If things get tougher?

gillaman

Can I ask a couple of questions of about windup lanterns.

1. Just read the blurb on the freeplay site and they say "one wind of 60 secs gives one hour of light". Can you wind it up for longer than 60 secs or does this damage it - might sound a daft question (probably is) but I like to have things clear if poss.
2. Where can you buy replacement bulbs and how long do they last?

Thanks in advance.

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you won`t beat this for price re the indigo lantern
http://www.corporatecoms.com/index.cfm?event=catalogue.product&productID=1001199&categoryID=1310&datafeedID=1

it burns up to 70 hours and has no bulbs to burn out
http://www.windup-products.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=4

EssexHebridean

ranitaR wrote: »

That was me :j ! I would love to know the running costs,thank you EssexHebridean,that would be a great help.

Right. I have the meter set at our "Tier 1" rate of 32p per kwh. The dehunidifier went on at 7.30am this morning and I checked the meter just a second ago - total cost for a little over 11 hours running - 56p. It's been working hard too as the bucket is nearly full. So around 5p per hour. Of course if you're paying less for your leccy the cost will fall - our Tier 2 price is around 12p per kwh so that would give a figure of around 21p for the day - or 2p an hour. If it was running over night for the economy 7 period (which ours often does) then the cost is almost negligible - about a penny an hour. HTH.

I'm pleased with those figures actually - it's reassuring to know that when we have it on almost all the time during the winter it's not going to bankrupt us.

Right - Kettle next for the meter I think, now there is a good excuse to make a cuppa!

JenniO

Hi
I made a haybox not long ago and posted all the instructions on my blog if this helps. I can say I've tried it and it does work!

http://homemattersmost.blogspot.com/2008/08/how-to-build-haybox.html

Hope this helps.

Jen

mardatha

I too would like more details on this energy expert talking of power cuts this winter, if anybody has anything more on it ?

maryb

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7618840.stm

here you are.

it's not imminent as in this winter it's just that at the current rate of investment in infrastructure (ie nil) it's depressingly predictable

mardatha

ok maryb TY

MRSTITTLEMOUSE

LameWolf wrote: »

We used to do this at my grandmother's house. Remember how the toast always tasted better after it had fallen onto the coal?:D

Aww you've just given me a lovely memory of when I was a child we would sit at dusk my grandmother and I and toast bread ,muffins ect in front of the fire on cold winters afternoons.We'd have home made cake and jam and drink tea enjoying just the warmth and light of the fire.I wonder if you can still get toasting forks.

anguk

MRSTITTLEMOUSE wrote: »

Aww you've just given me a lovely memory of when I was a child we would sit at dusk my grandmother and I and toast bread ,muffins ect in front of the fire on cold winters afternoons.We'd have home made cake and jam and drink tea enjoying just the warmth and light of the fire.I wonder if you can still get toasting forks.

There's quite a few on Ebay.

I remember babysitting with a friend when I was in my teens and one of the perks was toasting some bread on the fire then thickly buttering it when the kids had gone to bed.

sashanut

Hi all

We have an open fire in 2 rooms downstairs which we light in the winter or when it gets cold in the evenings so we don't have to turn the CH on. When we moved in we had a supply of fuel in the cellar but that has all been used up so I suppose we will need to buy more at big prices (!) although we do use logs as well. Never thought of toasting on it but may invest in a toasting fork.....we do have a converted Aga in the kitchen (from solid fuel to gas) which stays on the whole year round.....in fact have to turn it off next week to be serviced & DD saw 'turn off Aga' on calendar - she was horrified...

Another suggestion - was thinking we don't have a camping stove but do have a BBQ with a gas cylinder - could use that at a push even if the weather was cold!!:D