022
9:19am, 24 Apr 2022
88,424 posts
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Hanneke
Hot water cilinders are apparently worse by the way... I have 2, one in each building, but only run at half capacity unless I have guests and on a timer to only heat up once every 24 hrs for 2 hours. This saves me a small fortune!
Previously, I had it running on full capacity all the time.
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May 2022
7:25am, 1 May 2022
22,573 posts
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Bazoaxe
I submitted my month end meter readings yesterday.
Still waiting for the electricity cost but looks like my credit will have increased by £80-£100 in the last month
My payment increased by £75 and we have been careful over our use of energy. Plus we are into the milder spell of weather
I am wondering if I let this go and build up credit for the winter or do I reduce my payment and get a refund.
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May 2022
9:53am, 2 May 2022
711 posts
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Shades
Bazoaxe - I had the same thought, to build up a decent credit balance to make anything that happens Oct+ a little less painful.
But if we get the £200 'loan' in October that should be enough to cushion the winter increases for me. My supplier hasn't increased my DD since the price increase but as I'm all electric and won't need heating after this month I might not need to pay more yet.
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