NathanJT
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Other than getting rid of the kids (I jest) the biggest saving we made was to purchase a new tumble dryer. It's a Samsung AAA rated heat pump one and given it's used daily, the monthy bill is less than £5!
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I dry my clothes on the line, no £5 per month. As long as you do not need a specific item of clothing and have enough clothes there are no problems. Even in January and February clothes will dry but you may not be able to wash clothes every week.Other than getting rid of the kids (I jest) the biggest saving we made was to purchase a new tumble drier. It's a Samsung AAA rated heat pump one and given it's used daily, the monthy bill is less than £5!
@Fergie 307 I have been doing this for 20 years since boiler was new. After it was installed I was perplexed to realise there was no way of stopping the DHW temperature being maintained throughout the night. It was just a waste of energy.I bought an adjustable 7 day timer switch £30 ish had my lecy fit it to the feed of to the combi boiler turn boiler off each evening at 8 and on at 7 next morning object no hunting through the night. Might have to change the off to later when the winter comes.
Agreed, if it can go on the line it does, but with kids that's not always practical. The point being though that a "normal" tumble dryer will cost you anything up to 90p per run at the moment, whereas a decent heat pump version is less than 15pI dry my clothes on the line, no £5 per month. As long as you do not need a specific item of clothing and have enough clothes there are no problems. Even in January and February clothes will dry but you may not be able to wash clothes every week.
I have never tried to dry the kids on the line. I think they would object.Agreed, if it can go on the line it does, but with kids that's not always practical. The point being though that a "normal" tumble dryer will cost you anything up to 90p per run at the moment, whereas a decent heat pump version is less than 15p
Perhaps we need some exchange scheme, your cloths dry whilst up here they will be washed and even blown away but never dried.Even in January and February clothes will dry
Carlisle gets 14.07 days with less than 1mm of rain in January and 11.63 days in February. With 81mm total in January and 69mm in February.Perhaps we need some exchange scheme, your cloths dry whilst up here they will be washed and even blown away but never dried.
Agreed, if it can go on the line it does, but with kids that's not always practical. The point being though that a "normal" tumble dryer will cost you anything up to 90p per run at the moment, whereas a decent heat pump version is less than 15p
If the door is shut the oven will release its heat slowly.I was reading somewhere(could have been here..) the other day how leaving the oven door open when you've finished using it would help heat the kitchen.
I'm trying to figure out what people think would happen to that heat if you left the door closed.
It would dissipate much slower due to the insulation of the oven and so you would not get the same benefits, same amount of heat just released over a longer time frame. Open the door and you get a larger amount of heat but for a shorter time so you feel that heat. On Neff ovens they say not to leave the door open as it heats the panel above.I'm trying to figure out what people think would happen to that heat if you left the door closed.
We got ours mainly because of grandchildren safety considerations. Although old person safety is becoming a consideration too.They are more efficient, apparently, because they only heat the pan and not the surrounding area. I wouldn't even go back to gas, they're brilliant.
The thread maybe a rotisserie.Haven't we discussed those already?
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