Comment by eru
6 hours ago
Why does their air con take 1kW to run? I wonder how much below ambient they are setting their temperature, and how old that aircon is and how bad the insulation?
The washing machine seems also inefficient.
My dryer is also a lot more efficient than theirs, at least if Miele's app is to be believed about how much it uses each cycle.
> Why does their air con take 1kW to run?
The author is in the UK, so they probably looked at a product like [1] which is "ideal for rooms 16-26m²" and has cooling power consumption of 1005W.
Residential air conditioning in the UK often involves small, noisy units that are only used for a few weeks at the height of summer. They'll have a thermostat built in, sure, but the user will eagerly turn them off when the room's cool just to get some quiet.
[1] https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7623899