request from lodger to use electric heater to dry clothes

Zorz_2

sentinel7 wrote: »

I think he was getting at the point that Watts is already a rate (Joules per second), which a science teacher really should know!

So you really mean you use 40 watts (irrespective of time), which means that it uses 1 kW.Hour in 25 hours.

Exactly this.

Talc1234 wrote: »

My electric fan (Not fan heater) uses 40 watts of electricity every hour. This means it uses it uses 1 Kw of electricity ( 1 unit) every 25 hours.

So using it to assist drying my clothes for 8 hours consumes 32% of a Kw / unit (which costs about 5p).

I suggest Zorz that YOU are the one needing science lessons. Happy to assist you
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

You keep confusing between units of measurement for different properties. A Watt is a unit of power, that is energy per time (1W = 1 Joule / second in SI). What you pay in your electricity bill is energy consumed. The SI unit is 1 Joule, but most people are familiar with kWh, which is equivalent to 1kW for 1 hour or 3.6MJ (MegaJoules).

What you insist on writing, is like saying a ship sails at 30 knots per hour, which is wrong since a knot is not a unit of distance but of speed, so it already contains the element of time. Thus, it would look like a unit of acceleration, but in practice it just shows a lack of basic understanding.

Which brings us to my initial point. I wouldn't be that pedantic to an average person, but for someone who claims to be a science teacher, it's just sad and worrying. And a bit amusingly ironic when you offer to teach me...:D

Dave_the_Ginger_Cat

It's a bit odd, but better to ask than to assume

At the end of the day you can pick and choose for whatever reasons suit you - am sure you'll get someone you'll be happy with

SerialRenter

As pointed out, a watt hour is different from a watt.

For example, you could have a 1 kW kettle on for 1 min, or a 16.66W bulb on for 1 hour. They'd both use a kWh, but without the different phrases there would be no way to tell the difference between the two!


Interestingly my landlord has put a clause in our tenancy agreement which only allows clothes to be hung outside in "designated areas". Of course we inquired where this area was and was informed our property doesn't have one! So clothes horse inside is our only choice (no local laundrette). Landlords can make some strange clauses.

Cyclamen

I find this all very strange.. it would never cross my mind to worry about drying washing inside, i use the line in the garden whenever weather is dry but if not it gets put round the house.

Many years ago i lodged whilst at uni and bought a clothes airer for my room.. it does get fiddly co-ordinating washing clothes and bedding towels etc so they can dry on one airer in your room if weather is bad. I assume this is why your prospective tenant was looking for an alternative.

As others have suggested perhaps offering a dehumidifier to go in the room would be a useful addition, i've only recently started using one as my home started getting a mold problem and they are great.

I hope you find a good tenant as it must be hard living with someone you don't know.

katejo

Cyclamen wrote: »

I find this all very strange.. it would never cross my mind to worry about drying washing inside, i use the line in the garden whenever weather is dry but if not it gets put round the house.

Many years ago i lodged whilst at uni and bought a clothes airer for my room.. it does get fiddly co-ordinating washing clothes and bedding towels etc so they can dry on one airer in your room if weather is bad. I assume this is why your prospective tenant was looking for an alternative.

As others have suggested perhaps offering a dehumidifier to go in the room would be a useful addition, i've only recently started using one as my home started getting a mold problem and they are great.

I hope you find a good tenant as it must be hard living with someone you don't know.

As I said before, my main concern was the idea of drying clothes over an electric heater (safety issue followed by cost),

katejo

usa1 wrote: »

I dont think it would charge, but I would offer my dehumidifier and suggest airing the room better. I would offer to hang out the lodgers clothes on the outside line, when I put my own out..:p

Why couldn't they do it themselves? My lodger has access to the back door, a rotary line and a set of pegs.

katejo

angelbeefpie wrote: »

Lakeland do a heated airer...list fabulous and is equivalent to 3-5per hour!! Highly recommend!

Have never seen a heated airer. What is the source of heat? I have a Lakeland not too far away so could have a look.

kBHX

katejo wrote: »

Have never seen a heated airer. What is the source of heat? I have a Lakeland not too far away so could have a look.

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/21736/Dry-Soon-3-Tier-Heated-Tower-Airer

CharlieRabbit01

katejo wrote: »

As I said before, my main concern was the idea of drying clothes over an electric heater (safety issue followed by cost),

I suspect as I said before they probably wanted to stand a clothes airer infront of the heater like I do rather than hang things over the top of it.

katejo

CharlieRabbit01 wrote: »

I suspect as I said before they probably wanted to stand a clothes airer infront of the heater like I do rather than hang things over the top of it.

Possibly but I had already shown him a clothes horse/rack which he could use in the room (where there is a radiator). Academic now anyway as I didn't offer him the room.