United Kingdom · costs in GBP

10 kg and over Tumble dryers: Energy Use & Running Costs

26 tumble dryers in the 10 kg and over group in our current UK dataset, each with a verified product information sheet, compared by energy class and the label’s energy figure (kWh/100 cycles).

Models
26
Median energy (label)
82 kWh/100 cycles
Lowest
45
Highest
691

Energy class distribution

Energy classes, 10 kg and over tumble dryers. Counts are models in our current UK dataset, not the whole market.

Lowest label energy figure

condenser

  1. Haier HD100C367U1UK 45 kWh/100 cycles, C
  2. Hoover HBP10N3BRX80 45 kWh/100 cycles, C
  3. Hoover HBP10N3BX80 45 kWh/100 cycles, C
  4. Hoover HBR10N3BX80 45 kWh/100 cycles, C

vented

  1. LG RHX5010THB 108 kWh/100 cycles, C
  2. LG RHX7010TBB 108 kWh/100 cycles, C
  3. Hisense DH5S102BW 117 kWh/100 cycles, C
  4. Candy GD10N180 166 kWh/100 cycles, E

heat pump

  1. Candy GD10N280 45 kWh/100 cycles, D
  2. Candy GD10N2BB80 45 kWh/100 cycles, D
  3. Hoover HBR10N3BJX80 45 kWh/100 cycles, C
  4. Hoover HBQ10N4BJX80 55 kWh/100 cycles, B

All 10 kg and over tumble dryers (7)

Clear
10 kg and over tumble dryers
ModelClassEst. cost / yrCompare
Hoover HBQ10N4BX80heat pump55 kWh/100 cycles10 kgB£23
Hoover HBQ10N4BJX80heat pump55 kWh/100 cycles10 kgB£23
Candy CSEC10DFcondenser670 kWh/100 cycles10 kgB£172
Beko DTBC10001Wvented670 kWh/100 cycles10 kgB£172
Beko B3T41011DWvented671 kWh/100 cycles10 kgB£172
Hoover HREC10TBER80condenser671 kWh/100 cycles10 kgB£172
Hoover HREC10TE80condenser671 kWh/100 cycles10 kgB£172

Rescaled (2023/2534) labels state kWh per 100 eco drying cycles; older labels state kWh a year on 160 cycles. Estimated cost uses your electricity price and usage settings.