Shoppers are rushing to buy must have Aldi gadget to avoid putting heating on and it costs just 7p to run
ALDI ‘s heated air dryer is making a comeback this weekend – and it costs just 7p per hour to run.
The £39.99 heated airer is being sold online and in-store and could be useful for households looking to slash their bills.
Households have been hit with energy bill hikes, with the typical household now paying £2,500 a year.
Many are looking at ways of cutting their energy usage to save money.
One solution is to switch off energy guzzling appliances, like tumble dryers, in favour of ones that are most cost-effective.
Heated air-dryers are often a cheaper ways of drying their clothes during the warmer weather.
Aldi’s popular heated airer costs less than 51p to run eight hours.
This is compared with the average tumble drier, which costs around 67p per cycle.
It has 20 heated bars and a large drying surface, it’ll make quick work or washing and half the time of larger or bulky items.
The discount supermarket’s heated airer is being sold online and in store now.
As it is a Specialbuy, once it’s gone, it’s gone – so you may want to act fast to get one for yourself.
You can find your nearest Aldi by using the store locator tool on its website.
Whilst it’s a great price, make sure to shop around as you may find a similar product elsewhere.
Prices can also vary day to day what deals are on at the time and remember you might pay for delivery you’re ordering online.
You can compare prices on websites like Google shopping and Trolley.co.uk – which compares the prices of 130,000 products across 14 major supermarkets.
The Latest Deals app also lets you search items and lets you compare prices at several supermarkets to see where it’s cheaper.
How much does it cost to run a heated air dryer?
The cost of using a heated air dryer varies, depending on the wattage of the appliance.
Aldi claims that this heated airer costs up to 7p to run for an hour – which is what Uswitch estimates the average cost of running one is.
So if you use it three times a week and keep it on for four hours, that costs £10.92 over the year.
It marks a significant saving compared to what it would cost if you used a tumble dryer instead.
According to Uswitch, it costs 67p per cycle to run your tumble dryer.
That would cost £104.52 a year if you use it three times a week.
How else can I slash my energy bills?
The most obvious way to save money is to opt hanging out your laundry on a clothes horse – or outside – to let them dry naturally instead.
It won’t cost you a penny, but with temperatures dipping as autumn hits, keep in mind that getting your load dry could take longer.
You could also save money on washing your clothes too.
Which? has worked out that the average washing machine costs about £38 a year to run four washes a week.
If you reduced the temperature to 30°C then it would only cost £25, saving £13, and lowering it to 20°C will make it roughly £14 to run, saving £24.
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