helinuk

yes

littleal

Yes, the one in Hamilton is a bit slow by Norwich standards. But we could spread the word and things might change...

dlmckay

That's about right actually - ours is averaging out (via Direct Debit) at $139 a month over the year.

helinuk

Ah thank you. I did wonder. I've been trying to work out if there's anything I can turn off and the only thing I can think of (it doesn't have a timer or thermostat )is the hot water tank , so I guess I'll just have to turn it off manually after we've showered in the morning.

TeamEmbo

I don't know about Tauranga but down here (Cch) people just put stuff outside their houses and the grass verge, either with a sign saying 'Free' or with a price and an honesty box. If they have heaps of stuff they just have a garage sale. Lots of garage sales are advertised in the local rag, usually held at weekends.

happynz

Don't do that. It will cost you more.

TeamEmbo

You can usually adjust the thermostat on the hot water cylinder (ours was hidden under a plate on the side that needs to be unscrewed to get to the stat). We turned ours down from 50deg to 35deg and its still plenty hot enough. You can buy timers to plug in and have it set to heat just at night and not during the day to utilise cheap electricity and it should hold the heat through the day.

Also, don't leave electrical goods (tv's, dvds etc) on standby. This can use as much electric as having them switched on. Use the kettle less! or downgrade from a rapid boil 3kw one, or if you're really tight, make a flask of coffee in the morning and drink that throughout the day!