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is gas dryer usage cheaper than electric dryer?

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 02:33:11 +0000

I live in montgomery county PA. Would it be cheaper overall to own an electric dryer or a gas dryer? I also have a gas stove…so I would like to know if my overall utility cost would go down or up?

Gas is WAY cheaper then electric.

are gas or electric kettles cheaper?

admin — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:23:42 +0000

Never really thought about this untill now. Ive currently got a gas kettle but thinking of buying a cheap electric kettle for speed. Usually make a cup every 2/3 hours. Just wondering which would work out cheaper?

I would say that an electric kettle will be cheaper to run…they boil more quickly than a gas one.
With gas, there’s more heat lost by passing around the outside of the kettle than is going into the water….That is only my own thought on the subject.

are gas or electric kettles cheaper?

admin — Sun, 23 May 2010 16:08:20 +0000

Never really thought about this untill now. Ive currently got a gas kettle but thinking of buying a cheap electric kettle for speed. Usually make a cup every 2/3 hours. Just wondering which would work out cheaper?

don’t buy CHEAP because it will be expensive in the short run already, the kettle will burn out, or the thin plastic will deform and definitely for the cheap kettles you will not get a new heating unit..
buy a small kettle that heats up only one or two cups or maximum a liter of water, Bosch, Moulinex have things like that.
very convenient and quick also. and because you heat up only the amount of water that you need, it is also economic.

will building a 48 v electric motorcycle be cheaper than making a 72 v ?

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:36:36 +0000

I’m a high school student who wants to build an electric motorcycle as my senior project and i want the cheapest build while maintaining high quality. (as you can tell from my question, I’m not very experienced at this)

I’m not sure, but I think 72 volt will be more efficient. David N is correct, that a golf cart would be great for parts. But for a motorcycle, you’re probably going to need Lithium Ion batteries (to fit enough on), which are very dangerous, and can cause fires from shorting out. If you want it to actually go above 20mph, you’re probably going to need a stronger motor.

What is a good, cheaper electric guitar?

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:35:54 +0000

I’m starting to learn to play guitar and i don’t want to spend a load of money on a guitar. What is a nice rather low costing brand?

Both Ibanez and Jay Turser make great beginner guitars at reasonable prices. Also, the Agile brand http://www.learnelectricguitarnow.net/agile-electrics – very, very good guitars with high quality cratsmanship, parts and playability for the money.
I have intruments from all three brands (as well as higher end instruments), and they are all good. Have sold my Ibanez though.

Is Gas or Electric cheaper for utilities?

admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:31:08 +0000

I’m moving from a 900 sq./ft. apartment that runs entirely on electric to an 1100 sq./ft. apartment that uses gas for heat and hot water, and electricity for the rest of the utilities. I live in Cary, NC. Will this combo of gas/electric be more expensive for me, less expensive, or roughly even out to about the same? Any info would be appreciated! Thanks!

You always do better on gas. Not by much in NC, since you do not have a cold winter to heat. The summer will use air conditioner powered by electricity. The hot water cost is very little to begin with.

What is cheaper to operate, oil-fired hot water heater, or an electric tank hot water heater?

admin — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:42:00 +0000

Just bought a house that has an oil system to heat the house, and also one to heat the water. Would it be cheaper to heat water if I got an electric heat tank installed to heat the water instead? I have no access to gas and I know the environmental issues. I am purely looking for cost to operate. Thanks

prices go up and down- right now an electric water heater would be cheaper- when the price of oil goes down, the price to heat you water goes down

do businesses in uk get cheaper electric than domestic?

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:26:01 +0000

Is there anything that makes it more expensive such as higher standing order or something like that?

Commercial electricity rates are more than domestic consumers but industrial rates are the lowest.

In in the UK, is it cheaper to us an electric heater or gas heater?

admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:20:04 +0000

I want to know if it would cheaper to use an electric ‘fan heater’ or ‘central heating’?

gas central heating is cheaper then electric heating. But air source heat pumps powred by electric are cheaper to run than gas

Rather than running the electric furnace to heat my home, is it cheaper to use the electric kitchen oven?

admin — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:59:03 +0000

The house is 980 sq ft, with the kitchen stove being in the center of the home.
Thank you all. Your responses have convinced me that I should stick with using the furnace….I’ll just turn it down a few degrees, and put on a thicker sweater. Thanks again!!

i would strongly advise against doing this,a family from my area were heating their mobile home with the oven,the house caught fire and all 3 people that were in the home died,with the oven on and the door of the oven open ,it will pull alot of amps because with the door open ,it would never get to temp.,please think about this before you do it