The more expensive the electricity, the more you should pay attention to energy efficiency when buying a tumble dryer. Stiftung Warentest has tested energy-saving devices – and calculated how much electricity costs they cause.
Even the most efficient tumble dryer cannot keep up with the clothesline. Because it doesn’t consume any electricity, at least in the summer outside in the sun. However, if you dry your laundry indoors in winter, you have to heat and ventilate more to avoid mold. In this case, you can even save energy with a dryer, writes the Stiftung Warentest.
According to the product test, economical tumble dryers with heat pumps are not power guzzlers. The testers examined 13 such devices for dry performance, handling and power consumption and found some good models.
All tumble dryers in the test are sold with energy efficiency class A+++. But what does that mean for the wallet? Based on their test runs, the product testers calculated the electricity costs that a family of four would have to reckon with for operation. Assuming that electricity prices increase by five percent every year, the family would have to pay between 600 and 760 euros for dryer electricity over the next ten years, depending on the device tested.
Miele and Bosch impress at Stiftung Warentest
Test winner is the , which costs the family only 612 euros of electricity in the ten-year scenario. The Miele dryer is convincing in practically all test points, dries well and is easy to handle (overall rating: “Good” 1.9). With a purchase price of around 1230 euros, it is also the most expensive device in the test.
Good is also much cheaper: The one that also tested “Good”. only costs around 580 euros and doesn’t consume much more electricity – in ten years it will cost 675 euros. It therefore offers the cheapest combination of purchase price and electricity follow-up costs of all test candidates over a ten-year period. Devices from Samsung, Siemens, Grundig and LG, which cost between 600 and 750 euros to purchase, also performed well.
When operating the dryer, you can also save electricity through your own behavior. The product testers recommend spinning out the laundry before drying, filling the drum well and cleaning the fluff filter regularly.
Incidentally, the advantage of a dryer in the highest efficiency class is not to be scoffed at. While the devices now tested with A+++ consume 600 to 760 euros of electricity over ten years, dryers with A++ from previous tests use significantly more. According to the product test, they cost the model family around 830 to 970 euros in electricity. And should electricity prices rise more than expected, which does not seem unrealistic, the economical devices will be even more worthwhile.
The complete test is available for a fee
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Source: Stern
Jane Stock is a technology author, who has written for 24 Hours World. She writes about the latest in technology news and trends, and is always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to improve his audience’s experience.
