Winter 2023/24 - It's FREEZING!

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robj20 said:
That completely depends on the tumble dryer being compared. My heatpump one uses less than a dehumidifier. After all it's basically a dehumidifier in a tumble dryer.
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Our 'Smart' Samsung heat pump Tumble dryer uses around 0.3-0.7kwh per cycle, it records it's own energy so handy to check how much it's using! although it will obviously ramp up depending on load/amount of moisture which is handy, so you aren't drying for hours, so not sure how that compares to a dehumidifier, since I have no idea how long those take for equivocal loads.

Freefaller said:
True I guess I think they're still more energy intensive or are they less than 200W now? I mean if you have the space for one in your utility room then of course - although we have the space, we only have a washer / dryer, as we use the drying function maybe 10x a year at most. The advantage of a dehumidifier is that you can place it around the house - unless you have AC in your house - which can keep mould and humidity under control.
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They are also expensive relative to a dehumidifier, but with a dehumidifier, great if you have a house that needs humidity control, although then drying cloths is going to take longer if there is excess moisture in the air + the clothes?
 
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Demon said:
Our 'Smart' Samsung heat pump Tumble dryer uses around 0.3-0.7kwh per cycle, it records it's own energy so handy to check how much it's using! although it will obviously ramp up depending on load/amount of moisture which is handy, so you aren't drying for hours, so not sure how that compares to a dehumidifier, since I have no idea how long those take for equivocal loads.


They are also expensive relative to a dehumidifier, but with a dehumidifier, great if you have a house that needs humidity control, although then drying cloths is going to take longer if there is excess moisture in the air + the clothes?
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Well I guess it depends as if you have a utility room you can close that door and then you're just focussing on drying the clothes.

They have their pros and cons for both. I'm not anti dryer at all we just rarely feel the need to use one.
 
I had to up the flow temperature on my heating yesterday. I think maybe I should run it at a lower temp for longer instead, but my thermostats are terrible, so they have no ability to understand how long it's taking to heat the room up
 
dirtychinchilla said:
I had to up the flow temperature on my heating yesterday. I think maybe I should run it at a lower temp for longer instead, but my thermostats are terrible, so they have no ability to understand how long it's taking to heat the room up
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My flow temp is set to 55°C now... Seems to be ok but time will tell when the outside temp drops. As it is, my heating has been on but not actually fired up in 2-3 days according to the Nest app
 
it's lovely and cold outside, I could see my breath, however it is apparently 11c, which doesn't seem right, back end of summer 11c would see me in shorts, leggings and 1 thermal as well as a jersey on bike, however this "11c" sees me in all the above + thicker gloves and head warmer, overshoes and an additional fleece thermal winter jersey.
 
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willhub said:
it's lovely and cold outside, I could see my breath, however it is apparently 11c, which doesn't seem right, back end of summer 11c would see me in shorts, leggings and 1 thermal as well as a jersey on bike, however this "11c" sees me in all the above + thicker gloves and head warmer, overshoes and an additional fleece thermal winter jersey.
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wimp
 
TonyTurbo78 said:
Only problem with heated air dryers is the added moisture in the home, just like drying washing on radiators. You can't always open windows in the winter when it's cold. It's a tricky one.
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Just get a tumble dryer I don't get all these avoidance strategies failing that take it to the launderette all that humidity isn't good for you never mind the paintwork. Mines vented so no humidity the dishwasher has more open the door to dry out and you have to leave the window open

Hagar said:
Unless it's raining the rotary goes up I the garden. Even cold, dull and cloudy, a bit of breeze and it is mostly dry when it comes in.
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This either sunshine or some wind will dry it back in the days when I had somewhere to hang washing out
 
Going to prep for the storm today, normally it's better than forecast but the red warning one we got took my utility roof off, not bad at the moment, still plenty of families on the beach , staggered school holidays? Dunno
Trebarwith Strand yesterday, looking forward to the 18 ft storm waves soon

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Still quite undetermined but the way it is developing at the moment looks like northern France will get the worst of it rather than the UK.
 
-14 for me today.
Lucky just a run to a warm car and into work....
Seriously time for me to redo my wardrobe to winter mode.
Coming to London for a funeral next weekend, will be warmer at least....
 
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