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Ten common household devices racking up your energy bills by £140 a month - full list

With energy costs rising, keeping tabs on how your bill breaks down makes more sense than ever before.

Brits have been warned average energy bills could pass £5,000 next April, according to a recent shock forecast.

Consultancy Auxilione said this month that Ofgem could set its price cap at £5,038 per year - in yet another blow for worried Brits.

With many worried about how much their energy bills will be from October, it is important to try and keep costs down wherever possible.

Energy experts at Boiler Central have worked out the top ten energy-guzzling appliances in the home and how expensive they are to run a month, The Sun reports.

Boiler - £78

Unsurprisingly, boilers cost the most to power, costing around £78 a month on average.

The Mirror recently reported that lowering the temperature on your boiler can cut yearly energy bills by £67.20 for every 10C cut - with one homeowner saving £151.20.

Washing machine - £14

Boiler Central said a four-person family household pays £14 a month to run their washing machine - £168 a year.

Fridge freezer - £13

If you have a power-hungry D-rated fridge freezer you might be paying £13 a month in energy bills.

Even people with the most energy efficient A-rated devices would need to pay £7 a month.

Dishwasher - £10.30

The humble dishwasher costs UK households £10.30 a month to use.

While hand-washing dishes means lower energy costs, it does mean higher water bills.

Kettle - £9.60

Using your kettle for 15 minutes a day adds up to a bill of £9.60 a month.

Oven - £9.36

Ovens cost nearly £10 a month if used every day.

Television - £3.45

Television energy costs are around £3.45 a month.

However, turning the devices off at the wall can save you £12 a year - as they can drain power even when plugged in.

Laptop - £1.56

Laptops are not as energy-hungry as many believe, but still make the top ten list of most expensive devices to run.

Unplugging your laptop when you are not using it will save you 13p a day, or £4.87 a year.

Microwave - £1.60

Microwaves cost £1.60 a month if used for 10 minutes each day.

However, they also drain power when plugged in and on standby - up to £16 a year, in fact.

Mobile phone - 44p

Mobile phones cost roughly 44p every month to charge up.

Unplugging phone chargers when you're not using them can mean savings of up to £2 a year.

Knowing how much power you're using can help keep costs down (Getty Images)

Work out how much your devices cost you

You can work out how much devices cost you to run - with some easy maths.

Firstly, find out the power use of your devices in kilowatts.

Then, multiply that by the price of one kilowatt hour, of kWh - this will vary depending on your energy deal.

Next, multiply that by the time you would run the appliance.

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