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Acceptance of terms

By accessing or using appliancecost, you agree to these terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the site. The site is provided free of charge for personal, informational use.

Estimates, not advice

All costs, savings and emissions figures produced by this site are estimates based on typical wattage ranges, average usage assumptions and published electricity rates. They are provided for general information only and:

• are not financial, legal, tax or energy advice;
• may differ from your actual utility bill and appliance behaviour;
• do not account for time-of-use rates, tiered pricing, demand charges or solar offsets;
• may change as rates, standards and appliance designs change.

Always verify with your own utility bill and appliance nameplate before making a financial or energy decision.

No warranty & limitation of liability

The site and its content are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by law, appliancecost and its operators shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or special damages arising from your use of, or reliance on, this site.

Intellectual property

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