UK households urged to escape £184 tumble dryer charge in November

UK households can escape a £184 tumble dryer charge by using a foolproof method highlighted by a Reddit user. The Reddit user's trick and tip has been shared widely, as it promises to save UK households a stack of cash before Christmas arrives.

According to Heatable, a 2500W tumble dryer costs about 85p to use for an hour. However, the tumble dryer cost per hour depends on the energy efficiency rating of your tumble dryer and the cost of energy at the time.

Using your dryer two times a week will give you an average annual usage of 636 kWh – which translates to £1.54 for each cycle and £184.44 a year. Your average 9kg condenser tumble dryer will use around 5.2 kWh for a full load cycle.

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Thankfully, one Reddit user has found a way to dry clothes for as little as 'just 7p an hour'. They took to Reddit, where they wrote in the Personal Finance UK subreddit and said: "Fundamentally, water is removed from clothes due to evaporation of water molecules held on clothes.

"Heat will increase the rate at which this happens, but it's the hardest and most expensive way to do this at present." The Redditor went on, adding: "What I've started doing is to do an extra spin and drain cycle on my laundry, meaning there's less water to remove from my clothes. I then set up my airer with a dehumidifier in the room PLUS, this is the key bit, pointing my oscillating fan at the laundry at the lowest fan speed.

"This creates an artificial breeze that is cheap, quiet, and really does dry your clothes quite quickly." The Reddit user continued, typing online: "I can't say I've found a cheaper way of doing it this winter, so thought this might help people out!".