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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 17 Nov 2013 05:07

modern appliances are far more efficient than ones bought 10, 20 or 30 years ago!



Bob .......

you are actually wasting money by resuscitating your fridge by spending £10.20on a new thermostat!

It is probable that buying a new one would save you at least that much in the first year of operations!

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Joeva

Joeva Report 16 Nov 2013 17:56

Could be your new appliances are more energy efficient or we had a better summer this year than last :-)

Sharron

Sharron Report 16 Nov 2013 11:21

I would have soldiered on with the old fridge freezer had it not been for Comet's demise but I wonder if that was what was using all the power.

I don't have an electric car but I do drive a diesel Smart, couldn't be much more economical than that.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 16 Nov 2013 08:57

our 27 year old auto defrost fridge(Hotpoint!) gave up the ghost on Wednesday, my son(who knows about these things) suggested it could be the thermostat,
new thermostat £10:20...........half an hours work fitting it........viola!!

fridge is re-suscitated..........i

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

Nolls from Harrogate

Nolls from Harrogate Report 16 Nov 2013 08:24

So what else can you buy to save money?? :-D

Researching:
Gilmour/McSherry/Boyle/Mason/Robertson

Berniethatwas

Berniethatwas Report 16 Nov 2013 04:06

That's good - are they coal or petrol powered? ;-)

With that sort of luck, may I humbly suggest that you buy an electric car.

(And yes, we've had heaps of things pack up recently and have revived our economy, single handedly!)

Researching:
Avatar - George Cluni-kuni. Not from the South Hams.

Sharron

Sharron Report 16 Nov 2013 02:04

After Fred mullered the cooker and Comet had it's problems I had to go appliance shopping last year.

New cooker, American fridge freezer and we have had a new television.

The electricity bill came today and, according to the analysis bit, we have used 31% less fuel than in the corresponding period last year.

Now I can stop fretting about spending that money.