Electricity

Sep 28, 2008 23:19

By reckoning, the power consumption of common household items which are turned 'on' most of the time are ( Read more... )

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kairin September 29 2008, 02:54:01 UTC
mmm

calculation cannot be 12 hrs a day lerh...

fridge alone is a 24 hrs device... starhub box probably a 24 hrs device also, and cable modem (i use cable modem for telephone line thus 24hrs)

unless you off all the appliances at the powerpoint itself, many of these devices will continue to leech energy... so there's really no other alternative for sg... at most also for my house we off at the powerpoint. we dun use aircon... but in general our power bills slightly exceeds 100 a mth...

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wickedweed September 29 2008, 05:56:20 UTC
hahaha. thanks for spotting the mistake. it should be 24 hours.
slightly over 100 per month? how big is your fridge? can you give me the brand/model?

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kairin September 30 2008, 05:59:50 UTC
its 2 door fridge... its way before that 4ticks for energy conservation thingie...

mmm can't recall but its comparative to those 1tick fridges for 2 doors fridge...

4room flat, the item that contributes the most electrical usage in my home will be my computer. that alone if i remember my calculation usually takes up 40-50% of the bill on most mths...

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