tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33950202.post1840519009221965886..comments2023-09-30T11:36:26.940-05:00Comments on The Many Hats of Debi Cates: Gotta Have JoDebihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693378720453372676noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33950202.post-14427463472070042892010-06-17T17:43:30.420-05:002010-06-17T17:43:30.420-05:00I've just read all of the posts on this page i...I've just read all of the posts on this page in an effort to catch up with all of the fabulous things you are doing. Way to go Debi! I am so happy to read what you've been sharing! Obviously I can't comment on every post but I will be back to check out some of these links. I am commenting on this post because I recently did the math work out for my jug. It costs me 10c a boil which sounds like a pittance...but I easily boil the jug 10 x a day. So a $1 a day over a month means my jug boiling is actually costing us $30 a month on the power bill. I don't know what that costs the earth but even the realisation of what it cost my pocket was a shocker! I was one of those people who might boil the jug 2 or 3 times before atually getting around to making the coffee but now I am much more aware of that cost. The cost of having the TV on for 6 hours a day (and that's not hard when the family takes turns at watching what they want to see...) was also surprising...and that was without the lights being on! It certainly pays to keep on eye on the sneaky energy consuming things we do each day, money aside these things could cost us dearly!Lucky Dip Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02641107558317278059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33950202.post-83996297457300511542010-05-27T13:41:04.368-05:002010-05-27T13:41:04.368-05:00Thank you everyone for your comments. A special th...Thank you everyone for your comments. A special thanks to Eeyore for demystifying the Watt rating.<br /><br />I've gone a few days now with turning off the pot after it makes. And I've not suffered one bit.<br /><br />I didn't have a thermos after all, but instead am using one of those large travel mugs. <br /><br />Mmmmm, coffeeeeeee.Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693378720453372676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33950202.post-28251735130550544662010-05-25T17:57:57.093-05:002010-05-25T17:57:57.093-05:00I think it does taste better longer if you pour it...I think it does taste better longer if you pour it into a thermos instead of the slow cooking it continues to receive even on the lower powered warmer.Eeyorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105554749192597378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33950202.post-30110705589533612332010-05-25T09:40:53.989-05:002010-05-25T09:40:53.989-05:00Never mind. Pouring the coffee into a thermos pot ...Never mind. Pouring the coffee into a thermos pot makes the coffee taste better longer anyway. We've been doing it in Europe for quite a long time. That is, if we aren't using our energy wasting Senseo machines. I'm sure I'm going to hear about that.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33950202.post-40351704755086253952010-05-25T08:42:25.491-05:002010-05-25T08:42:25.491-05:00Don't be that alarmed. The 900 watts is only ...Don't be that alarmed. The 900 watts is only being used during the brew cycle. Once that is over and the pot switches to the keep warm mode, the energy consumption goes way down. If it was still pumping 900 watss into the coffee, it would boil dry in just a little while.<br />I'm an engineer and I'll try to walk you through some of it when I've got a little more time, but I've gotta run right now.Eeyorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105554749192597378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33950202.post-13125323840569047362010-05-25T08:15:12.972-05:002010-05-25T08:15:12.972-05:00Holey moley! My coffee pot is on for two hours be...Holey moley! My coffee pot is on for two hours before it shuts itself off. I've never even considered how much energy that uses!Andihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15103963954057825548noreply@blogger.com