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Price of Powering Appliances & Home Maintenance Tricks to save you money!

Price of Powering your Appliances

*The costs below are based on a unit price for electricity of 34p per kWH (average direct debit rate) which is the price cap after Oct 1, 2022 as announced by the Government on Sept 12. The actual power rating will depend on the size and specifications of the applicance.*

Appliances

(with average power rating)

Cost per hour
Electric Shower

9000 W

51p

per ten mins

Immersion Heater

3000 W

£1.02p
Kettle

3000 W

17p

per ten mins

Tumble Dryer

2500 W

85p
Electric Heater

2500 W

85p
Oven

2100 W*

71p
Washing Machine

2100 W

71p
Oil-filled Radiator

2000 W

68p
Hairdryer

2000 W

11p

per ten mins

Hob

2000 W

61p
Grill

1500 W

51p
Iron

1500 W

51p
Toaster

1000 W

6p

per ten mins

Microwave

1000 W

5.7p

per ten mins

Electric Mower

1000 W

34p
Vacuum Cleaner

900 W

31p
Dehumidifier

500 W

17p
Towel Raid

450 W

15p
Plasma TV

350 W

12p
Fridge-freezer

300 W

10p
Freezer

150 W

5p
Fridge

150 W

5p
Heating Blanket

150 W

5p
Desktop Computer

140 W

5p
Games Console

120 W

4p
LCD TV

120 W

4p
Laptop

50 W

2p
TV Box

40 W

1p
DVD Player

40 W

1p
Extractor fan

20 W

1p
Broadband router

10 W

1p

Get winter ready with these tricks

Heating

1️⃣

Set your heating to 18C.
18C is the minimum temperature the NHS recommends. There is no need to go higher unless you have a medical condition. The Energy Saving Trust estimates that lowering your heating by just one degree could save you as much as £75 a year!

2️⃣

Check everything is working efficiently.
Get a qualified expert to service your boiler and check the system pressure. It costs around £100 but can save you up to £200 a year in heating costs.

3️⃣

Bleed your radiators.
Balancing your heating system can save you up to £130 annually.

4️⃣

Reposition your furniture.
Move any heavy furniture, like sofas or chairs, that may be blocking radiators. It costs nothing but allows more heat into the room. Got shelving above your radiators? Add foil to the bottom of the ledges to reflect heat into the room.

5️⃣

Draught-proof
Air leaks through tiny gaps can see heat loss equivalent to a window being left permanetly open. Seal any gaps around your windows and doors with caulking filler and fill in spaces between floorboards with a specialist product such as DraughtEx, which costs under £10.

Home

1️⃣

Insulating your pipes
Protecting pipes in garages and colder rooms costs around £20 but is well worth it. Burst pipes can cause flooding damage, this can average up to £7.500.

2️⃣

Check your loose tiles
As well as letting rain in, a loose roof tile can fly off in stormy weather and cause damage. You should fix before the winter winds arrive.

3️⃣

Maintaining windows/doors
Replacing a window frame or front door can set you back around £300, so repair cracks with sealant which costs less than £5 a tube. Do you have a wooden window or door? Add a new coat of paint for extra protection.

4️⃣

Dodge the damp!
If your home is prone to damp, you should consider buying a dehumidifier. They cost around £50 but can prevent mould and damp. Move furniture from your walls to allow air to flow.

5️⃣

Insulting your loft
Insulating your loft costs an average of £300 to £400 but you’ll get the cash back in around two years through lower energy bilkls. Use insulation at least 370mm thick. Work out wheteher it’s work for your home at bit.ly/3r6YrU5

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