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grasslin bath timer - left it on for 24hours by mistake!!

  • 10-05-2012 11:11AM
    #1
    cassElliot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 158 ✭✭


    I feel really awful, I was in a mad rush yesterday and I realised I left the immersion on for a whole day! I've never done that before.. how much is this going to cost?? I dont pay the bills where I live so I really feel absolutely terrible now thinking I could have wasted a **** load of money :(:(:(


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  • #2
    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,790 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    Not as much as you think..


  • #3
    cassElliot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 158 ✭✭cassElliot


    what like a tenner? 20? i had visions of it cost 100 or 150 quid!!


  • #4
    KoolKid
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    With good insulation it will be well under a tenner.


  • #5
    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,392 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Might help.

    https://www.electricireland.ie/ei/residential-energy-services/reduce-your-costs/web-calculator.jsp

    https://www.electricireland.ie/ei/residential-energy-services/reduce-your-costs/smartphone-calculator.jsp


  • #6
    youtheman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭youtheman


    KoolKid wrote: »
    Not as much as you think..

    To explain, even though you left it 'switched on', it doesn't mean that it was consuming power all day. There is a thermostat built in to the immersion, and when it reaches temperature it automatically switches off. So the power used is made up of two components, the power to get it up to the set temp. and the power to keep it there (accounting for losses due to lack of insulaton etc.). So if your cyclinder was reasonably well insulated, and ther was no one using hot water in your absence, then it will only cost you a few euros (guestimate).

    So treat yourself to a good night out out the rest of the 150 euros you thought you were down !!!!!.


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  • #7
    anheneti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭anheneti


    cassElliot wrote: »
    I feel really awful, I was in a mad rush yesterday and I realised I left the immersion on for a whole day! I've never done that before.. how much is this going to cost?? I dont pay the bills where I live so I really feel absolutely terrible now thinking I could have wasted a **** load of money :(:(:(

    I leave my immersion on 24/7 and my bill is averaging at about E80 every two months


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