United Kingdom · costs in GBP

8 kg Tumble dryers: Energy Use & Running Costs

35 tumble dryers in the 8 kg 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
35
Median energy (label)
185 kWh/100 cycles
Lowest
40
Highest
562

Energy class distribution

Energy classes, 8 kg tumble dryers. Counts are models in our current UK dataset, not the whole market.

Lowest label energy figure

vented

  1. Aeg TR948V4BC 73 kWh/100 cycles, A
  2. Aeg TR848A4B2 85 kWh/100 cycles, B
  3. Hisense DH3S802BW3 102 kWh/100 cycles, C
  4. Hisense DH3S802BT2 119 kWh/100 cycles, D

condenser

  1. Candy GDL8N180 40 kWh/100 cycles, E
  2. Haier HD80D357GU1UK 56 kWh/100 cycles, D
  3. Haier HD80D357U1UK 56 kWh/100 cycles, D
  4. Hotpoint CHD84MWBSUK 177 kWh/100 cycles, A+++

heat pump

  1. Candy GDS8N1B80 50 kWh/100 cycles, E
  2. Sharp KDNHH8S7GW21EN 235 kWh/100 cycles, A++
  3. Candy CSEH8A2LE 236 kWh/100 cycles, A++

All 8 kg tumble dryers (7)

Clear
8 kg tumble dryers
ModelClassEst. cost / yrCompare
Aeg TR848A4B2vented85 kWh/100 cycles8 kgB£35
Hoover HLEC8LG-80condenser561 kWh/100 cycles8 kgB£144
Sharp KDNCB8S7GW9condenser561 kWh/100 cycles8 kgB£144
Candy CSEC8DFcondenser561 kWh/100 cycles8 kgB£144
Beko DTLCE80051Bvented561 kWh/100 cycles8 kgB£144
INDESIT CYDC82WWGLUKcondenser562 kWh/100 cycles8 kgB£144
Hotpoint CHDC82BBGDUKcondenser562 kWh/100 cycles8 kgB£144

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.