Avoid using GAS and ELECTRIC !

greenbee

mardatha wrote: »

...why cant I see avatars ? sulking now.

Neither can I... you're not alone!

greenbee

You need to go into the control panel and tick the box so you can see them...

mardatha

Is ok, I found how to do it. Then I got a wee bit confused because I looked at the wrong avatar, and I thought richie sambora was a guinea pig. I think I need a lie down...

oldMcDonald

mardatha wrote: »

Is ok, I found how to do it. Then I got a wee bit confused because I looked at the wrong avatar, and I thought richie sambora was a guinea pig. I think I need a lie down...

Looking at their signature, it would appear that the guinea pig is in fact a coffee bean

amskint

jessicamb wrote: »

I like this thread - I have a draught in my kitchen from under the sink - i dont know the cause but I've 'lagged' the cupboard with carrier bags from supermarkets so try and insulate it.

Also I get a draught from the main door so I'll be getting a big heavy door curtain when I can find one I like (I'm thinking something rich thick and velvety like a stage curtain but the budget doesnt always think along the same lines :rotfl: )

I was also thinking about adding linings to my lined curtains - will double lining them make any difference?

There must be some more OS ideas that I can pinch though.

I did read somewhere about turning down your heating by three degrees to have maximum impact on the bills but I like my warmth.

the draught in your kitchen unit is from the pipe or pipes coming up through your wooden floor (assuming you have one) and if it is a neww hous hous there will be a gap between the foor and wall at the back of the units. take of the plinth boards and stuff underneath with glasswool loft insulation. How do I know this, I'm a joiner

cheers

amskint

squiggles

charged my oral b toothbrush up from dead to full and it took 0.02kwh,took around 15 hours to charge to full.

so i would have to do the same full charge it aprox 3-4 more times to have used 1p worth of electric not bad eh

greenbee

amskint wrote: »

the draught in your kitchen unit is from the pipe or pipes coming up through your wooden floor (assuming you have one) and if it is a neww hous hous there will be a gap between the foor and wall at the back of the units. take of the plinth boards and stuff underneath with glasswool loft insulation. How do I know this, I'm a joiner

cheers

amskint

The other place you might get a draught (I had this problem) is where the kitchen waste pipe goes out through the wall. Mine wasn't sealed... it is now.. flexible filler inside and out and it seems to have solve the problem.

mirry

does anyone have any idea how much it costs to have the slow cooker on for 8 hours ?
Compared to having the oven on for 40 min ?

Is there a big difference ?

Im not very good at working out the prices .

sammy_kaye18

Well today it msut be said i am having a mass washign spree - there is actualyl sun here in south wales so i have a load just finished, a load about to go in, and have 2 airers to fill, one washing line, and im hoping to construct a mini washing line under the main line for smaller items!

My pile of washing is ENORMOUS so wanting to make a dent in it today whilst the weather is nice.

Primrose

Regarding drying laundry. If I know it's not going to be good drying weather outside, I try to do my washing early morning so that I can dry things over the radiator in the bathroom and use my Tidy Dry retractable washing line over the bath, using the benefit of the morning hot water heating burst, before it turns off.