bluedonkey wrote:Thanks for a great post Aiy.
You use a dryer a lot it seems, maybe try just hanging the clothes up indoors, they dry in 24/48 hours.
You're welcome. Thank you too for your compliment and sincere advice.
Yes. The dryer does come up for negotiation at times of economic stress. I agree "we" do use the dryer a lot. It's a heat exchanger (or heat pump if you prefer) style of dryer, which is the most efficient on the market. We've owned it for about 4 years now (but don't quote me as I can't recall what I had for breakfast or even if I had breakfast
).The cost you see is for 6 loads a week and it holds 9kg per load.
So here's what we were up against when we purchased it. We both worked. I was out of the house for 12hrs a day. We had enough money but no time. My better half has been suffering with disc problems in her lower back. Indeed she's just had a double discectomy and is off work until the end of January. Ironing exacerbated her pain. The tumble dryer we have vastly reduces the need for ironing, which helped her. I don't iron
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Generally speaking we live below our means. But we do enjoy the benefit that we get from this tumble dryer. I agree it's more expensive than drying clothes outside in the summer and inside in winter. However, and to put some perspective on this cost it amounts to less than 0.20% of our monthly income. So yes I agree perhaps an extravagant expense but one which doesn't break our bank, thankfully
AiY(D)