Current Affairs Cost of living…

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Our smart meter isn’t playing ball at the moment, so I’ll have to do an online meter reading to measure our gas and electricity usage.

I suspect December and January will surge our usage and, alas, the monthly bill, but February onwards should average it out to something acceptable.

My wife keeps having the tumble dryer on, which is devouring electricity, but then again clothes need to dry and it means the gas is used less.

Got the same dilemma with clothes. Tumble dryer or dehumidifier running. If I air dry them without the dehumidifier I do get mold and damp.

In some respects it's not gas prices that have me worried, its electricity. Especially looking at the Jan price cap leap. I posted elsewhere there's an argument that altering how electricity prices are determined would make life an awful lot better for people:

Electricity prices dictated by gas producers who provide less than half of UK electricity

Natural gas is the main driver of electricity prices across Europe confirms research published by UCL. Despite gas providing under half of the total electricity in the UK, in recent years it set electricity costs 84% of the time.

www.ucl.ac.uk

 

[navidson]

Can anybody suggest a decent heater?

Home alone tonight and im freezing, but no choice to put the heating on to warm a whole house when im sitting in 1 room all night.............

It's going to sound ridiculously Victorian - but I have a hot water bottle with a little compartment to put my feet into

Stick your feet in that with a throw on and it's lovely and toasty - I use it all day when working from home, generally stays hot about 4 hours and then just fill it up again

It almost makes we want to cry that we're having this conversation in 2022 but there it is

 

[gonetomorrow]

It's going to sound ridiculously Victorian - but I have a hot water bottle with a little compartment to put my feet into

Stick your feet in that with a throw on and it's lovely and toasty - I use it all day when working from home, generally stays hot about 4 hours and then just fill it up again

It almost makes we want to cry that we're having this conversation in 2022 but there it is

This is the age of the hot water bottle.

 

[Chewbacca]

B&M stock a decent small oil filled radiatior for £45

 

[Kurt.]

B&M stock a decent small oil filled radiatior for £45

I got halogen heaters from there last year and paid about £20 each for them, honestly they’re brilliant. Got 3 settings but I only ever need to use it on the lowest setting, throws out a lot of heat and cheap to run.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Got the same dilemma with clothes. Tumble dryer or dehumidifier running. If I air dry them without the dehumidifier I do get mold and damp.

In some respects it's not gas prices that have me worried, its electricity. Especially looking at the Jan price cap leap. I posted elsewhere there's an argument that altering how electricity prices are determined would make life an awful lot better for people:

Electricity prices dictated by gas producers who provide less than half of UK electricity

Natural gas is the main driver of electricity prices across Europe confirms research published by UCL. Despite gas providing under half of the total electricity in the UK, in recent years it set electricity costs 84% of the time.

www.ucl.ac.uk

Why not use your radiators? If you don't want to hang stuff on them directly you can load an indoor clother airer https://www.argos.co.uk/sd/clothes-dryer/

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

That's what I do. Same issue - the moisture released creates humidity. The dehumidifier is to as much prevent mould and damp as accelerate the drying process.

Why not use your radiators? If you don't want to hang stuff on them directly you can load an indoor clother airer https://www.argos.co.uk/sd/clothes-dryer/

 

[Kurt.]

My mrs just checked and our local Tesco where she works took £175,000 yesterday… smashing their projected target by 75,000

WHAT COST OF LIVING CRISIS !!!!

 

[peteblue]

My mrs just checked and our local Tesco where she works took £175,000 yesterday… smashing their projected target by 75,000

WHAT COST OF LIVING CRISIS !!!!

I think I’ll sell the pub and open a Tesco……on second thoughts, nah, you’ve got to have a bit of fun from life…..

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

That's what I do. Same issue - the moisture released creates humidity. The dehumidifier is to as much prevent mould and damp as accelerate the drying process.

Ah, understood.

Buy a load of houseplants and put them in the drying room. They'll drink the water vapour and pay you back with pleasing foliage.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Ah, understood.

Buy a load of houseplants and put them in the drying room. They'll drink the water vapour and pay you back with pleasing foliage.

On it mate! Got a peace lily and ivy in there and am after snake and spider plants!

 

[Rita_Poon]

Had to go out this morning, wrapped up ready to face the chill, opened the door and it was warmer outside than in. FFS!

 

[Tramps_mate]

Can anybody suggest a decent heater?

Home alone tonight and im freezing, but no choice to put the heating on to warm a whole house when im sitting in 1 room all night.............

Electric blankets (bed) can cost 1-2p an hour to run. But you can also get heated blankets for on the couch to wrap round you that cost the same too.. ??

 

[john jako]

My mrs just checked and our local Tesco where she works took £175,000 yesterday… smashing their projected target by 75,000

WHAT COST OF LIVING CRISIS !!!!

Was out yesterday and never seen my high street so busy. People must have high levels of disposable income still. Or it’s going on the CC.

 

[Chewbacca]

A lot of people are yet to realise how bad energy bills are going to get. They have not peaked yet, nowhere near.