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do coffee makers use a lot of electricity?

yabbobay Posted:

do coffee makers use a lot of electricity?

we got a new coffee maker/cappucino/expresso machine for xmas from MIL...

but it doesn't have a turn off option (if you leave it on...it stays on)

well I forget to turn it off all the time...and our electricity bill was $30 higher this month!!!


the only other thing I can think of...is that we had guests for a week...
Lisa Rose Posted:

Re: do coffee makers use a lot of electricity?

I think the perk pots do...not sure about the drip ones

TwoBugs Posted:

Re: do coffee makers use a lot of electricity?

I don't think so. I read somewhere that if you leave your computer on all day/night, it costs about $16 a month for electricity, so I can't believe that a coffee pot would use more electricity than a computer, especially because all it's doing is keeping the clock running.

Not positive, though...
Lunatrek Posted:

Re: do coffee makers use a lot of electricity?

Any appliance that creates heat by electricty (coffee makers, space heaters, hair dryers, etc.) definitely makes a big impact on your bill if you use it a lot.
franksbride Posted:

Re: do coffee makers use a lot of electricity?

Posted by Lunatrek

Any appliance that creates heat by electricty (coffee makers, space heaters, hair dryers, etc.) definitely makes a big impact on your bill if you use it a lot.


This is good to know...my coffee pot does turn off automatically though after being on for 2 hours. Which is good, because I forget to turn it off too.
yabbobay Posted:

Re: do coffee makers use a lot of electricity?

Posted by franksbride

Posted by Lunatrek

Any appliance that creates heat by electricty (coffee makers, space heaters, hair dryers, etc.) definitely makes a big impact on your bill if you use it a lot.


This is good to know...my coffee pot does turn off automatically though after being on for 2 hours. Which is good, because I forget to turn it off too.



our old rinky dink one...turned off after 30 mins...which i got too used to...

not sure why this fancy one doesn't have an option


good to know...I'll have to remember to turn it off
TwoBugs Posted:

Re: do coffee makers use a lot of electricity?

I was just thinking about this again (slow day at work...) and now I'm confused:
if you put water in the tank of a coffee pot that is plugged in - that is, not actually in the act of brewing coffee, but merely plugged into the socket - does the water get warm?
I have to try this some time to see! (Yes, I'm a dork.)

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