I'm currently living in a student house with 5 other people, and we're due to get our first electricity bill through any day now, people have asked if i could pay more towards the bill as i have used the tumble dryer a few times, where as everyone else has only used it a couple of times- fair enough. But i was wondering if anyone knew roughly how much it costs to put a tumble dryer on for approx 80 mins, as i don't want them to try and fob most of the bill off on me and rip me off!
thank you!
2007-12-07 01:31:38 · 6 answers · asked by Emily 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
dont know what area your in but call the elect co, and ask how much the killowatt hr rate is, shouldent be more than .80 cents an hr,
2007-12-07 01:40:39 · answer #1 · answered by William B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take into account that since last year, Energy bills have gone up. We had some very cold spells in December compared to last year. You now use Electricity for cooking. so that's 3 things which have upped your bill. I do think the bill is probably correct. Make sure the meter was read not estimated, it will explain this on the bill. The only thing I can think of is the Tumble Drier which ate a lot of juice. Have you used it more of late? Tumblers like Fan heaters are the thing to watch. Obviously at this time of year, you can't hang washing out but what I do - I hang some of it on the clothes horse over night then in the morning into the tumbler to dry completed, which never takes that long. That does safe on Electricity. Try it!
2016-04-07 23:35:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most dryers use 30 amp sockets, so the MOST electricity it could use per hour is 3.6 kWh's. So, figure the most it would cost per hour is probably $0.36 - $0.72 depending on your electric rates. It wouldn't be designed to use the maximum 30 amps constantly though and usually loads don't take a full hour. I would say 50 cents a load might be fair.
2007-12-07 03:17:39 · answer #3 · answered by Brian A 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't think it would be more than $5 per load, but it depends somewhat on the dryer itself.
Try doing an extra spin cycle on your clothes before you put them in the dryer - it will get more of the water out, and therefore you'll be using the dryer less.
2007-12-07 01:40:25 · answer #4 · answered by BW 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
go read the meter then run dryer for an hour or 2 then re read meter to see how much it used
2007-12-07 01:37:17 · answer #5 · answered by Amanda H 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
check with your electric company
2007-12-07 01:39:41 · answer #6 · answered by besos 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋