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by orra 494 days ago
To put numbers on this, you can buy a C rated fridge freezer in the UK which uses 176 kWh of energy per annum.

That's an average power consumption of 20W. But electric heaters are say 1200W or 2000W.

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That includes the lights and all the rest. That gives you like 3m³ (790 gallons) of 60°C (140°F) water. Which is really not a lot.