The cost of living is a serious problem for people all over the UK and it's still set to get significantly worse with energy bills going up again in October and yet again in January, pushing the average household bills to levels way in excess of anything we've ever experienced.
So saving money in your home where you can is vital. And there can be some appliances which might be sucking money out of your pocket, with one particularly costly systems costing you up to £13 a day, according to research. Many families will be looking at certain appliances and how much they are costing. To help people get started thinking more about how they use their appliances, especially white goods, Radiators Online shared the most energy-intensive appliances and how expensive they are to run.
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Air conditioning and heating
Radiators Online said: “Your HVAC [Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning] system is the biggest consumer of energy in your home. Most HVAC systems run 24 hours a day; therefore, depending on the efficiency of your unit, on average, it may use 72kWh in a day, costing you a staggering £4,967.65 a year and £13.61 every day.”
To save money, they suggest investing in a programmable thermostat or a fan: “If you assumed the energy costs of running a fan are minimal, you’d be right. Consider direct current fans. They use so little energy that operating one at full speed for 24 hours a day would cost between £24.83 and £164.25 a year,” they advised.
Water heating
According to the group, water heating costs around £828.55 over the course of a year, if used every day. To save some money, the experts suggest heat pumps, which use electricity to transfer heat using only around 500 watts.
Fridge Freezer
The experts said: “A refrigerator must run 24 hours a day to keep your food fresh. This appliance needs 180 watts per hour to run, which means it requires 4.32 kWh to run for 24 hours. Multiplying this by 365 days at the average price per kWh, we find that your fridge is costing you £299.30 per year.”
Dishwasher
Many people use dishwashers for convenience but they can cost a lot to run. It takes around 1800 watts for a dishwasher to run for one hour, and the average washer runs for about two hours. The experts explained: “This means it uses 3.6 kWh per average, costing you about £240.20 if used daily for a year.”
Oven
While the oven is not the most expensive appliance to run, opening and closing the door can be costly. According to the experts, this can affect how much electricity the oven uses. They said: “We estimated that an oven is used, on average, for about an hour a day. It takes about 2400 watts for an average oven to run, therefore, it requires 2.4 kWh for one hour of use and costs about £164.25 to use daily for a year.”
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