How much do appliances cost to run?

Good thinking about working our how much individual things cost 

If you have a smart meter it tells you what you are paying not individual items but it can help you manage some of your usage 

Your maths looks right to me, Mustang. 

To put it in more understandable terms, idling a desktop is roughly the same as running an old filament light bulb all day every day!  (Generally 40-60w).  

One of the biggest changes for me was the swap from a 1200w Henry Hoover to a 450w Shark stick vacuum.  Less than half the running cost!  However, because it's only used a small amount, the monetary change isn't all that much.  If we suggest I spend 30 minutes a week vacuuming, that's about £1.44 a month for the Henry, and 54p a month for the Shark.

Most appliances are variable which makes it difficult to calculate...  I'd be interested to know exactly how much a 60c wash cycle with tumble drying costs as I use that twice a week in general, but the motors and heaters are on and off too often throughout the cycle to calculate.  Same goes for the fridge, and even the Xbox.  I was surprised just how much power the Xbox consumes when it's running a graphic heavy game.  My small LED TV uses very little.  And charging the laptop for a couple of hours a day (only used on battery power) also uses very little.

Just worked it out

(wattage/1000) = kw
(cost per minute / kw)*60 = rate per kWh 

so put in your cost per minute say 1p
kettle is 3000 watts

(3000/1000)  = 3
(0.01/3)*60 = 0.20 ie 20pence per kWh 

ta da! 🤣

of course this may not tally with your  quoted  rate on the bill but hey! Maths is fun!

66Mustang said:

I've recently started finding the power consumption of various electrical appliances that we have in the house and working out how much they cost to run based on the cost of our electricity.

Most notably, I was extremely surprised to discover that my desktop computer, which is no longer used most days, costs £0.34 a day, even while in "idle" mode. I have since turned it completely off and will only switch it on when I intend to use it!

Now I may have got the maths completely wrong and I am wondering if someone wants to check for me as maths isn't my strong point.

The computer runs at 49 watts, and we pay £0.29 per kWh (1000 watt hours).

I multiplied 49 by 24 hours of the day to get 1,176 watt hours or 1.176 kilowatt hours. Multiply 1.176 by £0.29 equals approx. £0.34.

This equals £10 or so a month or about 1/8 of our total bill so a huge amount!!!

I'm just wondering whether anyone has done the same, and what were your most surprising findings?

Maybe we can save each other some money!!

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!!

Hi @SueHeath
‘An average air fryer uses anywhere from 800-2000 watts of power to run. It depends on the size and model. At times, the same capacity and size air fryers have different power requirements.’

You can find the wattage written on the appliance somewhere though.
800 to 2000 watts is equal to  21p to 51.89pence per half hour based on 51.89 pence per kWh ie the new average rate quoted in the table above.

Hope this helps 🙂

ps to change to a per minute rate just divide 21p or 51.89p by 30 eg 51.89/30=1.729p or rounded up 1.72 pence per minute.