Anyone use a SAVAPLUG?
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Anyone use a SAVAPLUG?
This is the type that is supposed to match electricity demand to supply for your freezer:
http://www.greenhealthwatch.com/GOODS/e ... vaplug.htm
Does anyone have any experience of them?
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http://www.greenhealthwatch.com/GOODS/e ... vaplug.htm
Does anyone have any experience of them?
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Looks interesting.
It would also be interesting to see if it actually works by putting an energy metre on it with and without the device.
I have a new(ish) fridge freezer in the house and a old (20+ years) chest freezer in the garage. The old one draws about half the energy the new one does although i suspect that has a lot to do with the fridge part.
It would also be interesting to see if it actually works by putting an energy metre on it with and without the device.
I have a new(ish) fridge freezer in the house and a old (20+ years) chest freezer in the garage. The old one draws about half the energy the new one does although i suspect that has a lot to do with the fridge part.
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Yes, we got a 25.96% reduction in energy consumption by adding a Savaplug to our refrigerator.
I added one to the freezer too, but I can't find the relevant post on the blog. I'll link to those details later.
I added one to the freezer too, but I can't find the relevant post on the blog. I'll link to those details later.
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That was off the consumption of the refrigerator as per manufacturers' claims... I think it's a good idea to get an electricity meter, so you know which appliance is actually using how much. While I was on holiday, the only thing that was on was my freezer - so now I know that that uses 3 kwh/week, when half full and not "in constant use", i.e. not being opened, replenished, emptied etc. But that's the only appliance that I know this about.snapdragon wrote: was that total energy Stoney? flippin 'eck I didnt know refrigerators took that much
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Interesting article you wrote there Stoney. How many times (approx) do you put your kettle on per day ? I really thought that would be way higher than most of the other appliances listed, given it has a heating element and is (usually) on so many times a day.
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while I have the open fire lit I should be using the old fashioned trivet and keeping a plain kettle on it - kettle has gone walkabout thoughMillymollymandy wrote:...................
How many times (approx) do you put your kettle on per day ?
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Coffee pot on the cooker in the morning.Millymollymandy wrote:Interesting article you wrote there Stoney. How many times (approx) do you put your kettle on per day ? I really thought that would be way higher than most of the other appliances listed, given it has a heating element and is (usually) on so many times a day.
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Kettle for tea at morning tea or lunch, not both.
Kettle for tea in late afternoon.
Kettle for tea or microwave for hot chocolate around 10pm.
That's it. Afternoon kettle is full though as that gives us boiled drinking water for the next day.
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I was going to get a savaplug for our fridge/freezer, then DH checked to make sure it would be compatible and there was a list of appliances that it would not work with - including our model! He looked on the net somewhere for this information but I don't know where - maybe on Savaplug's own site. Worth checking first.
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Ah. A lot less than chez moi then! Thanks.Stonehead wrote:Coffee pot on the cooker in the morning.Millymollymandy wrote:Interesting article you wrote there Stoney. How many times (approx) do you put your kettle on per day ? I really thought that would be way higher than most of the other appliances listed, given it has a heating element and is (usually) on so many times a day.
Surprised by how much leccy our computers etc use!
Kettle for tea at morning tea or lunch, not both.
Kettle for tea in late afternoon.
Kettle for tea or microwave for hot chocolate around 10pm.
That's it. Afternoon kettle is full though as that gives us boiled drinking water for the next day.
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We cut the freezer's energy consumption by 21.4 per cent. That's comparing actual figures before fitting the Savaplug, with actual figures after fitting the Savaplug.
There's a list of non-compatible fridges and freezers on the Savaplug website - mainly models with digital controls.
For us, one of the big advantages of the Savaplug is that it makes older, less efficient appliances as good as or better than new ones. That save us money, reduces energy consumption and reduces consumption of goods.
Win, win, win.
There's a list of non-compatible fridges and freezers on the Savaplug website - mainly models with digital controls.
For us, one of the big advantages of the Savaplug is that it makes older, less efficient appliances as good as or better than new ones. That save us money, reduces energy consumption and reduces consumption of goods.
Win, win, win.
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That's really interesting Stoney - I think we must get one asap as our power consumption jumped when we put the freezer back on.
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And I'm sure your massive fridge/freezer would profit, too - provided it's suitable for one!Shirlz wrote:That's really interesting Stoney - I think we must get one asap as our power consumption jumped when we put the freezer back on.
I've started saving hot water from the kettle: my kettle needs a minimum of two cups water - but being on my own, I often only make one cup of coffee. The rest goes into a flask. If I want another cuppa within a fairly short time, it's still hot enough; if it has cooled down too much, it'll go back into the kettle (with a top-up of cold) and will still save a bit of energy, as the kettle now comes to the boil quicker. A bit fiddly, I admit, but it works.
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