ok we have one of those things that measure how much electricity you're spending and the tumble dryer is on...

[brimfull]

so guess how many pence per hr I am spending right now?

[onepieceoflollipop]

about 90p??

[brimfull]

not even close

I am surprised

[DanJARMouse]

5p

[onepieceoflollipop]

More or less?

[morningpaper]

oooh I would guess about 40p

tell

[morningpaper]

if it's low I am going to tumble dry EVERYTHING 24/7

[brimfull]

bingo MP!!

I thought it would be a lot higher

[PuppyMonkey]

Nothing at all!

[MerlinsBeard]

£2.40?

[TheLurkinGherkin]

Ooo i have tumble dryer on right now for kids Pjs and have £2.40 left on electric meter so please tell me its good!

[DanJARMouse]

40p an hour is cool.

i tend to dry most of my stuff on the line or on the airer and then finishing it all off in the tumbler for about 20 mins.

so 3 loads would cost me 40p

i prob spend about £3 a week on my tumbler!

[brimfull]

i think that's cheap

I know it's not ethical but ...hey when your house is fuull of washing who gives a shit

[morningpaper]

oooh it's not TOO bad is it?

I thought a tumbledry was between 40-50p so I'm quite pleased about that

Now halogen bulbs, they can be a TERRIBLE offender

I worked out that my ONE uplighter was costing me a fiver a month

[onepieceoflollipop]

Gherkin it may be a slightly different rate for you? I remember from when we had a meter in the past, sometimes the rate is a bit higher, for example if the bill payer had got a bit behind on the bills and the electricity company are trying to gradually get some of it back. Don't want to alarm you, just don't want you suddenly plunged into darkness.

Also like most appliances, I would imagine that tumble dryers vary in their efficiency and therefore their running costs.

[DanJARMouse]

can i just say, talking of energy efficiency - i am NOT happy with the freebie energy saving lightbulbs.... first time ive ever used one, and its yuk!
The room is yellow.....

[TheLurkinGherkin]

I am paying back a debt yes, they take £3.50 a week off towards it does that mean my tumble dryers going to be more hen?

Thank god for emergency credit thats all i can say as no money til monday!

[RubySlippers]

my house is full of halogens

the people that used to own the house LOVED them

[DanJARMouse]

im on a meter through choice, not through debt.

I spend about £10-12 a week on my elec meter and at the moment Im only spending about £2.50 on my gas meter.

[ThatBigGermanPrison]

purely the tumble drier, or everything plus the tumble drier?

I reckon 50p, just for the tumble drier.

[TheLurkinGherkin]

DanJAR Tell me about it! And is it just me, or are they a thousand times dimmer than normal bulbs causing you to have to light a lamp thus using more electric than you would have in the first place!

[TheLurkinGherkin]

yes ive had gas meter for nearly 3 weeks now and im still on my first £10! Its mad considering they wanted me to pay the same amount for my gas than i was for my electric

[brimfull]

ok weird

haloglens on in kitchen -10 of them
dd has them on in her room-6
tumble dryer

now running at 50p/hr

not too bad I think

[pinkspottywellies]

Oh no. How bad are the halogen bulbs? We have 4 in the bathroom (all come on at once) and 3 in the spare room (ditto but not used often).

[brimfull]

ok tumble dryer stopped
halogens only plus tv-17p/hr

god I'm boring myself now