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  • brettchris
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    if you do leave the machine on all day, putting a towel around the e61 group would certainly save power.  i am using this idea to get the machine warmed up quickly in the morning...

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  • Bullitt
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    I can also confirm that if your boiler isnt insulated, and you perform this relatively easy modification, then the element off time increases and so over the course of a day, you use less power. The actual saving will vary between different machines, of course, but the running cost saving is worth while, and (as Mal noted above), there is the additional gain of extending the life of the electronics due to less heat transfer into them.

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  • Mischa
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    Originally posted by 7A7D7C687B7D64090 link=1317508931/22#22 date=1320497764
    control systems electrician

    Very interesting stuff, i wouldnt mind steering myself in the control systems engineering direction at some stage.

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  • stuartm
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    i made a little guide once for ebay parts for a high wattage diy timer.   If anyone is interested i could try and dig it up.  Im a control systems electrician so i like building little things like that.

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  • ozscott
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    I lagged my boiler some time ago. I worked out ages ago that it used something in the order of a dollar a day. I leave mine on 24 hours a day. Its like a living thing in the kitchen. It is much cheaper having it do both coffees and teas than to use a kettle for tea and a smaller machine eg Silvia or Em6910 for coffees.

    Cheers

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  • Dimal
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    Originally posted by 3020372626203733302B520 link=1317508931/19#19 date=1319765324
    to put a timer on a 3 phase system you need a timer + a 3 phase contactor all in a miniature dometic style switchboard - or you can fit these items at the main switchboard if there is enough space. but then the time would be at the main board and maybe not so convenient.
    If its in a commercial situation, far better to use a commercial/industrial solution.... Not many CSers would have the need for 3-Phase mains supply at home, I wouldnt have thought.... :-?

    Mal.

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  • brettreaby
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    to put a timer on a 3 phase system you need a timer + a 3 phase contactor all in a miniature dometic style switchboard - or you can fit these items at the main switchboard if there is enough space. but then the time would be at the main board and maybe not so convenient.

    Originally posted by 41797065537E68110 link=1317508931/5#5 date=1317654452
    Anyone know if you can get a timer for 3phaze power. Would it be a good idea to put a commercial 3group machine on a timer to save $$$

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  • Mischa
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    Originally posted by 4A5856405C390 link=1317508931/16#16 date=1318486391
    Originally posted by 75514B5B5059380 link=1317508931/10#10 date=1318200387
    You could just use the coffee machine to draw water for teas?

    I tell my girlfriend this, but she scoffs and insists on using her breville kettle which you can heat to different temperatures   
    And does she ever change the temperature?   
    Sometimes... most of the time not :

    Originally posted by 4D505454405B390 link=1317508931/17#17 date=1318487307
    probably changes temperature as much as folks with PID machines change their temps.
    i lold

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  • timmyb
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    probably changes temperature as much as folks with PID machines change their temps.

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  • saoye
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    Originally posted by 75514B5B5059380 link=1317508931/10#10 date=1318200387
    You could just use the coffee machine to draw water for teas?

    I tell my girlfriend this, but she scoffs and insists on using her breville kettle which you can heat to different temperatures
    And does she ever change the temperature?

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  • Ronin
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    Originally posted by 61455F4F444D2C0 link=1317508931/10#10 date=1318200387
    I tell my girlfriend this, but she scoffs and insists on using her breville kettle which you can heat to different temperatures Roll Eyes

    Good excuse to get a dual boiler machine Mischa. With PID of course

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  • Dimal
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    Probably even more dollar savings gained (over time) with the cooler operating environment for the electrics/electronics.... 8-)

    Mal.

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  • Mischa
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    Originally posted by 6F686C636B617464636A0D0 link=1317508931/12#12 date=1318251220
    Its still so worth it for the $1+ish a day especially if its at work and deductible 

    Yeah a no brainer in a commercial situation

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  • beanflying
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    Its still so worth it for the $1+ish a day especially if its at work and deductible

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  • B00sting
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    Mischa, we do. Sorry I wasnt very clear on that in my post.

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