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Tumble dryers use a ton of leccy, so much so we have the gas one running as it’s so cheap to run compared to the electric
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I had no idea gas tumble dryers existed. Ours is a heat pump which is meant to be efficient, but I think it still isn't cheap to run. Possibly it gets more use in cold weather as we are wearing more layers.
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This article seems to suggest a heat pump tumble dryer would still be cheaper than a gas tumble dryer by some distance. Last updated Sept 22 so hoping it’s factored in the current energy situation: https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/tumble-dryers/article/gas-tumble-dryers-afRhU2a4CVP8
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I've been looking over my energy usage since I joined Octopus in May, and clearly the gas usage tracks the weather very closely as you would expect.
What I can't work out is why the electricity also appears to. Obviously you use more lighting when it's dark. But there is a clear November dip in electricity, coinciding with the warm spell, what's going on there? Do some electrical appliances (tumble dryer?) use much more electricity when it's cold - even though given we had the heating on, it didn't get particularly cold inside?
Each bar on these graphs is a month, starting in May. January short because it's not a complete month.
What am I missing?