Just realized how much my ventless dryer actually costs me per year

I was looking at our electric bill last week and noticed it jumped in the winter. So I started checking the specs on my ventless heat pump dryer. Found out it uses about double the kWh per load compared to a regular vented one. We run it almost every day with 4 people in the house in Phoenix. Anyone else run the numbers on their appliances and get a surprise?

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blake_smith1mo ago

Double the kWh per load? Man that's rough. I never would have guessed a ventless model would eat that much power, especially in Phoenix where the heat's already beating you up.

the_fiona1mo ago

Oh absolutely, Blake, you're spot on. I had a ventless dryer for a year and the electric bill went up by a noticeable amount every month, even just doing normal laundry for two people. It was like the thing was running a tiny furnace 24/7. And in Phoenix of all places, having that extra heat and moisture pumped into the house must be a real kick in the pants during the summer. I finally swapped back to a vented model and the difference in both power use and how hot the room felt was night and day.