How much does it cost to use the dryer
As with other electrical appliances such as the washing machine or the dishwasher, the dryer has a important electrical consumption and also its use will depend on several factors. You may not always use this appliance in the same way. For example, perhaps in summer you dry your clothes in the sun and in the winter months, when it tends to rain more, you decide to use this alternative.
But how much do you spend plugging in the dryer and drying clothes? First of all, you should keep in mind that you are going to depend on model and type of dryer. A current appliance is not the same as one from 15 years ago. The most efficient are heat pump dryers. They are the ones that consume the least, so if you are thinking of buying one and want to save, let it be that one. Other options are condensing and evacuation dryers, but these will cost more.
According to the OCU, put the dryer on average consumes 2.1 kWh. But of course, as we said, it will depend on the type and also on the program you use. In addition, it depends on other factors such as whether you have spun the clothes before or not, if the appliance has always been well maintained, etc. All this can influence whether you spend more or less, but we can start from that average.
Therefore, if we take as a reference that each use that we give to the dryer we are going to consume about 2.1 kWh, we can easily transfer that to the economic cost. We need to know the price we pay per kWh, which will depend on the rate we have contracted, whether we have hourly discrimination or not, etc. Let’s assume that we pay €0.15 per kWh, to round up.
In that case, putting the dryer will cost us approximately €0.31. This, as we say, is an estimate. It may be something more in your case or it may be something less. How many times do you put the dryer in a month? With that you could calculate how much this appliance represents on the electricity bill.
if you wonder what to do to lower the cost When using the dryer, you can keep a few things in mind. The first thing is to optimize the use. That is, just as you don’t put the washing machine to wash two shirts, do the same when drying and fill the appliance before using it.
You can also take into account the program you are going to use. Normally you will find an eco program, which will consume less. In addition, correctly spinning clothes before putting them in the dryer is very necessary to save.
In short, as you can see putting the dryer has a cost of approximately €0.31 if we take an average consumption of 2.1 kWh and a cost of €0.15 per kWh. You can take into account some tips to save.
