Tumble dryer cost per cycle calculator UK
Estimate drying costs using measured or programme-specific energy per cycle. Check the formula, worked example and limits before using your own figures.
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Cost per drying cycle
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Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Use energy for the actual programme and load, not maximum wattage multiplied by cycle time. No standing charges or equipment cost.
How the tumble dryer cost per cycle calculator uk works
Cycle cost = measured kWh × tariff; annual planning cost = cycle cost × weekly cycles × 52.
Data basis: mathematical formula using your inputs. Example prices and rates are illustrative, not current market quotes.
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Worked example: tumble dryer cost per cycle
This illustration uses the calculator’s example inputs. It is not a quote or a recommended financial decision.
- Energy per selected cycle (kWh)
- 1.5
- Cycles per week
- 4
- Electricity pence per kWh
- 26.32
Cost per drying cycle: £0.39
Cycle cost = measured kWh × tariff; annual planning cost = cycle cost × weekly cycles × 52.
Tumble dryer cost per cycle: questions answered
What does the tumble dryer cost per cycle calculation include?
Cycle cost = measured kWh × tariff; annual planning cost = cycle cost × weekly cycles × 52. Use your actual figures. Any prefilled price, fee, rate or return is an editable illustration, not a current product quote. Use energy for the actual programme and load, not maximum wattage multiplied by cycle time. No standing charges or equipment cost.
Using your result
Example inputs are a starting point. Replace them with your figures and select Calculate result. Results are rounded for display; calculations use unrounded values.
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