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Old 22 January 2007, 10:00 PM
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Default Is there a website which shows the cost of using appliances?
Basically trying to find out the per hour running costs of a 500W oil filled heater.
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Old 22 January 2007, 10:03 PM
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It uses half a KW per hour. Find out how much you are paying for a Kw of power. I think thats right anyway.
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I just emailed my electricity supplier the specification and they sent me back how much it would use on each setting ect.

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amp x volts = watts . unit cost depending on your supplier ..?


or im i missing something
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Find out how much you are paying for a Kw of power.
How do i do that.

1.Are all suppliers roughly the same?
2.Is electricity cheaper at certain times of the day?
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Youll need all of that in rural Lincolnshire tonight id ave thought ,btw...
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Old 22 January 2007, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by paulr
How do i do that.

1.Are all suppliers roughly the same?
2.Is electricity cheaper at certain times of the day?
It should be on your bill. I think it's about 5 to 10p a KW.
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Originally Posted by Jer
It should be on your bill. I think it's about 5 to 10p a KW.

Lets say it 10p. Thats 50p to have it on for a full 10 hours. Is electricity cheaper at night. I think i'm on a normal plan,not economy 7 or anything.
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Originally Posted by paulr
Lets say it 10p. Thats 50p to have it on for a full 10 hours. Is electricity cheaper at night. I think i'm on a normal plan,not economy 7 or anything.
Don't know, have a look here:
Electricity Running Cost Calculator from UK Power
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Thanks. I'll drag the bill out tomorrow.
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I was a bit flummoxed at first by the title of the thread Paul!

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for other appliances

Plug-In Mains Power & Energy Monitor

could be useful I guess.
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