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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Washing machine · 8 kg · freestanding

Bauknecht B6 88 SILENCE DE

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Uses less electricity than 88% of the 4,941 washing machines, 8 kg on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €24 a year, €237 over ten years.

Per 100 cycles
38 kWh
Typical 47 kWh
Running cost
€24 / year
−€6 vs typical
Water per wash
43 L
Typical 47 L

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 19 % below the typical 103 kWh. Class A is the best class any model in this group reaches. It uses 43.0 litres of water per cycle, 4.0 less than the typical model in its group. Bauknecht has 56 models in this group; this one is number 6 among them. Bauknecht sells the same label values under other model names: B6R 88E SILENCE DE (2), B6R 88 SILENCE DE.

Where it stands

Rank 338 of 4,941 washing machines, 8 kg by yearly consumption. 337 use less.

Median 103 This model · 84 50 245 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A ETA374490000AA 84 kWh same
  2. A Cecotec EU01_103800 84 kWh same
  3. A Bauknecht B6 88 SILENCE DE 84 kWh
  4. A Bauknecht B6R 88E SILENCE DE (2) 84 kWh same
  5. A Bauknecht B6R 88 SILENCE DE 84 kWh same
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What it will cost you

Period B6 88 SILENCE DE H3W 48BL11H-S Difference
1 year €24 €15 −€9
5 years €118 €75 −€44
10 years €237 €150 −€87
15 years €355 €224 −€131

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cost by how often you wash

Use kWh / yr Water / yr € / yr
1–2 people · 110 washes 42 4.7 m³ €12
Our default · 220 washes 84 9.5 m³ €24
Family · 330 washes 125 14.2 m³ €36

Spin noise · class A

50 dB · quiet office70 dB · vacuum cleaner 72 dB
Dashed: group median 75 dB

Same size, lower running cost

On sale, at least 10% less energy, same size group

Model kWh / 100Water kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
A Bauknecht B6 88 SILENCE DE (this model)
3843 L 84 — —
2442 L 53 €9 €87
2442 L 53 €9 €87
2442 L 53 €9 €87
2442 L 53 €9 €87
2642 L 57 €7 €75

Label and product sheet

Energy class
A
Energy per 100 cycles
38 kWh
Energy per cycle
0.378 kWh
Rated capacity
8.0 kg
Water per cycle
43 L
Eco 40–60 duration
3:35 h
Spin speed
1,351 rpm
Spin class / remaining moisture
B · 53.0 %
Spin noise
72 dB(A), class A
Height × width × depth
850 × 600 × 610 mm
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
10 years

Model numbers and history

2 model numbers are registered by Bauknecht with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

B6 88 SILENCE DE · B6 88 SILENCE CH

  1. Placed on the EU market
  2. First published in the EU register (EPREL)

Questions

How much does the Bauknecht B6 88 SILENCE DE cost to run?

At 220 washes a year it uses about 84 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €24 a year, or €237 over ten years.

How much water does it use?

43 litres per eco 40–60 wash, about 9.5 m³ a year at 220 washes.