About a month ago I posted a topic about how to check an electric meter that seemed to be inaccurate, as I was unable to justify my £60 per month bill . By the number of views this subject generated a considerable amount of interest from others. It may be of help to someone that I now think I may have found the solution to the problem very simply by checking the setting of the controls on my freezers.
The swith on the one in my kitchen was set to "fast freeze" this means that the compressor motor runs continuously 24/7 and is not controlled by the thermostat. The freezer in the garage has an "economy setting"which was not in use although I am sure it is suitable for a unit situated in an unheated outbuilding. The result of these small adjustments has been astounding . my average usage of 20 units per day has fallen to just 11 units which is almost half . I eagerly await my next quarterly bill to see if I am right.
Dave
The swith on the one in my kitchen was set to "fast freeze" this means that the compressor motor runs continuously 24/7 and is not controlled by the thermostat. The freezer in the garage has an "economy setting"which was not in use although I am sure it is suitable for a unit situated in an unheated outbuilding. The result of these small adjustments has been astounding . my average usage of 20 units per day has fallen to just 11 units which is almost half . I eagerly await my next quarterly bill to see if I am right.
Dave
and several units of electric down the drain. Wonder what would happen if i left it on constantly . . . whats the lowest temperature it could get to i wonder.
