Energy-Saving Tips? Where?

Less · 11-06-2008, 10:27

An expensive looking magazine, which is free called Link came through my door today,

One article on page 9 has the bold heading:-

Energy-Saving Tips

So I thought I would share them with you,

eco kettle £29.50

It allows you to measure the exact water each time.
Excuse me so does a cup and I can get 2 of them for a pound!

Standby energy-saving kit £24.95
Allows you to turn appliances on and off from 30 metres away!

To get 30 metres away from any appliance in my house I would probably have to catch a bus!

Standby Buster starter kit £14.95
A remote controlled 13 amp socket!

All of my sockets have little red switches, on/off easy peasy no wasting energy hunting for a remote it's always there on the socket!

Intellipanel for televisions £19.89
A bank of sockets that when you turn off your T.V. your DVD/Digi box goes off as well.

Excuse me? they have their own on/off switches, how difficult is it to press each one?

So for a total expenditure of £89.29

I or you, can have lots of new gadgets made out of plastic, using up the oil resources with God knows how many more batteries that would need to be replaced in the controllers and to save how much energy?

It doesn't tell you that!

andrewb · 11-06-2008, 10:49

Haha fantastic Less. Some people will try and make money out of anything, yet doesn't stand up to any logic at all as you proved!

AccyLass · 11-06-2008, 12:53

So you'll be making a cheque out for £89.29 excluding postage then

Benipete · 11-06-2008, 13:18

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Originally Posted by AccyLass27

So you'll be making a cheque out for £89.29 excluding postage then

That's 200 cans of John Smiths for Less and he recycles.No contest there then.

MargaretR · 11-06-2008, 13:32

I agree that all but one of the gadgets mentioned is a waste.
When it comes to kettles - there is a lot of energy wasted heating more water than is
needed. I could just put one cup of water in the kettle at a time but is anyone doing that?

When my kettle needed replacing I got a Tefal One-cup model.
I like it because it removes the need for me to lift a kettle of boiling water, (which is a hazard due to loss of grip), and I dont need to wait for it to boil, because it is hot 'on tap', and only needs filling up once a day.

PS I didn't pay that much for it after googling

Less · 11-06-2008, 13:45

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Originally Posted by [email protected]

I agree that all but one of the gadgets mentioned is a waste.
When it comes to kettles - there is a lot of energy wasted heating more water than is
needed. I could just put one cup of water in the kettle at a time but is anyone doing that?

Yes me!

(I'm a tight arse!).

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When my kettle needed replacing I got a Tefal One-cup model.
I like it because it removes the need for me to lift a kettle of boiling water,

I can go with that if and when my kettle needs replacing, I'll consider a smaller kettle, after all I don't have a family here anymore but until it goes I'll put a cup of water in it's all I need.

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(which is a hazard due to loss of grip)

When accyweb starts it's dating agency don't put that down in your profile, it's bound to put the fellers off!

panther · 11-06-2008, 13:46

I must be using very little electricity anyway....by bill is in credit

and i have a fast boil kettle, which i must admit is on a lot

Mick · 11-06-2008, 19:00

I save loads of energy, if i want a brew i get Anne to make it and i stay on the settee

Boeing Guy · 11-06-2008, 19:05

Like the settee idea.....
You could always pop round to a neighbours and get them to make you a brew, ın the process just turn the main swıtch off. saves turnıng off all those gadgets