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Condenser dryers · 8 kg · freestanding

Bauknecht KT Eco Dry 8B2JGS

G

Uses less electricity than 4% of the 155 condenser dryers, 8 kg on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €140 a year, €1,405 over ten years.

Per 100 cycles
310 kWh
Typical 307 kWh
Running cost
€140 / year
+€1 vs typical
Per cycle
€1
3.10 kWh

Uses more than most comparable models: 96 % of them need less. Johnson JDRY8NERVIONB, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €102 a year. Class G is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Of 3 Bauknecht models in this group, it is the most efficient. Bauknecht sells the same label values under other model names: T Soft CM10 8BWK DE, T Soft CM10 8B EU.

Where it stands

Rank 125 of 155 condenser dryers, 8 kg by yearly consumption. 124 use less.

Median 491 This model · 496 130 760 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. G Whirlpool FT MEU CM10 8B1 FR 496 kWh same
  2. G Whirlpool FTNL CM11 8XB 496 kWh same
  3. G Bauknecht KT Eco Dry 8B2JGS 496 kWh
  4. G Bauknecht T Soft CM10 8B EU 496 kWh same
  5. G Bauknecht T Soft CM10 8BWK DE 496 kWh same
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What it will cost you

Period KT Eco Dry 8B2JGS JDRY8NERVIONB Difference
1 year €140 €39 −€102
5 years €702 €193 −€510
10 years €1,405 €385 −€1,020
15 years €2,107 €578 −€1,529

Is the more efficient model worth its price?

Years of use

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Cost by how often you dry

Use kWh / yr € / yr
Winter only · 80 cycles 248 €70
Our default · 160 cycles 496 €140
Family · 260 cycles 806 €228

Noise · class C

50 dB · quiet office70 dB · vacuum cleaner 67 dB
Dashed: group median 66 dB

Same size, lower running cost

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

Model kWh / cycleCondensation kWh / yr Saves / year in 10 years
G Bauknecht KT Eco Dry 8B2JGS (this model)
3.10D 496 — —
0.85B 136 €102 €1,020
0.95D 152 €97 €974
0.95D 152 €97 €974
0.96C 154 €97 €970
0.96C 154 €97 €970

Label and product sheet

Energy class
G
Technology
Condenser dryers
Energy per cycle
3.10 kWh
Rated capacity
8 kg
Condensation efficiency
D (81 %)
Programme duration (full load)
2:10 h
Noise
67 dB(A)
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
10 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Bauknecht under one model number.

KT Eco Dry 8B2JGS

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

Questions

How much does the Bauknecht KT Eco Dry 8B2JGS cost to run?

At 160 drying cycles a year it uses about 496 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €140 a year, or €1,405 over ten years.