This calculator can help work out how much it costs to run household appliances. Use the drop-down box to select an appliance or fill in the boxes on the shaded rows to do your own calculations.

You can change the values in the boxes on the shaded rows to relect your personal usage. Click a colour bar to recalculate. For example, you can change the amount of time an appliance is used per month, or the watts for a lightbulb.

1. Item - Enter the item you are costing, e.g. Light bulb	Select item Light bulb Washing machine Tumble drier Television Other item Vacuum cleaner Iron Toaster Kettle
2. Amps rating.	Amps
3. Voltage Rating - Usually 240 Volts	Volts
4. Amps x Volts = Watts (Start from here if Wattage known)	Watts
5. Watts/1000 = kilowatts or kW	kW
6. Hours used in month (use an average)	Hours
7. Kilowatts x Hours = Kilowatt Hours or kWh	kWh
8. Cost of electricity (in pence per kWh - enter the cost you pay)	pence
9. kWh x pence = Cost (in pence) to run the Item for 1 month	pence
10. Divide by 100 to get to Cost in £'s to run Item for 1 month	£
11. x Number of the same Items in the house	Items
12. = £ Cost to run all such Items in house for 1 month	£

Notice: Use this calculator at your own risk. This is intended for guidance information only and no reliance should be placed on the results.

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