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Kyle T
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   24th Nov 05 at 14:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well Since I moved in with the grandparents (Closer to Work), their combined bill for Water, Gas and Electricity has gone up by £28

My PCs on most of the time obtaining films and software but i didnt realise they use THAT much leccy

Obviously I use water and gas I spose, buy mst of the increase must be from the PC - is this right? As their bills almost doubled

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Nismo
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24th Nov 05 at 14:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i never switch my PC off. Laptop is going most of the time too.
Kyle T
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24th Nov 05 at 14:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
i never switch my PC off. Laptop is going most of the time too.


How does it affect your bills?

When I lived w/ me father n all that in York, we had 4 or 5 PCs on all the time - fuck knows what he must have been paying

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Cosmo
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24th Nov 05 at 14:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£28 a quarter?

Thats not bad considering the amount of extra water and gas your using aswell.
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quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
quote:
Originally posted by Nismo
i never switch my PC off. Laptop is going most of the time too.


How does it affect your bills?

When I lived w/ me father n all that in York, we had 4 or 5 PCs on all the time - fuck knows what he must have been paying


dunno , rent stays the same
Kyle T
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24th Nov 05 at 14:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
£28 a quarter?

Thats not bad considering the amount of extra water and gas your using aswell.


its monthly


However... I've just flicked through their bills, and although they have been paying about £28 less, back in march they actually exceeded my Bill by about a couple of quid - which is waaayyy before I lived here.

Could British Gas be carrying money forwards in anyway ?

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Andrew
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Mine was £108 for 3 months Dunno if that is a lot but that's what they charged me

Run laptop 24/7 and always leave the radio on when i'm out

[Edited on 24-11-2005 by Andrew]
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nice one towno
leeshez
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My pc is on from about 9ish till 5ish and my radio is on from 9.30 till 6pm
drunkenfool
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Isnt that fact that its winter a possible cause for an increase in utility bills?
Kyle T
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Isnt that fact that its winter a possible cause for an increase in utility bills?


thts what i told em. theyre not having any of it tho. they want £28 a month more outta me.

thievin cnuts

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John
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25th Nov 05 at 06:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm think there was a thread about how much a pc would cost to run a year on here at some point.
Or maybe it was another forum.
Have a little search and you might find it.
Kyle T
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quote:
Originally posted by John
I'm think there was a thread about how much a pc would cost to run a year on here at some point.
Or maybe it was another forum.
Have a little search and you might find it.


will do mate cheers.

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Tim
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25th Nov 05 at 09:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
A relatively powerful computer will be using around 130W including a TFT...40 of this is the TFT though so if that's not on, lets say we average around 100W.

So 100W for 24 hours, is 2.4kWh, which costs around 17p according to house.co.uk electricity prices.

So in a normal month you're looking at around a fiver
Kyle T
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quote:
Originally posted by Tim
A relatively powerful computer will be using around 130W including a TFT...40 of this is the TFT though so if that's not on, lets say we average around 100W.

So 100W for 24 hours, is 2.4kWh, which costs around 17p according to house.co.uk electricity prices.

So in a normal month you're looking at around a fiver


thats the sort of shizzle i wanted to hear bud.

Thanks alot

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AJP
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I have my sever running 24/7/365 plus when i'm home the music is on plus my main pc and lappy. God knows how much elecy i use but as the parents pay for it i don't have to worry at the moment

 
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