having a brew

[nickk]

the most important bit of kit-is there a low energy kettle available ,needs to be one you can get a washing up brush thru the lid as ours gets clogged with lime scale pdq.

 

[the snooper]

a low energy kettle will take longer to boil so would there be a saving ?, what you need is to heat only a small amount of water

 

[nickk]

a low energy kettle will take longer to boil so would there be a saving ?, what you need is to heat only a small amount of water

i only ever boil what i need.

 

[the snooper]

i only ever boil what i need.

in that case if you want to save further, plug the kettle into next doors supply

 

[Agroshield]

...is there a low energy kettle available...

As Mr Scott once said, "you cannae change the laws of physics".

A fixed quantity of water takes a fixed amount of energy to raise it by one degree.

Boil what you want and no extra. Alternatively, if excess remains, pour it into a Thermos flask (as then your next brew is starting with hotter water). Use water that is already heated by another means (solar water heater).

Use citric acid or white venegar for descaling. This is probably the best thing you can do to reduce energy use as the scale is a very good insulator.

 

[bricol]

Caravan enthusiasts shops - most sites have low current supply, so you need a longer boiling kettle to avoid tripping the breaker. You can get longer toasting toasters too ;-) Means you can boil a kettle, toast the bread, and keep the TV on . . .

 

[ajlelectronics]

As Mr Scott once said, "you cannae change the laws of physics".

At the risk of getting political, I would like to say that it is a shame that the "boffins" at the EU were never taught that in their expensive private schools.

 

[GW8IZR]

http://www.johnlewis.com/eddingtons...60&gclid=CMC0qouV4s8CFdcPGQodtWUKOw&gclsrc=ds

just put one of these in your kettle and you will never need worry about it again, well for a few years anyway. At 2 quid just replace every couple of years..

John Lewis was the first hit on google but loads of people sell them and they work well.

 

[rockweasel]

When I was a boy my mum had a thing she called an "immerser" for making a single cup of tea. It was basically a metal coil with a plastic handle that plugged into the wall. You stuck the coil into a mug of cold water, plugged it in and let it do its thing. I doubt they're on sale these days.

 

[the snooper]

When I was a boy my mum had a thing she called an "emerser" for making a single cup of tea. It was basically a metal coil with a plastic handle that plugged into the wall. You stuck the coil into a mug of cold water, plugged it in and let it do its thing. I doubt they're on sale these days.

I remember them

 

[rockweasel]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001...ter+travel&dpPl=1&dpID=418SSuZOCgL&ref=plSrch

 

[12345678910]

I just microwave the cup

 

[nickk]

http://www.johnlewis.com/eddingtons...60&gclid=CMC0qouV4s8CFdcPGQodtWUKOw&gclsrc=ds

just put one of these in your kettle and you will never need worry about it again, well for a few years anyway. At 2 quid just replace every couple of years..

John Lewis was the first hit on google but loads of people sell them and they work well.

when i was a teenager mum had one in the aga kettle -for years or did they replace now & then.anyway there was no scale in that kettle.

 

[the snooper]

I just microwave the cup

best to put water in aswell

 

[slim_boy_fat]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001...ter+travel&dpPl=1&dpID=418SSuZOCgL&ref=plSrch

You used to get 12V ones too.

 

[nickk]

You used to get 12V ones too.

they were crap couldn't get beyond warm,even after 30 mins.

 

[the snooper]

You used to get 12V ones too.

still can I think

 

[GW8IZR]

when i was a teenager mum had one in the aga kettle -for years or did they replace now & then.anyway there was no scale in that kettle.

yep I've been using them for 17 years since we moved to a hard water area and the Morphy Richards kettle hasnt a trace of scale in it.

Probably put two new ones in during that time, just changed it a few months ago.. so I reckon about 6 or 7 years life but +/- memory.

I have them in the plastic jug kettles but they dont last long enough to judge, but when they go in the skip its not 'cos they are scaled up ;-)

The cast iron kettle that is on the wood burner doesnt get used enough to warrant fitting one so not sure if it works in that one.

 

[octo0072000]

we have a older version of this
low wattage just holds 2 cups or a big mug still 1Kw
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SWAN-ELEC...428875?hash=item4b06f7790b:g:iNMAAOSwaB5Xvhiz

 

[Spark plug]

The only way to make a kettle use less energy to raise the temperature of a given amount of water by set amount of degrees is to make it more efficient. But there isn't a lot you can do apart from insulate and increase the surface area of the element.