Take any unused, boiled water and pour it into a thermos flask. Refill the kettle from that when you make your next drink. Stays hot in the flask for hours.
It would be interesting to know how much you can save by using a temperature control kettle as these can have settings of 70, 80, 85, 90, 95ºc depending on the model. For flavoured teas you might not need a temperature as high as black tea but even with black tea, you could probably get away with 90 or 95ºc and coffee the same but you'd have to remember to drink in faster and no need to wait for it to cool down. I often forget I've made myself a drink it is the most annoying thing in the world to not have your tea or coffee at the right temperature to drink. Besides a temperature control kettle, it might also be good to see if smaller lower wattage kettles are any more efficient at boiled water as a bigger kettle with more power e.g. compare a travel kettle with 500ml at 1kw to a big 1.7L kettle at 3kw and see which uses the least energy? Just a suggestion for a future follow-up video because I imagine electric kettles are one of the big things that use a lot of energy for us Brits even though they are pretty efficient at doing what they do.
@@lekudos FYI They might not be after 1st October because gas prices as far as I am aware over the past year will have increased fourfold whereas electric may have only doubled. I think there could soon be no difference between the two. A lot of people are moving to smaller electric devices now though like air fryers as they don't cost as much as a big oven. For boiling-water induction, electric cookers are much more efficient than gas.
I did a little experiment based on boiling cups, but I did not cool the kettle down. 1 cup took 65 sec, 2 cups 90 secs, and 3 cups 120 sec. I boil3 cups ata time and use a Thermos. I amgoing to redo this with a cold kettle and check the times again. I drink 8-9 hot drinks a day, so it is an important cost. I have water boiler as well but that went out of the window at twice the cost.
Any lower watt kettle than that used here would take longer to for that 'boil' switch to click off. Having said that, it would be very interesting to see that 1500 watt kettle compared to the figures in this video - if it's faster than twice as slow, then you'll be onto a winner. In the back of my mind, though, I'm thinking "you cannae change the laws of physics, captain"
YOu can lower the price without the faff or thermos's and the like by filling from the tap earlier so the water gets up to room temp. This would happen automatically if you have a water filter. PLus, frankly, life's too short. BTW the kettle doesn't take several seconds to get up to the full 3K, the display is on a delay because its sampling every few seconds over a few seconds . Look at what happens when the kettle clearly switches off yet consumption is still shown as 3kW. You can see this on my in home meter when my car starts charging, sometimes it shows the full 7kW other times at the very start it might be say 3kW because it just sampled before the charge started and then it saw full charge and the average over say the sample time works out at 3 (or whatever).
What ye talkin about? I live in house with Digital meter- in Ireland where its 42cent/kwH... It costs about 3cents to boil a Litre.... This vid is bullshit
Shockingly cheap..... Dont believe the hype. Your Washing Machine however prob 7-11litres water to 30/60/90°C.....that adds up quick.... Dishwasher 5-7 litres same.... Do the Math.....jeez if you dont understand basics of Energy; there is no hope for us as species...ffs....
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Take any unused, boiled water and pour it into a thermos flask. Refill the kettle from that when you make your next drink. Stays hot in the flask for hours.
Vacuum/thermal kettles are a thing these days 🤯
That’s why I boil only what I need. I never boil wastefully.
Sorry; it is correct.... Whats bullshit is people saying Kettles cost more than few cents (pennies of HM currency)...
Shortcut = 5p for 6 cups
Great Video! More like this, please! And Tax advice, obviously!
Interesting stuff. Remember that Energy is in kWh, whereas Power is in kWh - I'm a pedantic Engineer! 🙂
Thank you, I've been waiting for someone to explain it clearly!
Always excellent advice, grabbing me a thermoflask!
It would be interesting to know how much you can save by using a temperature control kettle as these can have settings of 70, 80, 85, 90, 95ºc depending on the model. For flavoured teas you might not need a temperature as high as black tea but even with black tea, you could probably get away with 90 or 95ºc and coffee the same but you'd have to remember to drink in faster and no need to wait for it to cool down. I often forget I've made myself a drink it is the most annoying thing in the world to not have your tea or coffee at the right temperature to drink. Besides a temperature control kettle, it might also be good to see if smaller lower wattage kettles are any more efficient at boiled water as a bigger kettle with more power e.g. compare a travel kettle with 500ml at 1kw to a big 1.7L kettle at 3kw and see which uses the least energy? Just a suggestion for a future follow-up video because I imagine electric kettles are one of the big things that use a lot of energy for us Brits even though they are pretty efficient at doing what they do.
Very interesting thanks!
Could you do a test using a hot water dispenser?
Hi. There are no videos showing a cost comparison between running gas vs electric cookers. I think that would be an eye opener
Its not really an eye opener. Electricity is four times the cost of gas. Electric cookers are less efficient than gas cookers.
@@lekudos FYI They might not be after 1st October because gas prices as far as I am aware over the past year will have increased fourfold whereas electric may have only doubled. I think there could soon be no difference between the two. A lot of people are moving to smaller electric devices now though like air fryers as they don't cost as much as a big oven. For boiling-water induction, electric cookers are much more efficient than gas.
@@johnmknox gas is still at least three times cheaper than gas in November 2022! 🤣
@@johnmknox horrible person here… returning to troll you:
Electricity at nearly 40p per kWh
Gas around 13p.
How’s that kettle going?
🤣
Test on other common household /consumer good would be appreciated.
I did a little experiment based on boiling cups, but I did not cool the kettle down. 1 cup took 65 sec, 2 cups 90 secs, and 3 cups 120 sec. I boil3 cups ata time and use a Thermos. I amgoing to redo this with a cold kettle and check the times again. I drink 8-9 hot drinks a day, so it is an important cost. I have water boiler as well but that went out of the window at twice the cost.
How much does it cost to make avocado on toast?
Perhaps a video comparing the costs of boiling water with a kettle, hob and microwave.
Is it cheaper to get a 1500 watt kettle or would they just boil for longer and use the same or similar electric ?
Any lower watt kettle than that used here would take longer to for that 'boil' switch to click off. Having said that, it would be very interesting to see that 1500 watt kettle compared to the figures in this video - if it's faster than twice as slow, then you'll be onto a winner. In the back of my mind, though, I'm thinking "you cannae change the laws of physics, captain"
What were you sleecting to paste figures in each column?
he was just changing the text colour from white to black
@@jonhollandjazz clever, tricked me
Could you do this experiment on a instant water boiler
My sister said boiling a kettle cost 74p. LOL
YOu can lower the price without the faff or thermos's and the like by filling from the tap earlier so the water gets up to room temp. This would happen automatically if you have a water filter. PLus, frankly, life's too short.
BTW the kettle doesn't take several seconds to get up to the full 3K, the display is on a delay because its sampling every few seconds over a few seconds . Look at what happens when the kettle clearly switches off yet consumption is still shown as 3kW. You can see this on my in home meter when my car starts charging, sometimes it shows the full 7kW other times at the very start it might be say 3kW because it just sampled before the charge started and then it saw full charge and the average over say the sample time works out at 3 (or whatever).
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Thanks
Can we do a gas comparison please
What ye talkin about? I live in house with Digital meter- in Ireland where its 42cent/kwH...
It costs about 3cents to boil a Litre....
This vid is bullshit
Buy a Kelly Kettle.
Shockingly cheap.....
Dont believe the hype.
Your Washing Machine however prob 7-11litres water to 30/60/90°C.....that adds up quick....
Dishwasher 5-7 litres same....
Do the Math.....jeez if you dont understand basics of Energy; there is no hope for us as species...ffs....
nothing I have solar power
switch it off as soon as water moves/boils, dont go by the auto switch
Very good video. Thanks.