How Much Power Does a Hair Dryer Use?

Last updated on August 9th, 2021 at 04:38 pm

A Hair dryer is the most usable and common appliance of a house and also used in all parts of the world. As we know that wattage is the synonym of power, and when it’s come about the hair dryer or the world of hair care, then wattage refers to energy or power consumption.

Wattage matters but only to some dimensions. It’s obvious that the more amount of power you put in, the more power you get out. Some hair dryers use high wattage or power, but they do not give good quality of results. Same as some dryers use less wattage or power, but they are very energy efficient.

So when it’s about to the wattage used by the hair dryer, depends on the hair dryer that what or which type of hair dryer you are using. If you ask, how much wattage does a hair dryer use? Then, here is some evaluation or calculation of wattage consumption by the hair dryer.

“The evaluated power that a hair dryer uses varies from 1000 watts to 3000 watts. The 1500 watt is the most average watt that a standard hair dryer use. The power consumed by the hair dryer of 1500-watt for almost 10 minutes of functioning is the 0.25 kwh. So, in a month of power consumption by the 1500-watt dryer will be 7.5 kwh.”

All types of hair dryers have three modes where we adjust the air temperature that coming out of it. If you set the high temperature of the hair dryer, then it consumes or uses high power, and if you set the temperature at low or medium mode, then it uses less power.

So, the answer about how much wattage is used by the hair dryer depends on the wattage of the hair dryer. But it concluded that the power consumption of the hair dryer in a month is less because its daily operation hours are less.

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