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AS THE WINTER months set in, budgets are already feeling increasingly pinched.
Homeowners and renters alike are doing their research to find ways to save money on household bills.
Household appliances are one area where many people can improve their energy usage, which will translate to lower energy costs. Whether that’s using your existing appliances more efficiently or investing in more energy efficient options, the savings will definitely add up.
Upgrading to a more energy efficient appliance will save you more money over the long run. Currys, one of the most sustainable electrical retailers, will make that task easy with their Go Greener range. And, for a limited time, you can even get free delivery when you purchase select Go Greener appliance from Currys.
Currys Go Greener appliance range offers a selection of appliance options that utilize green tech to drastically improve your energy usage and save you money. Here are just a few appliances from the Go Greener range:
Samsung Series 5+: This tumble dryer is wifi-enabled and powered by a heat pump, which is one of the green tech options that will really cut energy use. This dryer will save you up to €4,942 over the course of ten years.
Samsung 8 Series American-style smart fridge freezer: This black stainless steel option is 43% more efficient than an standard, F-rated model and will save you up to €1,195 over the course of ten years.
Grundig FiberCatcher spin washing machine: Bluetooth-enabled and Bluetooth 9 kg 1400 – White with steam function which removes up to 50% of creases. Savings of up to €550 when using this machine
If you’re in a position to upgrade your washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher, or cooker, you want to know what to look for. Here are a few tips on how to choose a more sustainable, energy efficient, and cost effective appliance.
1. Utilize the quick-wash
Quick-wash programs wash clothes more quickly and use less energy. Machines with a full-load quick option, as opposed to just a small 1.5kg load option, will help you maximize energy.
2. Choose a dryer with a timer delay function
A timer delay option lets you do your washing or drying overnight when power is cheaper. Simply switch on your washing machine off before you go to bed.
3. Opt for sensor drying
Many energy efficient tumble dryers will come with automatic sensors that tell you when your clothes are properly dry. Not only will this save you energy and money on over-drying, but it will also help your clothes last longer. Additionally, some tumble dryers function with heat pumps, which can be more of an investment but often far less energy — up to 40% less than traditional dryers.
4. Choose the right drum size
If you’re going to be drying large loads regularly, a dryer with a large drying capacity (usually 8kg) will save energy rather than using a regular dryer to dry multiple small loads.
Save money on your household bills this season by upgrading to an energy efficient
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*Savings measured on 5 machine uses a week over a 10 year period using the daytime standard unit price with Electric Ireland of 43.67 kwh. Rate checked on 28/09/2022. Compared to the least efficient model in market. Savings calculated using independent energy insights by Youreko. For further details on this range and the energy savings please visit www.currys.ie.
Apparently this guy had been watched 24/7 since 2016. They spent all this time, money and resources on a guy who wasn’t even a New Zealander and this still happens. Why wasn’t he just deported?
@Colleen: Because you can’t arrest people for crimes they are yet to commit.
@Niamh Hayes: you can if you can prove conspiracy
@Michael Burke: They obviously couldn’t prove conspiracy then.
@Colleen: he would face “torture and violence” if he was deported, his lawyers said
@Niamh Hayes: yes you can.. I saw it on a documentary called “minority report”
@Niamh Hayes: look up the difference between deported and arrested.
@Colleen: NZ has a varefullg-crafted superiority complex to consider.
@Niamh Hayes:
You’re right but he was arrested previously for planning an attack but it was ruled by a judge that planning an attack is not illegal. Maybe it should be.
@Paul O Connor: that’s outrageous if true. Planning mass murder isn’t a crime?
@Niamh Hayes: crazy law
If he was known to be a violent extremist since 2016 why wasn’t he deported.
@Philip Kedney: because they are too soft. Now they are paying the price.
@Philip Kedney: because of barbaric principles like “innocent until proven guilty”?
Its only a matter of time before something like this happens in Dublin, plenty of extremists here under investigation; Sure didn’t one of the attackers in England have an Irish ID card a few years back and a Dublin address
@David Lee: got married in Ireland ya. Was staying out in Santry for a bit too, you are correct. Ireland, albeit an enemy to the Islamic State, is less likely to be attacked due to our strategic benefit to IS. Our security is incredibly lax and we share an unmanned border with the UK who would be a much bigger target in their eyes. They use Ireland as a gateway and therefore would not like to draw attention or give cause for increased security and scrutiny to their activities in Ireland by launching an attack here. Of course that is a large co-ordinated attack. We would very much be at risk from the lone wolf nut-jobs alright who are inspired by IS twisted ideology.
in ireland he would have got a good slap on the hand and a strongly worded letter
Was wondering how far down the page we’d make it before the obligatory inane ‘comparison’ comment.
Terrible thing to happen. Please God, all the victims will make a full recovery.
Great to see we have so many security and anti-terrorism experts, all putting their skills to their best use writing comments on thejournal.ie.
So they lied when they originally said it was “random”? Or are they just that incompetent?
@Thomas Smyth: It’s sounding as if he was copying IS attacks but not in a cell of terrorists conspiring to plan an attack? It’s that odd difference again between a gang with a religious or political motive and a wanna be serial killer, I suppose.
Unclear at this point whether or not suspect was NZ citizen / if he was might help explain why he wasn’t deported.
What was a Sri Lankan doing in NZ for 10 years? Was he legally resident,with status? Why wasnt he deported for his known extremist views?
‘Under surveillance’ resulting what the authorities suspected would happen is laughable. Same with the London Bridge attack…..’under surveillance’ before the guy had even left prison.
Going after New Zealand no country is safe from terrorism.
@andrew: no country is safe from a lunatic. ‘Terrorism’ is a handy tag.
@Alan McArdle: Some countries are more susceptible than others particularly in the era were living in.
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