Tumble dryer - am thinking of getting one and was just wondering

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Is a B rated one much cheaper to run than a C rated one, as there is about £70 quid difference in price to buy.

And will it double/triple/quadruple my electric bills? I have a night time tariff so I could run it at night when it's cheaper.

The idea is they are more economical but y £££££ to run.

Hi, B rated is more energy efficient than a C rated one.
It all depends how you use it.

I wouldnt be without one.

I hang my washing on a pulley airer by the ceiling in the utility for a while then finish off in the tumble dryer. It saves on the expense of ironing too as I fold them as they come out.

What I have noticed is that the heat generated by the condenser ones keeps that heat around the machine (whilst its condensing) so I make use of this by putting a small clothes horse atop the machine to also help dry my smalls for free. The extractor ones with the hose takes all the nice heat away along with the moisture.

With a night time tariff you would be quids in.
So B rather than C and a condenser rather than the other type.

Or I bought a washer/dryer which is fab. I give the stuff a short drying cycle (it's called Smoothing and takes 8 mins) then I hang stuff up on a hanger (by now it's v hot and steamy) and it doesn't need any ironing when it's dry. Only occasionally do I dry stuff until it's dry. You can only put half the amount that you can wash into the drum when it's on a drying cycle.

It has a good energy rating (A I think) but cost tonnes to buy cos it's a Miele. Is supposed to last for 20 years though.