uglyboywith11fingers
Gold Member
3930dave said:
Newer appliances.... hmmmm.... not always so straight forward, (total) cost wise.
A few years ago, we here in Ontario were encouraged to get rid of our old, power-hungry appliances... a couple of young fellas in a big truck came and for no charge, picked up my old beer fridge, and my wife's upright freezer. Both of these units dated from the 1940's or 1950's, rounded top, etc., we were told these were real energy hogs.
Anyway, wife soon decided she couldn't do without a sizable freezer, and who can do without a beer fridge, so we picked up new units.
Well, it didn't take long to notice that these new energy efficient appliances use more power than did the 60plus year-old machines. Now both these units are in the basement cold room, where the temp is about 50F in the winter and maybe 60F in the summer... shouldn't use much power, but the difference showed up on the power bill.
And I'm sure these new units won't be lasting anything close to 60 years.
I do have a timer on my electric water heater... that prob. saves $5 or so each month.
Pete
Newer appliances.... hmmmm.... not always so straight forward, (total) cost wise.
A few years ago, we here in Ontario were encouraged to get rid of our old, power-hungry appliances... a couple of young fellas in a big truck came and for no charge, picked up my old beer fridge, and my wife's upright freezer. Both of these units dated from the 1940's or 1950's, rounded top, etc., we were told these were real energy hogs.
Anyway, wife soon decided she couldn't do without a sizable freezer, and who can do without a beer fridge, so we picked up new units.
Well, it didn't take long to notice that these new energy efficient appliances use more power than did the 60plus year-old machines. Now both these units are in the basement cold room, where the temp is about 50F in the winter and maybe 60F in the summer... shouldn't use much power, but the difference showed up on the power bill.
And I'm sure these new units won't be lasting anything close to 60 years.
I do have a timer on my electric water heater... that prob. saves $5 or so each month.
Pete