Energy Efficient Eco Kettle
Energy Efficient Eco Kettle
Save electricity with an efficient eco kettle
energy efficiency | shoppingIf you enjoy a nice cup of tea or coffee, but you want to
save electricity then look no further than a new
eco kettle. The term
eco kettle covers a wide range of products which heat water efficiently, only heat the amount of water that you need, and keep boiled water hot for longer.
Why Use an Eco Kettle?
The average standard
kettle in the UK is used to boil water seven times per day with the average Brit getting through 4.3 cups of tea per day. There are
three simple ways a standard kettle can be made more environmentally friendly:
1) Making it easier to
view the level of water in the kettle. If you need to boil enough water for two cups of tea, then the kettle can have markings on it so you can confirm that there are two cups of water in it. If you only boil as much water as you need then you can save a lot of electricity. According to the Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) a family could run a TV set for 26 hours or light a house for a day on the electricity wasted by boiling more water than they need for one week. The Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have calculated that if everyone in the UK only boiled the water they need rather than
filling the kettle the UK would save 1.27 Billion kWh of electricity (and hundreds of millions of pounds).
2)
Keep water hot for longer. If you boil too much water then having a well insulated kettle will mean less energy will be needed later on when you need more hot water.
3)
Fitting a temperature guage. If you knew that the water inside the kettle was still hot enough to make your drink, you would not re-boil the kettle wasting electricity.
There are now a range of
environmentally friendly kettles on the market which have one, two or all of these
energy efficiency features, and although they are a bit more expensive to purchase starting at at least £30, over the typical five-year life of the kettle it will more than pay for itself in saved power.
Eco Kettles
Pictured above is a 3kW
Eco Kettle designed to boil from 1 to 8 cups of water (1.5 litres) at a time. The kettle can be filled to the brim, but only the number of cups of water you require (selected by pressing a button in the lid) are released into the boiling chamber and boiled. A washable limescale filter is included, together with steam control and boil-dry protection. The
Eco Kettle is available for
£39.95 (RRP) in the UK.
NEW Click here for more information and to
buy the Eco-Kettle for
£29.50 plus £3.95 for delivery.
When making payment enter the discount code X5WFF to save a further £5 on your order.
Pictured above is a well
insulated kettle designed by Porsche and manufactured by Siemens. Its
thermally insulated body will keep boiled water hot for longer. It is priced at around £90.
Other Energy Saving Tips for Kettles
No matter what kind of kettle you have, you can increase its efficiency simply by ensuring it is kept
lime-scale free. If you live in a hard water area lime-scale can quickly build up on the kettle's heating element increasing the length of time and energy it takes to
boil water. Leave the kettle filled up to the height of the heating element in dilute vinegar overnight, wash it out well in the morning, and you will have a more efficient kettle.
Article Last Modified: 13:56, 24th Jul 2007
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