So while I continue my fascist regime of monitoring switches, I am also tackling the biggest power waster in the house: the hot water cylinder. We only have two tap temperatures at our flat: tepid and scalding hot. The water from the hot tap has steam coming off it, and I have literally burnt myself several times. The cold water is still warm. We are pretty certain this explains THE POWER BILL (see #1). Hot water makes up about 30-50% of your power bill. Think about your last power bill – that’s probably a sh*t load!
The Building Code specifies cylinder water must be at least 60 degrees to prevent growth of legionella bacteria, and no hotter than 55 degrees at the tap.
So after investigating the cylinder and being pretty confused, we phoned our landlord. He advised us to wind it back to 55 degrees. Apart from the fact that that’s too low, unfortunately ours is already set at 55 degrees and there is obviously a bigger problem. So we are getting it fixed.
So what can you do? Make sure your water’s set to 60 degrees, if it is or you have other problems or suspicions, call your freakin’ landlord and make them work for their income. It’s just too expensive not to.
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