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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Heat pump dryers · 8 kg · freestanding

Bauknecht TRCEF 118

C

Uses less electricity than 77% of the 2,109 heat pump dryers, 8 kg on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €43 a year, €435 over ten years.

Per 100 cycles
96 kWh
Typical 116 kWh
Running cost
€43 / year
−€9 vs typical
Per cycle
€0.27
0.96 kWh

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 17 % below the typical 186 kWh. Class C is the most common class in this group (38% of models). Bauknecht has 48 models in this group; this one is number 23 among them. Bauknecht sells the same label values under other model names: BD 8C WBS, BKTR6108, BT 85C WBS and 3 more.

Where it stands

Rank 341 of 2,109 heat pump dryers, 8 kg by yearly consumption. 340 use less.

Median 186 This model · 154 100 500 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. C Bauknecht BT IS 85C WBS 154 kWh same
  2. C Bauknecht TKL 85C WBS 154 kWh same
  3. C Bauknecht TRCEF 118 154 kWh
  4. C Bauknecht TR Super Eco 8C 154 kWh same
  5. C Bauknecht WT8CD7P 154 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period TRCEF 118 T97DR8V6PBC1 916900720 Difference
1 year €43 €29 −€14
5 years €217 €147 −€70
10 years €435 €295 −€140
15 years €652 €442 −€211

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 77 €22
Our default · 160 cycles 154 €43
Family · 260 cycles 250 €71

Noise · class B

50 dB · quiet office70 dB · vacuum cleaner 63 dB
Dashed: group median 64 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
C Bauknecht TRCEF 118 (this model)
0.96B 154 — —
0.65A 104 €14 €140
0.65A 104 €14 €140
0.65A 104 €14 €140
0.65A 104 €14 €140
0.65A 104 €14 €140

Label and product sheet

Energy class
C
Technology
Heat pump dryers
Energy per cycle
0.96 kWh
Rated capacity
8 kg
Condensation efficiency
B (91 %)
Programme duration (full load)
2:54 h
Noise
63 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R290
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
10 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Bauknecht under one model number.

TRCEF 118

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

Questions

How much does the Bauknecht TRCEF 118 cost to run?

At 160 drying cycles a year it uses about 154 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €43 a year, or €435 over ten years.