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06 Sept 2025
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06 Sept 2025
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The real cost of running electrical items in your house has been revealed, with an electric shower proving the most costly item to use.
Taking a shower for ten minutes will set you back 56 cents, with the cost of running a shower for an hour coming in at €3.33.
The message that appliances which heat up things are the most costly has been stressed for a while, and the recent information released by Eirgrid backs that up.
Running a tumble dryer for one hour will set you back €1.33 or 19 cent for just ten minutes.
And the Irish fixation with the immersion wasn't misplaced either.
Turning on the immersion for one hour will cost you €1.67, costing €3.34 to head a tank over two hours.
Using an electric fan heater for one hour will set you back 93 cents.
A steam iron surprisingly will cost you 87 cents for an hour's use.
An electric kettle is also expensive with each boil costing an average of 6 cents, equating to 78 cents over an hour.
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