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From: Denc 🗡
What a stupid pos he is… Miliband bans traditional tumble dryers in net zero drive New energy rules will end sales of condenser models in favour of heat-pump alternatives The sale of traditional tumble dryers is to be stamped out in a net-zero drive that will push consumers toward more expensive machines that take longer to dry clothes. Ed Miliband, the Energy Secretary, is introducing new laws that will phase out the sale of condenser tumble dryers and promote heat-pump alternatives to help cut carbon emissions. The move, condemned as a “mad” form of “Soviet control” by the Tories and Reform, will align Britain more closely with the European Union which has already implemented similar rules. Traditional dryers use a heating element to warm air, which passes through your clothes and removes moisture. That moisture is then condensed into water and collected in a reservoir, before being drained away. A heat-pump dryer uses a closed-loop system that recycles warm air and runs at a lower temperature – around 50°C instead of the standard 70-75°C. Heat-pump dryers cost £40 more to buy on average than traditional dryers, with premium heat-pump machines costing as much as £1,650. They can take as much as half an hour longer to dry clothes, with users on consumer forums complaining that they are spending far longer drying multiple loads for their families. While the Government believes the more modern and cheaper-to-run heat-pump dryers will save consumers in the long run, critics say they can fail in very cold conditions. Others have raised concerns about how much noise they make, complaining about a droning hum akin to the sound of an air-conditioning unit. Advocates say they do less damage to clothes over time, but some users have complained their clothes feel cold and as if they are still damp after the lower-temperature drying cycles finish.

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What a stupid pos he is…...[more]	Denc 🗡	21:04:21
>> I was reading this and thinking he's not stupid, he is driven by hate and ideology....[more]	LP12	21:52:08
>> It’s fairly stupid to be driven by hate and ideology innit.	Denc 🗡	23:35:33
>> Yes, it's a form of stupidity. He's stupid insofar as he lacks emotional ... [more]	LP12	00:25:06

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