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Not even close. An electric clothes dryer on an eco-friendly cycle typically uses about 1 kW. Older models on higher-heat cycles use up to a staggering...4 kW.
by LeifCarrotson 9y ago
Not even close. An electric clothes dryer on an eco-friendly cycle typically uses about 1 kW. Older models on higher-heat cycles use up to a staggering...4 kW. And that's just for the few hours a month that it runs, it will be off for the other 720 hours.
The real difference is that OP probably lives in a well-insulated house in a moderate climate. In the hot, humid parts of the southern US, it's common to use 50 kWh/day just to keep the house liveable.
- dboreham 9y ago"Few hours a month" !! Ours runs for many hours every day.
- markvdb 9y agoFor clothes, we both hang up and use an efficient condensating drier. We live in a (renovated) townhouse/terraced house in a moderate climate indeed, with good insulation and ventilation. Limited always-on electric components here: fridge/freezer, internet modem, phone base station and ventilation system. No big screens. Cooking is electric though.