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0 pointssidewndr463y ago0 comments

Who runs their home toaster for hours on end each day? Even throwing the thing out and never cooking at home with it is unlikely to save much electrical consumption.

If you live in a net heating environment then the cost of running something like a toaster is basically zero. You're getting to cook with and getting the heat in the inside of your home as well. Not as great as a heat pump, but there is a reason why heat pump toasters don't exist.

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garblegarble3y ago· 2 in thread

>If you live in a net heating environment then the cost of running something like a toaster is basically zero. You're getting to cook with and getting the heat in the inside of your home as well

I'd imagine most people run an extractor fan in their kitchen to get rid of smoke, aerosolised oils, etc. in which case almost all of that heat's lost.

sidewndr46OP3y ago

Depends on the home. My parents house wasn't designed with one. My house is designed with one. It took me about a month to understand that it acted like a giant leak in the house. When the wind blows across the exhaust it pulls air in or out. Also, it allows rodents and insects to come in & out as they please. So I just plugged the thing up with some old rags.

garblegarble3y ago

>I just plugged the thing up with some old rags

Another option is an anti-backdraft cowl and some insect mesh... if you have an air quality monitor take a look some time at what happens to the air quality in your kitchen when cooking (especially frying) - it generally takes quite a dive, particularly if you have a gas cooker.

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