09-07-2015, 10:59 AM
(09-07-2015, 09:53 AM)JJ0063 Wrote: Oh god, Tom is now worrying about house MPG.
Lol house MPG is surprisingly interesting!!
I have an energy monitor to see how much electric things are using - as I had the first 3 weeks with a broken meter before a new one was fitted lol. I'm using a lot less electric than I had estimated so far (even with the immersion heater lol) which is good. It's also 'fun' to work out when the cheap rates are to put the washing machine on and plug in chargers... 
But on the other hand, I'm using a lot more water than expected.
Thought that meter may have been broken as well but I recorded all the water I used over the weekend, checked the meter before and after and it was bang on! About 200 litres a day - which is apparently a third more than average, however a 5 minute shower is 40 litres, and 10 toilet flushes is 60 litres, so there's 100 already! Then cooking and washing up is another ~20 depending what's being cooked... And handwashing, shaving, teeth cleaning etc, all adds up. Haven't worked out how much water the washing machine uses yet tbf, not sure I want to know lol.I should add I'm not actually 'worrying' about it, it costs what it costs, I'm not gonna sit in silence to save electric lol, but equally I like to save anywhere that won't impact me - such as a toilet 'frog' to save a litre per flush...
