mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Really? You'd wash by hand first?
Energy bill increases
- Thread starter GuyBoden
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youngoldbloke
The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
rogerzilla
Legendary Member
Besides the cost, heat pump dryers have a ludicrously long cycle time. Normally it's about 50% longer than for a condenser dryer (which is already longer than for a vented dryer) but can be overnight for a big load. It's basically tumbling stuff in lukewarm air for ages.
This is a funny (and profane) read: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/housek...-pump-dryer-to-take-EIGHT-HOURS-to-dry-a-load
But yes, hang stuff outside whenever weather and moronic local by-laws permit.
This is a funny (and profane) read: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/housek...-pump-dryer-to-take-EIGHT-HOURS-to-dry-a-load
But yes, hang stuff outside whenever weather and moronic local by-laws permit.
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mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Oh god not the lukewarm heat pumps myth again. If you get an old one (that rant is 5 years old) or set it to eco mode sure but that is owner choice.
PaulSB
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
British Gas my supplier of last resort. You're certainly living up to your description lads! I send my readings every month:
April 11th £43.01 Bill cancelled and replaced
May 6th £43.01 - Bill cancelled and replaced
May 9th £43.01 - Bill.........................................just waiting for it to be cancelled and replaced next
Hopeless, absolutely feckin' hopeless. I do keep a note of our meter readings and it looks as though I need to go right back to the day we started with them and check it all....again. Every small supplier outside the big six I've been with over 20 years was quick, accurate, efficient why oh why couldn't they have managed to survive. It is such a shame decent companies went to the wall and a useless dinosaur survived.
April 11th £43.01 Bill cancelled and replaced
May 6th £43.01 - Bill cancelled and replaced
May 9th £43.01 - Bill.........................................just waiting for it to be cancelled and replaced next
Hopeless, absolutely feckin' hopeless. I do keep a note of our meter readings and it looks as though I need to go right back to the day we started with them and check it all....again. Every small supplier outside the big six I've been with over 20 years was quick, accurate, efficient why oh why couldn't they have managed to survive. It is such a shame decent companies went to the wall and a useless dinosaur survived.
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Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
I watch next doors tumble drier
numbnuts
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gone over the hill and far away
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
Just received our dual fuel direct debit from British Gas. £291 per month.
That’s doubled over night.
That’s doubled over night.
Agree. Canna mind of the last time I used an iron. Think it was during my basic training back in '74. We don't even possess an ironing board - !
Just used mine for the first time in well over a year I think . Like riding a bike , you never forget
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
There's a lot of that going on and much of it is dodgy. See https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2022/05/energy-direct-debit-hikes-mse-survey/
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Forgive me I have sinned, the dryer is on. Not currently got room for the airer as the house is a tip following some recent major DIY.
vickster
Legendary Member
Stick it outside...? I have just hung a load out myself, another is just finishing in the washer
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
presta
Guru
I was too lazy !
Unlike my old washer dryer, the new 'energy saving' one won't dry the load unless I keep taking it out and rearranging it, otherwise the middle of the bundle stays damp. With all that faff it's easier to use the line if the weather's fine.