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facebook57 t1_irfe1nc wrote

Reply to comment by Loobeensky in Stanley Legendary 1,9 l, water lukewarm after less than 30 hours by Loobeensky

This is a hilarious workaround to reduce your energy costs

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Loobeensky OP t1_irfoq4e wrote

Well... Can't switch bulbs to LEDs cause I already did it. Can't limit my computer-related electricity usage cause I work from home. Can't unplug devices in standby mode cause I already do this. Landlord doesn't want to upgrade the fridge. If I don't want to freeze, I can't permanently unplug the electric heater in my bathroom either.

The price of electricity is capped but only up to 2900kWh per year for a household, I usually use 3700 so something needs to go if I don't want my gas/electricity bill alone to devour half of my salary.

What I can still do is to switch from heating water in a 1000W kettle 7–10 times a day to heating it once and putting the water in a vacuum bottle to have hot drinks for the whole day ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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BoilerButtSlut t1_irfykpn wrote

You're not really going to save anything by doing this. The amount of energy is going to be close to the same if you do it in one big batch rather than a bunch of smaller ones.

Eliminating tea entirely would be the better bet.

Historically the biggest cuplrit of energy is a fridge and electric water heater. Everything else is noise.

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Loobeensky OP t1_irg3at5 wrote

If I was a camel, I could do that, not drink tea, that is. But I have to drink, sadly, tap water needs to be boiled anyway and buying bottled water would cost muuuch more than boiling what I already have.

Boiling lots of liquid at once would equal boiling smaller quantities more often if not for the energy losses due to the kettle getting warm and stuff. I know it's going to be really marginal and yet, small numbers sum up eventually.

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notreally_real_ t1_irgl7iu wrote

Are you on well water? I've heard the tap water in the Netherlands is very safe

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Loobeensky OP t1_iri65wl wrote

The water itself is perfect, afaik the best or one the best in Europe but I'm afraid the same cannot be said about the pipes in my rental from the 50's :,)

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Joaquox t1_irhj0t2 wrote

Maybe see if you can replace the seals on the fridge if they are old. The fridge is likely pulling way more than your cup of tea.

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Loobeensky OP t1_iri6dpo wrote

That's a very good advice too, thanks! It's possible that the current ones are compelety messed up, every month I end up with a 3cm thick layer of icy buildup, never had it freezing this bad before tbh.

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kitier_katba t1_iricuos wrote

Yeah, your fridge is the source of most of your energy probs then.

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Joaquox t1_iriiian wrote

Yeah, then it's leaking, that's not supposed to happen! They are usually cheap, so even if the landlord won't pay for it, might be worth to just swallow the cost.

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