We have our own humanitarian crisis on the horizon
Combating energy prices
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For those looking at Heat pump tumble dryers.
If you value Which? Reviews. The number 1 rated is:
AEG T9DEB969C Which is expensive
the number 2 rated is:
Beko DHY9P56VW Which is much cheaper.
I have a subscription to Which? So if anyone wants to know the top rated whatever let me know.
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If you value Which? Reviews. The number 1 rated is:
AEG T9DEB969C Which is expensive
the number 2 rated is:
Beko DHY9P56VW Which is much cheaper.
I have a subscription to Which? So if anyone wants to know the top rated whatever let me know.
@Dirk Diggler
Was my thoughts exactly after reading Kinetic's post. I wonder how Sky/BT's numbers will be by the end of the year. They're both typically on the more expensive side compared to the likes of Netflix/Prime, so i would expect Sky/BT cancellations being much higher than Netflix/Prime.
It's not at all.
Our heatpump dryer for a cycle uses less than leaving the dehumidifier on for a few hours.
Not if you buy the right one.
https://meaco.co.uk/shop/control/dehumidifiers/meaco-12l-platinum-dehumidifier/
still £550 it seems - fortuntely most of ours dries outside - a better weather app/rain-alarm would be good though.
.. but using radiators+dehumid , unless you have only small amount - no duvet covers and towels - the cost of heating additional rooms too, or heating more, to ensure it dries fast enough to avoid musty for me. running the dryer on overnight rates too - cheaper than additional daytime room heating.
Also think about the many millions who go without those luxuries already to get by, what are they supposed to do? Many of us are lucky that we can absorb the cost (at least for now) but the future looks very bleak.
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We dry ours outside when possible but the rest gets dried indoors. We have a tumble dryer but I can count on both hands how many times I’ve used it. We thought about using it overnight but your washing has to sit in it for a few hours and besides we wash our clothes overnight on economy 7 so it won’t work. We treat a tumble dryer as a luxury or as an emergency drying aid not an everyday appliance.
We don’t have gas either so our house is probably Baltic compared to the majority on here. But we do fine. We heat up rooms we’re in only and wear slippers, use electric blankets ect. Central heating is a luxury, at least to us it is.
Yeah I think generally heat pump dryers are expensive. For a heat pump dryer, that one is pretty cheap.
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Interesting.
We bought a new tumble a couple of years ago, the difference in price was well over £200 not £100. I wonder if they are now a lot closer.
I did fall for the "I will hardly use the tumble drier" line when she said she wanted one. I think that was a little white lie.
They certainly bring a massive convenience compared to line or inside drying it must be said.
We used to dry inside probably 6 months of the year like many people with full time jobs, and having washing scattered around the house wasn't great I have to admit.
Whilst its not ideal and its expensive heating, we can really tell the difference when the tumble is running, half the rads switch off completely that would be on at least partially in the evenings.
We bought a new tumble a couple of years ago, the difference in price was well over £200 not £100. I wonder if they are now a lot closer.
I did fall for the "I will hardly use the tumble drier" line when she said she wanted one. I think that was a little white lie.
They certainly bring a massive convenience compared to line or inside drying it must be said.We used to dry inside probably 6 months of the year like many people with full time jobs, and having washing scattered around the house wasn't great I have to admit.
Whilst its not ideal and its expensive heating, we can really tell the difference when the tumble is running, half the rads switch off completely that would be on at least partially in the evenings.
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Do a compareInteresting.
We bought a new tumble a couple of years ago, the difference in price was well over £200 not £100. I wonder if they are now a lot closer.
I did fall for the "I will hardly use the tumble drier" line when she said she wanted one. I think that was a little white lie.
We used to dry inside probably 6 months of the year like many people with full time jobs, and having washing scattered around the house wasn't great I have to admit.
Whilst its not ideal and its expensive heating, we can really tell the difference when the tumble is running, half the rads switch off completely that would be on at least partially in the evenings.
https://media.ao.com/en-GB/energyrating/productdatasheet/mmo_93345027_1631280025_3365_12162.pdf
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I've been looking at cavity wall insulation but far to many horror stories. Also looked at render with external insulation but apparently doesn't work well with cavity walls.
I think the best I can do is get the house repointed, it's 1960 and never been done so I think would benefit from it.
Having a loft conversion and new roof in August so that's the loft and roof sorted. Not sure what else to look at, I know the windows have PVC trims internally which is covering the gap to the cavity wall, I was thinking of removing the trims and filling the gap with something on all windows because there is a draft coming through but that might cause cold spots and potentially bridge the cavity wall for moisture to travel from the external to internal walls so really don't think there is much I can do, anyone else thought of anything?
I think the best I can do is get the house repointed, it's 1960 and never been done so I think would benefit from it.
Having a loft conversion and new roof in August so that's the loft and roof sorted. Not sure what else to look at, I know the windows have PVC trims internally which is covering the gap to the cavity wall, I was thinking of removing the trims and filling the gap with something on all windows because there is a draft coming through but that might cause cold spots and potentially bridge the cavity wall for moisture to travel from the external to internal walls so really don't think there is much I can do, anyone else thought of anything?
My wife seems to have a fetish for tumble dryers, refuses to use the washing lines outside or radiators + dehumidifiers. Bought a Hisense Heat Pump dryer a few weeks ago and it's had a noticeable effect on our electricity bill (smart meter + IHD monitoring), just in time for April 
My wife seems to have a fetish for tumble dryers, refuses to use the washing lines outside or radiators + dehumidifiers. Bought a Hisense Heat Pump dryer a few weeks ago and it's had a noticeable effect on our electricity bill (smart meter + IHD monitoring), just in time for April
They use a fair bit but a hell of a lot less than a vented dryer. I try to air dry most stuff but in Winter I don't want towels and bedding all over the house so they go in the dryer.
I plan to add insulation to the ceiling of the living room its the most occupied.
Going to take down the current plasterboard and put up 30-40mm insulated plasterboard.
Might even put some between the joists as well.
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That's a good idea especially if you can do it yourself, it's beyond my DIY skills though and there is definitely a void between the living room, dining room and upstairs bedrooms, annoyingly I had the opportunity to do something before we had the carpet fitted but didn't, could have just stuffed some rockwool in there or something