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Posted By: SteamyTeaTrouble is now it is getting towards the technological fixes as I have done the easy stuff, but have saved around 50% in total.
Posted By: skyewrightvirtual machines doing the jobs of 3 older slower & less efficient onesWish I had thought of thatm a quarter of my use is the PCs. Still Got a lad working on the RPi so that will help, may get it back son for testing as it is going out as part of my ResM project.
Posted By: Mikeltumble dryer
Posted By: MikelNot enough dry and breezy days
Posted By: Mikeldown here in CornwallI manage it, but usually in to go out and get it when it rains. Raining now.
Posted By: MikelWe have changed about about 40 50w halogens for 4w LEDsI decided not to go down this route, but have changed from 20W, to 11W and now to 8W CFL and really do not have a problem, and I have very strange eyesight since my cataracts were drilled out and replaced with shiny bits of plastic without any UV filtering. I actually find the blueness of some LED quite painful. I changed the lodgers 11W to an 8W last week and she has not said anything, 2 quid each from MacSalvers.
Posted By: MikelI really don't see how many householders will be able to modify their houses and replace their electrical goods with low energy options without spending a significant amount of capital.Think that is where I am now, could save a tiny bit on the fridge, not sure about the washing machine, 30 kg of water heated to 40°C is the same with any machine. ST is my best option for water heating, that would save quite a bit, but not really worth the expense on this house at the moment as I want to move.
Posted By: SteamyTeaI still struggle with my lodgers behaviour, but she is a special case (only a third of her brain works). Trouble is now it is getting towards the technological fixes as I have done the easy stuff, but have saved around 50% in total.
Posted By: SteamyTeaHi Richard
Partly because the heater is set on a thermostat (though not sure how effective it is),
partly because it has been 'de-rated', I took two elements out
and mainly I think because when it is warmer outside my house just gets warmer inside.
Posted By: skyewrightI think it's pretty effective at limiting the temperature inside the casing, which is what its job is.Yes it does seem to do that, along with the de-rating.
Posted By: skyewright(I'm assuming there were 3 element to start with)4, 750W elements, now two in the middle. In the past the air used to exit at over 85°C (fried an iButton checking it), seems closer to 70°C now, but not actually checked it. Something to do.
Posted By: skyewrightBut what happens when it goes from cold to colder?This is Cornwall, hardly happens (unless you read the Telegraph about Shelterbox: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/telegraphchristmasappeal/9743022/Telegraph-Christmas-Charity-Appeal-Undercover-with-the-ShelterBox-mercy-missionaries.html), I just turn a fan heater on for longer.