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I appreciate you doing this calculation for me. I think I'm being dazzled by the wifi and the appliances "talking" to each other so the washing machine tells the dryer which cycle to use then they beep me on an app when they're done. Just need a little robot to go switch the load between the machines and I'm in IRL the Jetsons.
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I really wish my washing machine would hassle the shit out of me when it's done so that I remember to move loads as creases are so much worse when it's been sitting wet for ages... also the tumble dryer. Just gone to load it and found some stuff in there.
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Hah, the amount of time I spent researching washing machines instead of doing work probably would have paid for a much more expensive washing machine...
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Looks like Samsung only do heat pump tumble dryers, which are much more efficient.
Having said that, looking at the energy C rating vented models and A+++ rated tumble dryers, the vented model uses 377 more KWH per year, over 160 drying cycles. Using 15p per KWH, thats about £56 saving per year on electricity.
It would take me about 9 years to recoup the additional cost of a £800 tumble dryer on a purely energy saving comparison.