Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued a message to anybody trying to dry their washing inside as temperatures in the UK plummet. Britain is currently bracing itself for snow, leaving more people than ever worried about putting their heating on as energy bills continue to rise.
The cold weather has left increasing numbers of people concerned about their energy bills while trying to stay warm and dry their washing inside. Now Martin Lewis has issued a warning that could save people almost £200 every year.
On his podcast, Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis urged people to consider a dehumidifier over a tumble dryer to dry their washing when its too cold to do so indoors. He suggested a dehumidifier which costs approximately seven pence an hour to run compared to a tumble dryer which would cost £1.99 per use. If someone used a dehumidifier 100 times a year, instead of a tumble dryer, this would save them £191.90 a year.
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On his podcast, the consumer champion said: "Many dehumidifiers have different wattages, the one I checked out was 200 Watts. Once we know it's 200 watts and we know a Kilowatt is 1,000 watts which is how electricity tends to be priced, we know this is a fifth of a kilowatt.
"And you pay roughly 34p per kw per hour. A fifth is seven pence so you're going to pay roughly seven pence per hour to run a dehumidifier at 200 watts assuming it uses full power the whole time, which is generally far far cheaper than putting the heating on. If a dehumidifier does work for you, it will definitely have lower electricity bills, but, of course, you do have the initial capital outlay of buying a dehumidifier and see how that works for you."
Ofgem estimates the typical household in Britain uses 2,900 kWh of electricity and 12,000 kWh of gas in a year. While energy bills are currently capped with the average household paying £2,500 per year, people could end up paying more if they use more energy than this, says the Express.
The cap is expected to rise again to £3,000 in April 2023 but Britons could claim one of five Government grants to help them save thousands on energy bills.
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