What cut backs have you made recently?
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Do most people have a tumble drier? I've never had one and never really felt the need. I can afford to buy and run one but it just seems unnecessary and wasteful to me. I hang wet washing on a clothes rack and open a window or put the rack on the roof terrace, dries every time, costs nothing.
bmwmike said:
t-shirts are only supposed to be worn once and then washed? 
If I'm just chilling around the house or working from home my t-shirts will last for 2-3 days, it's not like I'm doing anything particularly strenuous. Joggers, honestly they'll just go in the wash if/when I think "these haven't been washed for a while". Jeans, I'll typically only wash them if they're visibly dirty, I'm sure I've got some jeans that haven't been washed for months. Towels, once a week. Bedsheets are just whenever the wife does them, I've honestly no idea.okgo said:
James6112 said:
Cool
But most people do have a tumble drier & use them every day. Just a case of breaking the habit, if you have the space for a line.
Anecdotally some say they prefer towels etc to be tumbled, personally I prefer them rougher after line drying!
Fiction. But most people do have a tumble drier & use them every day. Just a case of breaking the habit, if you have the space for a line.
Anecdotally some say they prefer towels etc to be tumbled, personally I prefer them rougher after line drying!
Most people will not have a tumble drier.
paralla said:
Do most people have a tumble drier? I've never had one and never really felt the need. I can afford to buy and run one but it just seems unnecessary and wasteful to me. I hang wet washing on a clothes rack and open a window or put the rack on the roof terrace, dries every time, costs nothing.
you can probably afford to run because of the money you saved not running for all those years.
Welshbeef said:
On your point turned heating down 1 degree - surely you’ve not had heating in for months it’s been baking hot or hot or warm for so long. Heating in late spring/summer is money bags & unbearable too
A couple of weeks ago we had the wood burner lit because it was chilly. Luckily we don't feel the cold much and only have the central heating set to a maximum of 14 degrees C throughout Winter. Despite that my gas and electric bills will be £1000 per month this Winter in a 3 bedroom farmhouse. Based on previous posts that you have made on this subject you live in a well insulated property in a warmer part of the country. Not everybody benefits from the same!BAMoFo said:
Welshbeef said:
On your point turned heating down 1 degree - surely you’ve not had heating in for months it’s been baking hot or hot or warm for so long. Heating in late spring/summer is money bags & unbearable too
A couple of weeks ago we had the wood burner lit because it was chilly. Luckily we don't feel the cold much and only have the central heating set to a maximum of 14 degrees C throughout Winter. Despite that my gas and electric bills will be £1000 per month this Winter in a 3 bedroom farmhouse. Based on previous posts that you have made on this subject you live in a well insulated property in a warmer part of the country. Not everybody benefits from the same!Not everyone lives in the same area. Not everyone has the same type of property. Not everyone has the same insulation. The list continues but wear blinkers and it not seen.
Sticks. said:
xeny said:
loskie said:
why on earth would people use a tumble drier over hanging out washing if weather permits? Energy crises or not that's a daft thing to do
It takes less time to move a load from a washing machine to a drier than it does to hang/clip in on a washing line.When I used to commute for a lot of the year I'd leave and get home in the dark;
2nd guessing the weather when out all day;
Need it in an hour not a day;
Several loads of washing;
No need for further airing;
Prefer towels not to be like sandpaper;
I hate ironing.
paralla said:
Do most people have a tumble drier? I've never had one and never really felt the need. I can afford to buy and run one but it just seems unnecessary and wasteful to me. I hang wet washing on a clothes rack and open a window or put the rack on the roof terrace, dries every time, costs nothing.
We have a tumble dryer, but ~ 95% of the time, we use the washing line/rotary dryer. We also have several clothes airers that we put under the canopy if we think its going to rain. anonymous said:
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That’s about the same for me and my other half. I’ve looked at where I can cut back, and other than not going for random drives/rides there isn’t a lot.
Instead I’ve decided to pick up four overtime shifts over the next month. Plus one for August so far.
I picked the wrong time to move departments from 300 miles a month to 300 miles a week.
We have averaged in the region of £710 per month on supermarkets (monzo is good for this) in the last two years which is about £17k. I’d imagine at least 7k of that is booze. It really makes a huge difference to a shop. A nights booze easily outstrips the food in most cases and if you like to drink often you get the idea of the way your hills will look.
I also get 10% off Tesco where £11k of that is from and have also used a lot of 15/20% weekends too. Scary really.
The most annoying thing is that I know I could live on the numbers mentioned above without a wife
I also get 10% off Tesco where £11k of that is from and have also used a lot of 15/20% weekends too. Scary really.
The most annoying thing is that I know I could live on the numbers mentioned above without a wife
Edited by okgo on Thursday 30th June 19:54
When talking about tumble dryers you need to consider what type. I have a new heat pump model that costs me around £25 per annum to run in electricity and say £50 per annum to replace in the future. It takes 10 seconds to fill and take out the dry clothes. Hanging out the washing each year would take me 12 hours plus. Absolute bargain.
MaxFromage said:
When talking about tumble dryers you need to consider what type. I have a new heat pump model that costs me around £25 per annum to run in electricity and say £50 per annum to replace in the future. It takes 10 seconds to fill and take out the dry clothes. Hanging out the washing each year would take me 12 hours plus. Absolute bargain.
Quick google suggests traditional dryer uses ~5kWh per load, vs a heat pump dryer at ~2kWh. At 30p/kWh that’s a saving of 90p per load. (Which also implies you’re using your dryer just under once a week)
So I guess depends how often you use the dryer - if you’re using it twice a week then makes sense to worry about the difference. If (like me) you probably use it twice a month then it’s £20 a year…hardly worth thinking about.
Do heat pump dryers cool the environment or room they are installed in? I guess they do, the heat has to come from somewhere.
If a heat pump dryer is installed inside the thermal envelope of a house I wonder if the central heating has to work harder to compensate for the heat energy that’s being used to dry the clothes and condense the water they contain?
I’m not having a dig, just wondering.
If a heat pump dryer is installed inside the thermal envelope of a house I wonder if the central heating has to work harder to compensate for the heat energy that’s being used to dry the clothes and condense the water they contain?
I’m not having a dig, just wondering.
paralla said:
Do heat pump dryers cool the environment or room they are installed in? I guess they do, the heat has to come from somewhere
The short term effect is to cool down the room very slightly, but conservation of energy means the overall effect is the room will get slightly warmer over time due to the electricity used for the heat pump. The only exception would be if the dryer was dumping warm water down the drain.James6112 said:
Cool
But most people do have a tumble drier & use them every day. Just a case of breaking the habit, if you have the space for a line.
Anecdotally some say they prefer towels etc to be tumbled, personally I prefer them rougher after line drying!
My kids don't like towels all rough after drying on the line - best they start chipping in then! But most people do have a tumble drier & use them every day. Just a case of breaking the habit, if you have the space for a line.
Anecdotally some say they prefer towels etc to be tumbled, personally I prefer them rougher after line drying!
okgo said:
James6112 said:
Cool
But most people do have a tumble drier & use them every day. Just a case of breaking the habit, if you have the space for a line.
Anecdotally some say they prefer towels etc to be tumbled, personally I prefer them rougher after line drying!
Fiction. But most people do have a tumble drier & use them every day. Just a case of breaking the habit, if you have the space for a line.
Anecdotally some say they prefer towels etc to be tumbled, personally I prefer them rougher after line drying!
Most people will not have a tumble drier.
“ Nearly three out of five households in the United Kingdom (UK) own a tumble dryer, with figures from the UK's Office for National Statistics showing that 58 percent of UK households own such a machine.10 Jun 2022”
Anyway mines being used a lot less now, an easy win in my house..
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