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Does using a spin dryer really save money?
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unlucky67
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Keep hearing that spin dryers if you use a tumble dryer reduce the drying time and so save money...
Really thinking about it because I have a bosch washing machine that supposedly has a 1400rpm spin -but it will only spin at that speed if you do a cotton wash
- you can turn down the water temp etc but it still takes 1.5 - 2hrs -nearer 3 if you do wash extra whereas the mixed wash takes 1hr but will only do a max spin of 1200. If you do a spin on its own it is 1200 too. If you just want to freshen up towels from swimming - just a rinse/quick wash - they are still holding a lot of water... 
I have a rain cover for my rotary airer (cheap one £15) -which is fantastic - I do hang things outside more and often even on rainy days things often just need an air in the tumble and I have used less electric this quarter compared to last year. But if it is really damp atmosphere (like it has been recently) it doesn't take much out...and have to collapse it if its too windy
so finding it hard to get motivated hanging out really damp and bring back quite damp! (I do for heavy things like towels etc though)
When buying my washing machine I read that not really much difference between 1600, 1400 and 1200 spins - and the 1600 spins use more energy...so not worth it...
I can see a 2800rpm spin in a spin dryer should make a bigger difference - but must use a lot of energy too :huh:...so do the figures stack up ? Is the cost/energy use of two loads (a washing machine full) in a spin dryer less than the energy saved by less time in the tumble dryer? Has anyone worked it out?
Really thinking about it because I have a bosch washing machine that supposedly has a 1400rpm spin -but it will only spin at that speed if you do a cotton wash


I have a rain cover for my rotary airer (cheap one £15) -which is fantastic - I do hang things outside more and often even on rainy days things often just need an air in the tumble and I have used less electric this quarter compared to last year. But if it is really damp atmosphere (like it has been recently) it doesn't take much out...and have to collapse it if its too windy

When buying my washing machine I read that not really much difference between 1600, 1400 and 1200 spins - and the 1600 spins use more energy...so not worth it...
I can see a 2800rpm spin in a spin dryer should make a bigger difference - but must use a lot of energy too :huh:...so do the figures stack up ? Is the cost/energy use of two loads (a washing machine full) in a spin dryer less than the energy saved by less time in the tumble dryer? Has anyone worked it out?
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