Unanswerable Questions......

[EcclesCake]

I know what I am going to ask is hugely variable but......


If you have an energy monitor...What is you average kWh consumption when you house is at rest?

Do you know what the temperature variance is through your house in between your CH being on and off?

[factor-fiction]

I'm not sure what you mean, EcclesCake, by " when you house is at rest"- do you mean just for the fridge/freezer and anything else that has to remain on?

[EcclesCake]

Yep, just the essentials running is what I mean by 'at rest'.

[factor-fiction]

If you know the items they may have a kWh rating on them.

[EcclesCake]

Yes Factor, but I'd have to do a full house inventory! I'm just wondering what the average kWh consumption is for other ABers who have energy monitors when their houses are running in the bare essentials.

[wolf63]

Worm wee?

House at rest?

What next?

[factor-fiction]

Okay. I'm no good then because I can only think of the fridge/freezer as bare essentials in daytime, plus maybe the digital clock on the cooker

[EcclesCake]

I don't think I have much running in the background, I was just wondering what others see as an average.

The temperature differential is also of interest.......

[jim360]

Hard to see if it's taken "at rest" or not... but in 2012 the average energy consumption per household per year in the UK was about 4,200 kWh, or 11kWh a day. This is probably boosted from the "at rest" definition by some margin, but should be in the right ballpark.

Temperature variance will vary depending on how well-insulated a house is. In my flat it seems that the variance is easily several degrees... the windows are all single-glazing and I wouldn't expect to find cavity walls either. The temperature gradient between the kitchen (essentially a heat sink) and living room is easily noticeable.

[heathfield]

The temperature variance is between whatever temperature the house is warmed to when the CH is on, and, given time, the outside temperature, which is what it would eventually fall to with the CH off. But that's without taking into account the effect of sunlight entering through a window, which can make a difference to the temperature in a room. This all makes the variance at any time so unpredictable, and you'll only find out by going round the house with a thermometer, and taking notes.

[stewey]

My monthly averages in kWh are: so far this month, 7.64; Feb, 8.07; Jan, 7.82; Dec, 8.09.

[stewey]

I should have said that those are the daily averages for the month mentioned.

[EcclesCake]

Thanks Stewey, my energy monitor is being grumpy and refuses to reveal the daily consumption for me to make a comparison.

Perhaps it is in need of a wobbly pop!

[stewey]

In fact we just got our bill today for February. We used 227kWh for a total of $49.68 which works out to 22cents a kWh. In your money that's a total of 27.02GBP which is 12pence a kWh. The delivery charges and taxes cost twice what the electricity costs!!

[Prudie]

In the winter when I get home from work (the heating's been off all day) the living room temp is 66. Once the heating has reached max the temp goes up to 75 (but I like it hot). That's based on my room thermometer.

[boxtops]

Our heating tends to be set at 18 degrees C - I have no idea what that is in F, but I hate being too hot. Our heating's on the thermostat rather than time-settings, we don't switch it off.

[EcclesCake]

Thanks peeps.

I think I should be more content with my level of insulation then as my losses are rarely more than 2.5C during the on and off periods for my heating.

I'm still trying to fathom how much electricity I am consuming in the background and if I'm above or below average.

I'll have to dig out my bills and have a look at what my energy consumption is as opposed to what I pay.

[stewey]

I'd be interested in seeing what you pay in the UK (I suppose it varies from region to region) per kWh compared to what I pay. I imagine it would be a little higher.

[EcclesCake]

I'll have a dig around for my bills Stewey. Rest assured they will be complex, the bullsht baffles brains approach seems to be favoured by the energy companies!

[stewey]

I mean the cost including all the taxes, carrying charges, etc. For example, the actual cost per kWh for me is 8cents; however, with all the additions it works out to 22cents which is 12pence per kWh.

[stewey]

Same here. The bills are amazingly similar to a maze:)