This is getting ridiculous (energy prices - Strictly NO referrals!)
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indeed. it is something I had wondered about as well but not seen any studies done.. Its not an issue for us. my wife and I don't put our clothes in it (just towels and bedding which still last for years) and the lads clothes get outgrown and ruined before they get time to be worn out.The main extra cost of heat pump tumble driers and long eco wash setting on you washing machine is the wear and tear of your clothes.
As washing tend to account for up to 90% of wear and tear on clothes, the longer you take washing and tumbling, the lower amount of washes it takes before the clothes become unwearable.
Problem is the eco warriors don't factor this in. Clothing production is a major environmental concern too.
So if you had a fully renewable source of power, the fast non eco washing/drying would be better.
Heat pump driers are a lot kinder on the clothes.The main extra cost of heat pump tumble driers and long eco wash setting on you washing machine is the wear and tear of your clothes.
As washing tend to account for up to 90% of wear and tear on clothes, the longer you take washing and tumbling, the lower amount of washes it takes before the clothes become unwearable.
Problem is the eco warriors don't factor this in. Clothing production is a major environmental concern too.
So if you had a fully renewable source of power, the fast non eco washing/drying would be better.
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Soldato
I use 2600 kwh leccy a year
My mum uses only 800
Is my number fairly normal, and hers just super low, or is mine high?
My mum uses only 800
Is my number fairly normal, and hers just super low, or is mine high?
Soldato
That's what I've heard too. A heat pump drier will be our next big purchase.Heat pump driers are a lot kinder on the clothes.
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Soldato
Use a sniff test on clothes and hang them up each evening. Underwear I change daily, shirts two or three times a week, trousers once a week. Unless you get very sweaty, it is better to have a lukewarm or cool underarms and body sink wash twice a day than wash and dry different clothes every day.
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Apparently the average usage is under 10 kWh a day, about 2900 a year.
Yours isnt high based on that and your mum's really low.
Soldato
I'm keen to be educated differently here but I don't see how, even with a family of 4, people have the washing machine on 6 or more times a week (unless it's a tiny tiny machine)
Bedding, towels, school uniforms, pe kits there will be a lot of washing. The younger the children the dirtier they get
1 load per person, plus towels and bedding.
Depends on the age of the kids but not hard to reach 6 loads a week
We have cut down around 20-30% on our electric usage and we are currently around 100kwh a week,. What size solar system would negate this usage, let's pretend I have the roof space to accommodate it.Apparently the average usage is under 10 kWh a day, about 2900 a year.
Yours isnt high based on that and your mum's really low.
Soldato
Google it rather than asking some random person on the forums, there are public calculators out there.
- towels one load
- adult bedding one load
- kids bedding (combined) one load
- whites (school shirts) one load
- then two loads for remaining dark laundry, uniforms, sportswear etc.
Washing towels and bedding less than once per week is skanky (especially for a sexual active married couple)
Soldato
Perhaps I just have a bigger machine (9kg) then... I can get bedding and towels in the one load (I could get a few towels plus bedding in there) Also, I don't separate darks from whites. It all goes in the one load and I've never had an issue.
Towels/Bedding - I know of someone who uses 2 towels every shower and then doesn't use them again until they have been washed.... How dirty can a towel get off a clean body used once?
If you haven't got a full load in your machine (emergency washes aside) then it's kinda daft putting it on.
Oh so you have a link?
Can easily get 2-3 uses out of a single towel, you use it to dry yourself after your already CLEAN, how dirty can it actually get? I just hang the towel over the banister for it to dry off. Doesn't even get that wet anyway.
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Soldato
No.
That's what swallowing is for. Don't blast it over the bedding.
For those interested
Recommended System Size
10-14 Panels (3.100 - 4.340 Kilowatts)
I guess that's about average usage for a large family home.
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Or lay down some plastic if engaging in water sports