I have a number of fused spurs with neon bulbs lit 24/7. Does anybody have any idea how much they are costing to keep the neon bulbs lit?
Fused Spur Neon Current Consumtion
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Thank you for your responses. Let me be a little clearer. The neons I am referring to are the little lights actually on the fused spur that shows me when the switch is on & live. If I turn them off the item it is connected to will go off (eg. my combi boiler etc.).
At 1mA and 15p per unit, £1.31 per year if left on permanently.
Thanks flameport. That's the info I was looking for. As electricity prices are rising all the time & fused spurs without neons are only £1.96; I now know it is worth replacing them as the neons are completely unneccessary.
Sorry - I thought you were looking for correct information, not something out by a factor of more than 4....
1mA works out at 2 units a year, not 8.7.
It will take many years to recover the cost. Possibly into decades if you factor in the cost of going to buy the new switches in the first place and the loss of interest on keeping those £1.96s+travelling costs in a savings account.
Do you have even one incandescent light bulb left in your house?
I guess trimglafix got his watts and milliamps mixed up. 8.7 units a year is the consumption of one watt.
1W is about ten times the standby power of a good DVD player, according to "Which?". Yet many focus on these trifling power drains and ignore the power waste of inefficient lighting.
1W is about ten times the standby power of a good DVD player, according to "Which?". Yet many focus on these trifling power drains and ignore the power waste of inefficient lighting.
A true Yorkshireman.
In response to some of the comments:
I have removed the bulbs (& wiring thereto) to save the costs involved in buying new spurs (thanks: ban-all-sheds);
No, I don't have any incandescent light bulbs left in the house! At 10p for a low energy bulb why would anybody use incandescent any more?;
I never leave anything on standby (reduces fire risk as well as electricity consumption);
Yes, I am a true Yorkshireman!
It is wastage that I deplore, not spending (heating my my king size waterbed 24/7 proves that!).
At the original amount mentioned of £1.31 a year it would cost me £1.31 X 4 = £5.24 per year for the 4 needless lights to be lit. That is £52.40 for 10 years; is that not worth saving? ( I am now aware that the figures are over estimated).
People often dismiss the relevance of saving small amounts, such as the £5.24 in this example. I then ask them to give me that amount as it is so small & insignificant. They never do!
Save on wastage, spend on comfort.
I have removed the bulbs (& wiring thereto) to save the costs involved in buying new spurs (thanks: ban-all-sheds);
No, I don't have any incandescent light bulbs left in the house! At 10p for a low energy bulb why would anybody use incandescent any more?;
I never leave anything on standby (reduces fire risk as well as electricity consumption);
Yes, I am a true Yorkshireman!
It is wastage that I deplore, not spending (heating my my king size waterbed 24/7 proves that!).
At the original amount mentioned of £1.31 a year it would cost me £1.31 X 4 = £5.24 per year for the 4 needless lights to be lit. That is £52.40 for 10 years; is that not worth saving? ( I am now aware that the figures are over estimated).
People often dismiss the relevance of saving small amounts, such as the £5.24 in this example. I then ask them to give me that amount as it is so small & insignificant. They never do!
Save on wastage, spend on comfort.
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holmslaw
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