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Washer Dryers

Washer dryers are regarded as a separate category on the energy efficiency scale to ordinary washersand so an A rated washer dryer cannot be compared with an A rated washing machine. The energy consumption figures are based on a full wash and dry cycle with a maximum load. The table below shows the costs of using the wash cycle only or the full wash and dry cycle on a typical washer dryer machine.

Cost per wash cycle	Cost per wash and dry cycle	Annual cost for wash only	Annual cost for wash & dry
15 pence	67 pence	£ 54	£ 244
The annual running costs are based on a single wash each day.

Drying a full load of washing costs in the region of 50 pence . If you do this for every load of washing it will cost you over £ 180 per year depending on how many loads you do. The best advice for using your drier is don’t! There are big savings to be made by reducing the amount of drying you do.

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All calculations on this site are based on current fuel prices they are checked regularly and were last updated on:-
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The costs calculated for energy use based on these fuel prices should be regarded as 'good estimates' given that there are a variety of different fuel prices on offer in the country.

The calculations in the site also have different levels of accuracy depending on the nature of the calculation. For example calculating the energy use of a known power output TV is very easy compared when to calculating the effect on household costs with insulating your cavity walls.