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Clothes Dryers · 91 certified models

Clothes Dryers Under 27" Wide

91 certified clothes dryers under 27" wide appear in this data, costing $22 to $112 a year to run at the U.S. average rate — median $52.

The 50 most efficient (of 91)

Clothes Dryers Under 27" Wide, ranked by certified annual kWh
#ModelkWh/yr$/yr (US avg)
1Bosch WQB245AXUCmost efficient122$22
2Bosch WTW87NH1UCmost efficient125$23
3Samsung DV25B69**Hmost efficient125$23
4Samsung DV25FG50*0most efficient125$23
5LG DLHC1455most efficient133$24
6LG WKHC152H*Amost efficient133$24
7Miele TWB120 WPmost efficient133$24
8Miele TWD160WPmost efficient133$24
9Miele TWD360WPmost efficient133$24
10Miele TWF160 WPmost efficient133$24
11Miele TWI180 WPmost efficient133$24
12Miele TWI680WPmost efficient133$24
13Miele TXB360WPmost efficient133$24
14Miele TXD160WPmost efficient133$24
15Miele TXF360WPmost efficient133$24
16Miele TXI680WPmost efficient133$24
17Miele TXR860WPmost efficient133$24
18Miele TXR960WPmost efficient133$24
19Asko T3HW.U142$26
20Samsung DV22N680*Hmost efficient145$27
21Samsung DV22N685*Hmost efficient145$27
22Beko HPD24412Wmost efficient149$27
23Blomberg DHP24400Wmost efficient149$27
24Blomberg DHP24412Wmost efficient149$27
25Samsung DV25B68**Hmost efficient154$28
26Samsung DV25FG62*0most efficient154$28
27Asko T5HXLG.U208$38
28Asko T5HXLT.U208$38
29Asko T5HXLW.U208$38
30Asko T7HXLW.U208$38
31Beko HPD24414Wmost efficient217$40
32Beko HPD24414W3most efficient217$40
33Blomberg DHP24404Wmost efficient217$40
34Blomberg DHP24404W3most efficient217$40
35Smeg DH24UWH228$42
36Whirlpool WHD3090G229$42
37Whirlpool WHD5090G229$42
38Midea MLE27N5AWWC236$43
39Miele PDR908 HPmost efficient245$45
40GE GFD14ES*N246$45
41GE GFD14ES*Z246$45
42Asko T411HS.W.Umost efficient263$48
43Asko T208H.W.U283$52
44BREDA BRDH927002283$52
45BREDA LUDH92700283$52
46Gorenje DNPAHPU283$52
47Summit LBDHP244283$52
48Summit LDHP24283$52
49Summit SLD242W283$52
50Summit SLDHP344283$52

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Questions, answered with the data

How much does it cost to run clothes dryers under 27" wide?
Among 91 certified models in this data, clothes dryers under 27" wide cost $22 to $112 a year to run at the U.S. average electricity rate (18.3¢/kWh) — a median of $52.
Do clothes dryers under 27" wide cost more or less than the average clothes dryer?
The median model here runs $52 a year, 53% less than the $111 median across all certified clothes dryers.
What's the cheapest model among clothes dryers under 27" wide?
The Bosch WQB245AXUC costs about $22 a year at the U.S. average rate (122 kWh/yr) — the lowest certified figure in this group.
What does the certified annual-kWh figure assume for clothes dryers?
The certified annual kWh assumes 283 drying cycles per year under the DOE test procedure. Only electric dryers are listed here — a gas dryer's running cost is mostly gas, not electricity.

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