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  • Energy Saving ~ is this too extreme?

    I'm trying to find ways to save energy, in order to pay the extortionate gas bill when it comes.

    I have started to fill a Thermos with boiled water in the morning ... and it really does stay red hot all day long... I only boil the kettle once now, instead of 5 or 6 times. That's gotta save me about 10p, right?

    I do, however, draw the line at reusing tea bags. One must have some standards
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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    Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
    I'm trying to find ways to save energy, in order to pay the extortionate gas bill when it comes.

    I have started to fill a Thermos with boiled water in the morning ... and it really does stay red hot all day long... I only boil the kettle once now, instead of 5 or 6 times. That's gotta save me about 10p, right?

    I do, however, draw the line at reusing tea bags. One must have some standards
    I'm sure this is a stupid comment - but do you pay your bill by monthly DD?

    I ask because you mention 'when the extortionate gas bill comes in' - I pay monthly and therefore never get a huge bill
    aka
    Suzie

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    • #3
      Originally posted by piskieinboots View Post
      I'm sure this is a stupid comment - but do you pay your bill by monthly DD?
      Yep. And I've recently switched to a cheaper supplier.
      But it will still be huge, because of the price hikes
      All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by piskieinboots
        ...I ask because you mention 'when the extortionate gas bill comes in' - I pay monthly and therefore never get a huge bill
        Some people pay monthly, but don't realise that their useage has been estimated and is not actually what they have used - so it is possible to still get a huge bill.
        Last edited by smallblueplanet; 30-11-2008, 07:01 PM.
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        • #5
          when i lived in my old house we had 3 flights of stairs to the kitchen from the computer room (worked at home) ...... i always made a flask in the morning. i'd probably do that now too, but i haven't got a flask lol

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          • #6
            You could always try this!
            Broke Man Tries Paying Bill With a Picture of a Spider - Urlesque
            The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
            Brian Clough

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            • #7
              get some hardboard and wrap in foil and place behind your rads to stop the convection of heat through your walls, also tuck curtains behin rads or on the windowsill to stop heat loss through the windows. To ensure the heat isn't lost in your thermos i would sugeest wrapping it in a tea towel. I could work out how much it costs you to boil your kettle if you want

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              • #8
                Originally posted by smallblueplanet View Post
                Some people pay monthly, but don't realise that their useage has been estimated and is not actually what they have used - so it is possible to still get a huge bill.
                this is a good point!

                I always always check if my bill has been estimated and if it has I take a reading and call it in - it takes seconds and ensures I keep on track
                aka
                Suzie

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by wiccanlou View Post
                  To ensure the heat isn't lost in your thermos i would sugeest wrapping it in a tea towel. I could work out how much it costs you to boil your kettle if you want
                  None is lost - Thermos is still hot the next morning, it's terrific.

                  Go on then, what does it cost to boil a kettle?
                  All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                  • #10
                    Not sure how much you save as you're boiling up a full kettle rather than a mug at a time so it's not an easy calc to make. Spent the first few years of living together to get OH not to boil a full kettle every time he wanted a single cup but now he's well training in that respect.

                    Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                    Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                      Go on then, what does it cost to boil a kettle?
                      I once read that boiling an electric kettle takes as much electricity as keeping a room lit for a whole evening. Does anyone know if this is true?

                      Not sure what it takes to boil one on a gas stove ring.

                      Regarding 'estimated' bills, I got an estimated electricity bill a couple of months ago - it was higher than any of the last six bills. When I rang and told them this, they said it's hard to explain, it's done by computer! I pointed out that with pencil and paper I'd worked out the average. They then said it's calculated on my usage. I said, exactly - so why wasn't that done?

                      Ah, they said, it's worked out by the computer. Fire the computer and hire me I said. They didn't take my advice.
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                      • #12
                        If only boiling water for one cup of tea/coffee try the microwave?
                        The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
                        Brian Clough

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                        • #13
                          boiling water n the microwave ..... doesn't taste right

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by bubblewrap View Post
                            If only boiling water for one cup of tea/coffee try the microwave?
                            Apparently you're not supposed to boil water on it's own in the microwave, there was a warning thread about this a bit back and if it's not absolutely boiling then proper tea just doesn't taste right. We've got some water heater things at work which aren't quite hot enough and they make rubbish tea so I bring in herbal stuff which is fine at a slightly cooler temperature.

                            Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                            Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Alison View Post
                              Apparently you're not supposed to boil water on it's own in the microwave, there was a warning thread about this a bit back and if it's not absolutely boiling then proper tea just doesn't taste right. We've got some water heater things at work which aren't quite hot enough and they make rubbish tea so I bring in herbal stuff which is fine at a slightly cooler temperature.
                              I often heat milk up to put in coffee no problems ..................yet.
                              The river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
                              Brian Clough

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