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MR16 LED light bulb generates very little heat, which is dispersed through the "heat sink" at the base of the bulb. I don't think you need to worry about the heating.
As for the electricity bills, installing a home energy monitor can help save a lot of money. Its hard to save with electric hobs but on installing monitors you can save a lot of energy on other household appliances and reduce bills to as much as £100 a year. Apparently the government has made is mandatory to install smart meters and in a span of 4 years every household will have one.
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I asked as they seem to have quite chunky heatsinks on them and the ordinary MR16 bulbs get damn hot.
Are they fitting smart meters now? Maybe I'll get a smart meter installed as they are going to change it soon.As for the electricity bills, installing a home energy monitor can help save a lot of money. Its hard to save with electric hobs but on installing monitors you can save a lot of energy on other household appliances and reduce bills to as much as £100 a year. Apparently the government has made is mandatory to install smart meters and in a span of 4 years every household will have one.
Also you get a brilliantly perfect bottom on crepes or omlettes....
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peterb (19-03-2012)
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That's interesting, I have exactly that arrangement.Yeah, but it's not just boilers.
I have a dedicated, purpose-built boiler "room". Well, more like a large cupboard off of the garage.
But no, it seems that that no longer complies with building regs.
So I've got to move it. £6000 later ....
On the upside, I now have a nice, secure, dedicated (and external vented) server and hardware room.
The one that I'm using doesn't get hot.
Hopefully, more people would prefer using LED light bulbs. I just really love its advantages over the fluorescent/incandescent ones.
Well I was considering switching to LEDs anyway but wasn't sure...after reading this I'll certainly be going for it! Thanks for the info!
Many things spring to mind reading this, all these years later:
A) I've saved MOUTAINS of cash with the fridge/freezer purchase... it realyl IS as good as I thought it would be. I've left the elec meter plugged into it for weeks on end and it uses pence per day not pounds. I'#ve saved lots with simply more intelligent use of which power plug from which device is plugged into which socket so it's easier to switch everything off with a single click, while leaving other devices on.I've saved on most everything, and my power bills are lower now, in 2011/12 than in 2007/8 before I started trying, even though the unit costs are higher.
B) But having said all that, I will only save money if it suits me. I won't change certain things, and pay for them. Energy saving bulbs are STILL rubbish. Either too slow to brighten, totally useless outside as security lights in winter. Some give such harsh light I just hate them.
C) Sometimes, the spending of money to save money is as much braveness as it is sensible but it requires the spender to HAVE the money. In Saracen's case, I'd tell him to stop fannying about and buy a new fridge/freezer. If it's 20 years old, it's using too much power. Period. Get it gone. But would I change from a gas hob to an induction hob to save a few quid per year? I'd consider it.. but it's not lighting my fire
D) Food waste is as big a problem as energy waste. Look in your dustbin and be critical with yourself. What is being wasted? Bread crusts? Half pint of milk that's out of date? Planning and occasionally simply using stuff in a clever basic recipe is the way forward.
I find myself still doing this money saving for my own sake, and that of my family's wallet, not the environment.
I'm the opposite end of the spectrum! If I buy LEDs, in my rented accomodation, there's no way I'll recoup the costs (although I can take them with me when/if I move). It's purely due to not using more resources than I have to. Still, if the money aspect encourages people to save energy which in turn benefits the environment, I guess it's a win-win!Many things spring to mind reading this, all these years later:
A) I've saved MOUTAINS of cash with the fridge/freezer purchase... it realyl IS as good as I thought it would be. I've left the elec meter plugged into it for weeks on end and it uses pence per day not pounds. I'#ve saved lots with simply more intelligent use of which power plug from which device is plugged into which socket so it's easier to switch everything off with a single click, while leaving other devices on.I've saved on most everything, and my power bills are lower now, in 2011/12 than in 2007/8 before I started trying, even though the unit costs are higher.
B) But having said all that, I will only save money if it suits me. I won't change certain things, and pay for them. Energy saving bulbs are STILL rubbish. Either too slow to brighten, totally useless outside as security lights in winter. Some give such harsh light I just hate them.
C) Sometimes, the spending of money to save money is as much braveness as it is sensible but it requires the spender to HAVE the money. In Saracen's case, I'd tell him to stop fannying about and buy a new fridge/freezer. If it's 20 years old, it's using too much power. Period. Get it gone. But would I change from a gas hob to an induction hob to save a few quid per year? I'd consider it.. but it's not lighting my fire
D) Food waste is as big a problem as energy waste. Look in your dustbin and be critical with yourself. What is being wasted? Bread crusts? Half pint of milk that's out of date? Planning and occasionally simply using stuff in a clever basic recipe is the way forward.
I find myself still doing this money saving for my own sake, and that of my family's wallet, not the environment.
exactly.. and that is why, much as I hate the idea of large cars having huge tax disc prices.. it is fairer, and it means more people buy the efficient ones new, making them more prolific second hand etc.
I buy to save money and the enviroment hopefully is a tad better off long term.. even though the item mneeded making first AND the old one goes into landfill eventually
I'm sure that you would also love its advantages.
I've saved quite a bit of money by getting a time switch and running the washing machine overnight on cheap rate. At a 10p/unit difference it's quite the saving.
This sort of thing only applies if you have dual rate electricity - most people don't, they have single rate, yet many think overnight electricity is cheaper.
QFT.
If you're not sure how to use leftovers and stuff, go read the Old Style boards at MoneySavingExpert. That said, our household probably generates more food waste than most of the people we live near - but that's because we cook (almost) everything fresh. I know for a fact that we produce an order of magnitude less general waste than the majority of households round here, just by looking at how full everyone else's bins are come bin day
Also, most councils run composting collections now, so any waste food you do have can be put to good use as fertiliser. And, of course, that reduces the use of chemical fertiliser, so another environmental benefit
With regards to lightbulbs then, last night I went to have a look at my 6 kitchen GU10s (I only moved in a month ago and they were already here). 50w each! If I replace them with these, that's 273w saved each time! But before I go ahead, I just want to check that they are what I need...it looks like it but I'm not sure if there's anything I'm overlooking?
They will work, but they aren't very bright.
Something like this is much brighter.
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