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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Heat pump dryers · 9 kg · freestanding

Bosch WRB247C40

A

Uses the least electricity of the 1,670 heat pump dryers, 9 kg on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €36 a year, €358 over ten years.

Per 100 cycles
79 kWh
Typical 110 kWh
Running cost
€36 / year
−€14 vs typical
Per cycle
€0.22
0.79 kWh

The lowest consumption of all 1,670 heat pump dryers, 9 kg on the EU register. Class A is the best class any model in this group reaches, and only 7% of them do. A full standard cycle takes 265 minutes, 53 more than the typical dryer in its group. Of 113 Bosch models in this group, it is the most efficient. Bosch sells the same label values under other model names: WRB247C90, WRB247CNBY, WRB247D0ES and 3 more.

Where it stands

Rank 1 of 1,670 heat pump dryers, 9 kg by yearly consumption. None uses less.

Median 176 This model · 126 120 340 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. A Samsung DV9XDG6845LB 126 kWh same
  2. A Bosch WRB247D0ES 126 kWh same
  3. A Bosch WRB247C40 126 kWh
  4. A Bosch WRB247C5NL 126 kWh same
  5. A Bosch WRB247C6FG 126 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period WRB247C40
1 year €36
5 years €179
10 years €358
15 years €537

Cost by how often you dry

Use kWh / yr € / yr
Winter only · 80 cycles 63 €18
Our default · 160 cycles 126 €36
Family · 260 cycles 205 €58

Noise · class A

50 dB · quiet office70 dB · vacuum cleaner 57 dB
Dashed: group median 64 dB

Label and product sheet

Energy class
A
Technology
Heat pump dryers
Energy per cycle
0.79 kWh
Rated capacity
9 kg
Condensation efficiency
A (95 %)
Programme duration (full load)
4:25 h
Noise
57 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R290
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
10 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Bosch under one model number.

WRB247C40

  1. Placed on the EU market
  2. First published in the EU register (EPREL)
  3. Supplier changed publishedOnDate from 2026,10,20 to 2026,11,3

Questions

How much does the Bosch WRB247C40 cost to run?

At 160 drying cycles a year it uses about 126 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €36 a year, or €358 over ten years.