How to save electricity?

[Nebbermind]

Perhaps there’s more advantage for commercial bldg than domestic use.

Commercial bldg would have greater volume n usage per day is longer so the savings is greater n can be recovered in shorter time. Also, since bldg r aircon, op temp is lower n that may increase effective lifespan.

[Imami]

Wta- which scenario will consume more electricity:


A) to boil 500ml of water using an electric kettle which has a capacity of 1litre.
B) to boil 500ml of water using an electric kettle which has a capacity of 4litres.

Anyone?

[limlim]

The bigger one, assuming similar construction (same brand etc…), coz the kettle is bigger (more mass).


To heat the water inside to boiling the inside of the container need to reach boiling temperature too. A bigger container will need more energy to reach boiling temp.

Also, a bigger kettle will have a larger surface area hence more heat lost (again, assuming same construction/material/insulation etc…) as it heats the water to boiling temp. If you touch the surface and it is very hot, means, insulation is not very good and a lot of energy wastage, and a bigger surface lost significantly more heat…

If compare a VE 4l kettle with a normal 1l kettle, then different story already, bcoz the VE kettle have very good insulation which result in much lower heat loss.

[iRabbit]

I'm so glad I started this thread ... at least nobody throws bricks in my thread

[Imami]

Thank you Limlim!

[Imami]

FQW:

I'm so glad I started this thread ... at least nobody throws bricks in my thread

Absolutely (glad that this thread was started)! Even more happy that we have some \"in house consultants\" like Limlim to help with the answers.

[peterch]

Imami:

Wta- which scenario will consume more electricity:


A) to boil 500ml of water using an electric kettle which has a capacity of 1litre.
B) to boil 500ml of water using an electric kettle which has a capacity of 4litres.

Anyone?

It is not the capacity of the kettle, but the power of the kettle used. See the label then you will find out the watt usage. So if same power with different capacity, it would be the same if you boil same volume of water.

[Way2GO]

I concur capacity of kettle is not a factor.

d amount of power u consumed to boil d same quantity of water is only a function of d power rating times d time it takes to boil d water.
Using a higher power rated kettle would take a shorter time to boil.
My sense, without doing d actual experiments on timings, wld be d difference in power usage for 1L vs 4L kettles is not significant.

[limlim]

The amount of electricity consumed is the same (wrt boiling water only and excluding the kettle) REGARDLESS of the power rating of the kettle.


High power boil the water faster. Low power boil the water slower. They used the same amount of electricity to boil the same amount of water.

Strictly speaking, a high power one could use less electricity bcoz water boil faster and less heat lost during the boiling process (if these were to be factored in).

Yes, it may not be \"significant\". Original question is whether there is a difference and which one is more.

[limlim]

Way2GO:

d amount of power u consumed to boil d same quantity of water is only a function of d power rating times d time it takes to boil d water.

THAT, is the same(i.e. constant) for the same amount of water to boil, REGARDLESS of the power rating.