Clothes-dryer electricity cost calculator
Estimate tumble-dryer cost by cycle, month, and year using input power, cycle duration, weekly loads, and local electricity price.
Transparent method
The calculation
Drying cost = average active kW × cycle duration × cycles × tariffResistance and heat-pump dryers can have very different power profiles. Use the programme's kWh-per-cycle figure when available for the strongest estimate.
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Run three scenarios.
01
Line-dry assistModel fewer or shorter machine cycles.
02
Resistance dryerUse the label power with a realistic heater duty cycle.
03
Heat-pump dryerUse measured or programme energy rather than copying resistance-dryer power.
Use the result well
What can change the answer?
- Load moisture and spin speed change drying time.
- Sensor programmes may stop earlier than timed cycles.
- Do not assume equal rated capacity means equal energy use.