Tag: Economy 7

All Washed Up!

On: By: Philip Wake
The original of this report may be found here on facebook. Below I have copied it and added some useful webpage formatting. . Philip Wake Day 318 Salsa Walk The forecast was 100% chance of precipitation and I felt like I needed a rest so I decided to give my salsa walk a miss today. I always do my washing Monday night using half price electricity after 0030 but when it finished at 7:45 GMT just before the full price electricity cut in (it's always 17 minutes late) I discovered that Read more [...]

TV Brightness v Power Consumption!

On: By: Philip Wake
When I read my Economy 7 electricity meter on 3 October and registered the reading in the spreadsheet that I use to monitor my electricity usage, I noticed that the day time usage had increased from 2.8kwh to 3.3kwh during September. It's been around 2.8 for a long time so I was a bit puzzled. I wondered if perhaps I had left my kitchen spotlights on too long because there are 3 of them rated at 20 watts. All my other lights are low power ones using 6 watts or less but the spotlights are very Read more [...]

The Trouble with Night Storage Heaters!

On: By: Philip Wake
My night storage heater Night Storage heaters do save money by using cheaper night time electricity to store heat in bricks which then warm the room they are in during the day. They work in combination with the Economy 7 rate which all electricity suppliers offer. It turns on at 00:30 GMT and off at 07:30 GMT every night. The night rate is typically half of the day rate which in my case is 8.1p per kilowatt hour at night and 16.6p during the day so a lot of money can be saved! I only Read more [...]

SUMMER TIME IN WINTER! 

On: By: Philip Wake

I turned the storage heater on full for my studio flat a couple of days ago and I woke up this morning to 25°C in the shade. I'm now working out how much extra it will cost me but even if it uses the maximum storage capacity of 17KW a night that's only 6KW more than I estimated. So if I keep it on full for December & January that will only cost me an extra 40p a day. That comes to £12 a month which will add only £24 for the year. My DD is currently £26 a month so I will only have to increase Read more [...]