A woman has shared a great hack to cut the cost of drying clothes by a whopping 80% and heat your home at the the same time.
Tina Foster, 48, said she found a way to save on her energy bills by completely cutting out her tumble dryer and buying an electric drying rack.
The UK-based Carer said she decided to buy the handy appliance after finding out that the electric drying rack only cost 70c an hour to run while her tumble dryer is on average €2.26 in electricity per hour.
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The rack can dry a load of laundry in just 3 hours and heats up the room while it works away.
Tina said thanks to her new purchase, she is now saving around €14 a month, and that doesn't factor in the money she is saving on heating at the same time.
Tina who lives in West Sussex in the UK, said: "It's amazing, I can leave it on for about 5 hours and it won't cost a bomb."
Tina revealed that the energy crisis had seen her bills reach heights she could not bear on her wages, and said she already gave up many costs to keep afloat.
"As a carer, I receive the lowest pay. We have had to cancel luxuries such a Netflix, using Spotify etc so we can save towards the rising costs," she said.
Tina is currently renovating a cottage, which means that heat is a big concern for her, she said: "We live in an old cottage which is cold! We had to use the only bit of savings we had which wasn’t a lot at all, to buy 12 rolls of insulation," she said.
"I think we will save an incredible amount not using the tumble dryer which is the only other way to dry washing if the radiators aren’t on."
The drying rack cost €146 but the 48-year-old said the price was worth it, considering how much she's saving from it.
"The tumble would cost an average of €2.26 per use (hour) the heated airer is less than 70c per use (hour) so we will make our money back within months."
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