I wear more layers of clothes, and I buy less food out so I have a bit more money for my electric bill. I didn't start turning on the heat until November 5th this year. I'm in Portland OR USA, no planned outages here so far.
Hi Claudia. Have you heard of the Dr vielle electro hot water bottle.? You plug it in and it's hot in 15 minutes and stays warm for about three hours. Costs about €25,maybe 20 quid sterling. I'd highly recommend one.
The problem with buying something new, to make something else cheaper, is I have to work out how long it will take me to absorb that £20 into the energy bills I'm already spending on. Electric is more expensive than gas, even incrementally, so heating the water for a regular hot water bottle on my gas top, still works out cheaper because it doesn't impact the more expensive electricity usage, and I don't have to factor in that initial purchase either. At least, that's how my mind works. Besides, the water hot water bottle works just fine. It's why I wouldn't buy an electric blanket. Everyone says they're really cheap but if it's on for at least 5 hours a day in colder months, that's going to put my bill up.
I wear more layers of clothes, and I buy less food out so I have a bit more money for my electric bill. I didn't start turning on the heat until November 5th this year. I'm in Portland OR USA, no planned outages here so far.
Hi Claudia. Have you heard of the Dr vielle electro hot water bottle.? You plug it in and it's hot in 15 minutes and stays warm for about three hours. Costs about €25,maybe 20 quid sterling. I'd highly recommend one.
The problem with buying something new, to make something else cheaper, is I have to work out how long it will take me to absorb that £20 into the energy bills I'm already spending on. Electric is more expensive than gas, even incrementally, so heating the water for a regular hot water bottle on my gas top, still works out cheaper because it doesn't impact the more expensive electricity usage, and I don't have to factor in that initial purchase either. At least, that's how my mind works. Besides, the water hot water bottle works just fine. It's why I wouldn't buy an electric blanket. Everyone says they're really cheap but if it's on for at least 5 hours a day in colder months, that's going to put my bill up.