Administrators gav240z Posted September 9, 2015 Administrators Share Posted September 9, 2015 Hi Everyone, So today there was a good PR gaff that was using the hashtag #coalisamazing http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/australian-coal-advert-backfires-spectacularly-6397338 Which got me thinking about my own power company (Energy Australia), and then I saw this video. So the claim is that switching to The Power Shop could reduce your power bills by 25-30%. http://www.powershop.com.au/ I'm wondering if anyone here has made the switch and can back up this claim from their own experience or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PB260Z Posted September 9, 2015 Moderators Share Posted September 9, 2015 Hi Mate If you want to reduce your power bill, maybe consider getting a meter that actual real time consumption. We got one a few years back and it helped me identify a couple of things that were really chewing the power, made a fe changes and reduced our bill by about 30%. Paid for itself pretty quickly. http://efergy.com/au/e2-classic#.VfAbKsRkmrU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightmaster240z Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Change your globes to led will save about 30% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Im with powershop and find they're great! Have sent you a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PB260Z Posted September 10, 2015 Moderators Share Posted September 10, 2015 Change your globes to led will save about 30%Hi Bruce Absolutely, like most we had heaps of MR16 Halogens and I did not realise how much power they suck. The meter showed that to be the biggest single issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GongZ Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Change your globes to led will save about 30% I changed all the globes in my BA Falcon to LED and I have not seen any change in my power bills. andyk_79 and gav240z 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riceburner Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 We saved $100 a quarter by switching from halogen to LED down lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightmaster240z Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Old school mr 16 are 50 watts vs led at 6 watts that's a big savings in power or 45 watts per hour .if you are paying 30c per kW or 30c per 10000 watt you soon see were by our power is being used. You can run 10 led for same price a one old school globe.I have got all type of globes in stock if you need anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GongZ Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 (edited) Old school mr 16 are 50 watts vs led at 6 watts... I would imagine that LED down-lights are also far less likely to cause a roof space fire too Mr Lightmaster. Do you have any industry insight into this? Edited September 10, 2015 by GongZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PB260Z Posted September 10, 2015 Moderators Share Posted September 10, 2015 Old school mr 16 are 50 watts vs led at 6 watts that's a big savings in power or 45 watts per hour .if you are paying 30c per kW or 30c per 10000 watt you soon see were by our power is being used. You can run 10 led for same price a one old school globe.I have got all type of globes in stock if you need anything When I re-do the master bedroom & ensuite I will give you a bell, no pun intended, about the best options. cheers PB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightmaster240z Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Yes they do cause fires. I believe they are the cause of at least 5 to 10 fires in Vic ever year. I would not have in my home at any price. They run at 120 deg and the LED run at 36 deg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted November 20, 2015 Author Administrators Share Posted November 20, 2015 Just an FYI, I was finally motivated enough to switch over. After reading something about EnergyAustralia being 1 of the worst power companies for GreenHouse emissions. I'll let you all know if my power bill is also cheaper as a result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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