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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Heat pump dryers · 12 kg · freestanding

Candy HE 12N2BXC-11

D

Uses less electricity than 24% of the 551 heat pump dryers, 10 kg and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €70 a year, €698 over ten years.

Per 100 cycles
154 kWh
Typical 137 kWh
Running cost
€70 / year
+€8 vs typical
Per cycle
€0.44
1.54 kWh

Uses more than most comparable models: 76 % of them need less. 40% of comparable models reach a better class than D; the most common is E. A full standard cycle takes 290 minutes, 30 more than the typical dryer in its group. Candy has 58 models in this group; this one is number 46 among them.

Where it stands

Rank 416 of 551 heat pump dryers, 10 kg and over by yearly consumption. 415 use less.

Median 219 This model · 246 130 340 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E Sharp KD-NHB0S7GW21-IT 245 kWh −€0.45
  2. E Sharp KD-NHH0S9GW21-DE 245 kWh −€0.45
  3. D Candy HE 12N2BXC-11 246 kWh
  4. E Haier HD100-A2979N 246 kWh same
  5. D Whirlpool WPD1210PR 7188385840 246 kWh same
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What it will cost you

Period HE 12N2BXC-11
1 year €70
5 years €349
10 years €698
15 years €1,047

Cost by how often you dry

Use kWh / yr € / yr
Winter only · 80 cycles 123 €35
Our default · 160 cycles 246 €70
Family · 260 cycles 400 €113

Noise · class B

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

Label and product sheet

Energy class
D
Technology
Heat pump dryers
Energy per cycle
1.54 kWh
Rated capacity
12 kg
Condensation efficiency
B (91 %)
Programme duration (full load)
4:50 h
Noise
64 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R290
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
10 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Candy under one model number.

HE 12N2BXC-11

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

Questions

How much does the Candy HE 12N2BXC-11 cost to run?

At 160 drying cycles a year it uses about 246 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €70 a year, or €698 over ten years.