Kitchen appliances chat

We've got one of these, it works great but they are a noisier than advertised. We got it when we had the loft converted and get 12l per min when we were only getting 5ish.

We're hoping it'll be temporary as Thames water have upgraded (or in the process or upgrading) the mains inlet pipes round here.

Don't know if it's the same everywhere but here if you've got a small plate flow is shit because of old pipe and if you have a newer Thames water one you've been upgraded.

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top one is new yah?

Yep.

Unfortunately a pump can't magic water from nowhere. If it's getting 10L/m it can't put out 12L/m.

edit: Maybe it can pull more water through the main actually

Yeah I think this is exactly what it does - and neighbours issue is why it's limited to 12L/minute.

Yep in Bristol. My house is also about 10 feet above the road level, up on some hardstanding, which the pipes must go through somewhere (no idea where - the first place it surfaces to my knowledge is all the way at the back of the house). So yeah - too expensive, too much hassle. Don't expect the water company are keen to upgrade any time soon either

When you say noisy - like if you have it in a cupboard, is it going to ruin you trying to watch a movie while the washing machine/dishwasher is on?

Also interested in electricity bill impact - one reviewer mentions bills doubling but that sounds insane

It's really hard to say about the noise as those sort of things seem crazy subjective, but I reckon I'm more sensitive than most to noise but as it's only on for short bursts I can pit up with it. We have it under the sink and I put some noise dampening stuff in there and it helped. The sound of our dishwasher filling is louder than the pump anyway so that's not an issue and generally if the living room door is closed it's never really an issue.

As for the cost of use there's no way it doubles our electricity bill, I couldn't tell you how much it uses but I haven't noticed any real impact on bills.

We have been getting a message on our Samsung tumble dryer to say to *clean the heat exchange and tap.*

The heat exchange is fine, but I have no idea what it’s referring to by ‘tap’ - there’s no mention of a tap in the manual anywhere..?

Only thing i could think of is the outlet pipe, but it doesn’t seem easy to disconnect/obviously removable.

Rice cookers? Recommendations for one that will do enough for 4-5 people. Extra points if it doesn't look horrendous.
Have never used one so I don't know what features to look for tbh....

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0846ZXGG7?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

We had this one for a family of 4, worked flawlessly, has a fancy steaming feature that I never used. Think it comes in stainless steel as well if the murdered-out look is not to your taste

If you can find a Toshiba or Panasonic one

https://www.japanplaza.uk/products/japan-toshiba-220v-1-8l-rice-cooker-rc-18drnh?variant=43074263679146

Something like this style

Got a gas cooker, freestanding fridge, integrated dishwasher and freestanding washing machine going spare if anyone is in need. All work fine, but tatty and low end.

Rice cookers? Recommendations for one that will do enough for 4-5 people. Extra points if it doesn't look horrendous.

Have never used one so I don't know what features to look for tbh....

We have one of these and it'd easily do rice for 5. It makes extremely good rice and keeps it warm for a long time without drying it out.

https://yum-asia.com/eu/product/fuji-umai-induction-heating-ih-ceramic-rice-cooker/

What you replacing with?
We've managed to get all of our kitchen bits replaced via Miele outlet at 43% off rrp so pretty pleased with that.

Ended up not going for the domino setup as I think it would've looked good in the island but less so taking up lots of room on the other worktop.

Oh might have a look. Alisha has been very on it with appliances so I think we’re sorted though.

they update the list every day at 9am and you can just call them and place orders.
free delivery, 14 days free returns.

I spend a metricfucktonne on Miele outlet over the last 3 months. Next purchase will be a heat pump tumble dryer that I can plumb into the waste/sink and have it in the utility room rather than the vented one in the garage at the moment.

If I'm looking to put a tumble dryer in a basement that is slightly damp with no drainage options, what type should it be? It's damp from groundwater I think and is fine for storing bikes etc but I don't want to add to the dampness. I have a fan sucking air out of an air brick to help circulate the air.

Edit - The temp doesn't drop below around 12deg according to the data from the fan (it has bluetooth humidity and temp readings to an app).

You are obviously going to want something that condenses, so that is either a standard condensor or heat pump, we recently switched from a condensor to a heatpump and it makes a massive difference to the amount of heat and humidity that is being pumped into the room, so I would go Heatpump.

What brand/model did you get?

I still use a venting type as the old condensing ones seemed a bit shit (sole data point being my parents unit)

We went with one of the cheaper Samsungs , think we paid a bit less than that, but it has been pretty good, certainly no complaints coming from a condensor.

Venting types are still the best at actually drying, but they are horrible for energy efficiency, as well as requiring pumping outside.

I have an F&P heat pump dryer, wouldn't have anything but heat pump now if i'm honest.

We have ours setup condensing into the onboard tank, as we found using the plumbed fitting caused a lot of condensation issues in our laundry room, although maybe there's a better plumbing fitting you can get to plumb it into a drain in a more sealed manor.

Most of the heatpump dryers say in the instructions you can install them in a mildly damp garage / basement etc

Big driver for us was the 8 star energy rating vs 2 star of most normal condensing dryers

Oh definitely. I have no immediate plans to change what I have. Especially as I've got 12 months left on a 24 month energy fix tarrif!

I’ve still not quite mentally accepted that a heat pump dry cycle that takes 3 hours is more energy efficient than a 1:15h vented dry cycle.