It basically heats the clothes, and they has to get rid of the water by condensation (cooling the outside drum), pumping it, and then the cycle starts again.
Much better to have a proper drier or use the washing line
I live with my partner and young daughter in a small 2/3 bed semi detached in very rural north Essex
The problem is the amount of electric used.
We only have one wall heater on, and that's overnight in the bathroom.
We usually have one of those small heaters in the front room on, the ones which switch off if they're knocked over.
The washing machine/tumble dryer gets used sometimes twice daily, sometimes once
Last year I recall the electric was costing nowhere near what it is this winter,
I'm going up the shop every day putting £8 on, from 10am til bedtime at midnight it'll go from £8 down to £3, overnight it'll use £1.50, so by the time 10am is here again the bugger will be showing about 80p left
This is ridiculous
Any advice on what to do? Is this usual for any of you?
Hi there, Northcroft, I'm an energy advisor and help people just like you every day, power suppliers these days charge to swap out your pre-payment meters for credit ones so you can swap to other payment methods and they charge around £50 to £70!, sometimes when I have a client in this situation and they have some health or disabilty problem they some times qualify for free special services and can waiver this fee, I some times lay it on a bit in these situations to get it waivered. I would also ring your supplier and express your concern about the amount of power you are using and ask if they could supply you with a power monitor, it's a device that you can look at and see what you are electric you are using at the moment, it lets you understand the peaks and lows of electric use, for example my house is using when I leave in the morning about 40 watts give or take a few and some times it shows about 90, if the fridge isn't charging the wife has left lights on up the stairs, just makes you aware. If your consumption is high all the time it could be an earth leak, meaning there is a faulty appliance in the home and they need checked, haven't seen this much in my time but it has solved problems for clients in the past. Do you have a limited income? you might qualify for the Warm Homes Discout Scheme, the big six have this but some are closed for this financial year, it might be woth ringing your supplier to check this out. Is your home insulated? Do you use low energy lighting? sorry I could go on as I feel I'm at work, feel free to reply advice is free, just like my work.
did you say you have a fan heater permanently on in the bathroom overnight?
that can't be necessary.
No, in post 1 they just said a wall heater. Possibly one of those brick filled storage heater types, I guess. Still, not sure why they'd leave it on overnight...
Could it be that your running your electric on emergency all the time and so your paying the standing charge, where it shows your balance on the metre does it have an E at the end?
Hi there, Northcroft, I'm an energy advisor and help people just like you every day, power suppliers these days charge to swap out your pre-payment meters for credit ones so you can swap to other payment methods and they charge around £50 to £70!, sometimes when I have a client in this situation and they have some health or disabilty problem they some times qualify for free special services and can waiver this fee, I some times lay it on a bit in these situations to get it waivered. I would also ring your supplier and express your concern about the amount of power you are using and ask if they could supply you with a power monitor, it's a device that you can look at and see what you are electric you are using at the moment, it lets you understand the peaks and lows of electric use, for example my house is using when I leave in the morning about 40 watts give or take a few and some times it shows about 90, if the fridge isn't charging the wife has left lights on up the stairs, just makes you aware. If your consumption is high all the time it could be an earth leak, meaning there is a faulty appliance in the home and they need checked, haven't seen this much in my time but it has solved problems for clients in the past. Do you have a limited income? you might qualify for the Warm Homes Discout Scheme, the big six have this but some are closed for this financial year, it might be woth ringing your supplier to check this out. Is your home insulated? Do you use low energy lighting? sorry I could go on as I feel I'm at work, feel free to reply advice is free, just like my work.
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It is all electric yeah, there's no gas as we're in the middle of nowhere
It basically heats the clothes, and they has to get rid of the water by condensation (cooling the outside drum), pumping it, and then the cycle starts again.
Much better to have a proper drier or use the washing line
For example:-
A television... A 32" TV used for 7 hours a day costs around £0.75 per week to run.
A Skybox... Operating 24 hours a day, even in standby costs around £1 per week.
Electric Shower... A daily 6 minute shower for each of your family will cost you £3.15 per week.
Oven... On for 30 minutes per day, costs around £1.00 per week.
Bathroom Heater... 500W thermostatic controlled, costs around £6.30 per week (assuming thermostat results in on 50% of the time.)
Fan Heater... 3000W, on one hour morning, 6 hours evening, £11.00 per week (assuming thermostat results in 50% of the time)
Outdoor security light... On all night, £7.00 per week.
Washing Machine... 3 hours per day, £3.15 per week.
Tumble Drier... Two hours per day, £4.20
that can't be necessary.
Hi there, Northcroft, I'm an energy advisor and help people just like you every day, power suppliers these days charge to swap out your pre-payment meters for credit ones so you can swap to other payment methods and they charge around £50 to £70!, sometimes when I have a client in this situation and they have some health or disabilty problem they some times qualify for free special services and can waiver this fee, I some times lay it on a bit in these situations to get it waivered. I would also ring your supplier and express your concern about the amount of power you are using and ask if they could supply you with a power monitor, it's a device that you can look at and see what you are electric you are using at the moment, it lets you understand the peaks and lows of electric use, for example my house is using when I leave in the morning about 40 watts give or take a few and some times it shows about 90, if the fridge isn't charging the wife has left lights on up the stairs, just makes you aware. If your consumption is high all the time it could be an earth leak, meaning there is a faulty appliance in the home and they need checked, haven't seen this much in my time but it has solved problems for clients in the past. Do you have a limited income? you might qualify for the Warm Homes Discout Scheme, the big six have this but some are closed for this financial year, it might be woth ringing your supplier to check this out. Is your home insulated? Do you use low energy lighting? sorry I could go on as I feel I'm at work, feel free to reply advice is free, just like my work.
No, in post 1 they just said a wall heater. Possibly one of those brick filled storage heater types, I guess. Still, not sure why they'd leave it on overnight...
Family of 4 in a 3 bedroomed house
Cambridgeshire
We put £20 a week on it.