How much energy can you save by using a washing up bowl?
Around 20 percent of a typical gas heated household’s heating bill is from heating the water for showers, baths and hot water from the tap.
According to the Energy Saving Trust, this costs about £140 a year.
Electric boilers can cost homeowners even more, as it is generally more expensive to use electricity than gas.
Research has shown that to fill an 80-litre bath costs around 20p, but when you want heated water this sees the prices rise again – meaning it would cost 50p using gas or £1.20 to heat the water using electricity.
If you apply this figure to a 10-litre washing up bowl, it would cost just a small fraction of the price for both electric and gas-powered boilers.
Even if you fill the kitchen sink and don’t leave the tap running, this would use about 15 to 18 litres of water, compared to just 10 when using an average size washing up bowl.
