‘Jack of all trades master of none’ certainly applies to wash dryers, these clever appliances that can do all your washing and drying in one go, sound great don’t they? The only problem is they’ve got an incredible thirst and consume copious amounts of electricity! Compared to a separate washing machine and tumble dryer. The most energy efficient washer dryer model in our energy saving database would cost you £113.19 to run (including water) compare that to £57.76 for separate tumble dryer and washing machine and you’re saving £55.43 a year.
That’s not much comfort if you’ve only got space for one machine! At least if you check sust-it could save yourself £64 a year by buying the most efficient washer dryer available.