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Bazoaxe Sep 2022 8:01pm, 8 Sep 2022 23,461 posts	0 Bazoaxe It’s pretty cold here tonight. In other years the heating would be on. Instead I have donned a hoodie.
Hanneke Sep 2022 8:13pm, 8 Sep 2022 92,663 posts	0 Hanneke I am resisting too. Food in the oven, the cooling oven can warm the house.
Ness Sep 2022 8:16pm, 8 Sep 2022 24,807 posts	0 Ness Mr Ness and I have fixed tarrif until April next year but we're holding off using the central heating system as much as possible to get used to it. Fortunately the house is very well insulated.
swittle Sep 2022 8:16pm, 8 Sep 2022 90,383 posts	0 swittle I am resisting too. Food in the oven, the cooling oven can warm the house. Reminds me of staying at a friend's flat in the Midlands in the 80s: in cooler months, he left the oven on at a low setting during the night to keep it warm!
EvilPixie Sep 2022 12:42pm, 10 Sep 2022 35,584 posts	0 EvilPixie Our microwave is hardly used but using power as it has a small clock display on Problem is to turn off at the plug you have to move the microwave I guess it’s not using much energy but it’s still wasted Anyone know of a way to turn the plug off easily? Would a short extension that has an on off work
jda Sep 2022 3:33pm, 10 Sep 2022 13,363 posts	0 jda You could fit a smart plug which can be activated remotely. But the cost may exceed the savings...I have one on an electric heater in our home office that is programmed to switch off every evening in case it's been left on by accident. But that's potentially 2kW of savings, all night or even for several days...
EvilPixie Sep 2022 3:54pm, 10 Sep 2022 35,586 posts	0 EvilPixie Thanks Been looking around the house to see potential savings
fetcheveryone Sep 2022 4:24pm, 10 Sep 2022 28,123 posts	0 fetcheveryone I doubt the microwave clock would use much energy.
fetcheveryone Sep 2022 4:30pm, 10 Sep 2022 28,124 posts	0 fetcheveryone Something like this would let you profile most of your appliances: amzn.to
EvilPixie Sep 2022 4:39pm, 10 Sep 2022 35,589 posts	0 EvilPixie Fanks