UK heatwave triggers price rises for items such as hot tubs and air conditioning units

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/27/uk-heatwave-price-rises-hot-tubs-air-conditioning-units

Of 11 seasonal items in Guardian price comparison, six hit highest price in last three months, with some nearly doubling in price in last week

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Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 113d (2 replies)

Should get a heat pump to move heat from your house to your hot tub

DavidGA@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 112d (1 reply)

You joke, but integrated systems that can actually do this do exist.

Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 112d

Don't think my house has enough heat in it to do that very well, but I guess if it used both my house and surrounding air then it might work alright. Some days it's hot enough you could just use a heat exchanger to warm a pool nicely.

How hot do people want their pools normally? I am used to just swimming in the sea which is 8-18c here.

djdarren@piefed.social · 6 pts · 113d (1 reply)

Somehow, the market only ever pushes prices up for things we want to buy, and down for things we want to sell.

Korhaka@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 113d

Dehumidifiers will go up in price around early winter when people start to dry clothes inside and get damp problems. So now is the time to buy.

Routhinator@startrek.website · 4 pts · 113d

Fuck capitalism.