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Running-cost calculator

What will a drying cycle cost?

A transparent electricity estimate. Start with measured average power for the strongest comparison.

Illustrative inputs, not a model's measured consumption. Currency changes the label only; no exchange-rate conversion is performed.

ESTIMATED ELECTRICITY / CYCLE

$0.15

0.600 kWh per cycle

MONTHLY / YEARLY

$1.80 / $21.60

At the schedule entered. Equipment, storage supplies and replacement parts are excluded.

How the estimate works

Energy in kWh = average watts × hours ÷ 1,000. Multiply energy by your electricity price per kWh for the cycle cost. Multiply by cycles per month for the monthly total; the annual figure assumes twelve identical months.

Use average power, not just rated power

A heater rating does not show how long the heater runs. If you have a suitable energy meter, record the energy for a complete cycle and its duration. Divide kWh by hours and multiply by 1,000 to calculate average watts. Without measurement, label your input as an assumption.

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Keep the material, load and intended process consistent. A cheap but incomplete cycle is not equivalent to a completed process. The calculator estimates electricity; it does not decide whether a drying cycle is adequate.

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