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Condenser dryers · 8 kg · freestanding

Hotpoint H2 D81W E UK

G

Uses less electricity than 20% of the 155 condenser dryers, 8 kg on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €140 a year, €1,400 over ten years.

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

Uses more than most comparable models: 80 % of them need less. Johnson JDRY8NERVIONB, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €101 a year. Class G is the most common class in this group (69% of models). Hotpoint has 4 models in this group; this one is number 3 among them. Hotpoint sells the same label values under other model names: H2 D81W UK.

Where it stands

Rank 117 of 155 condenser dryers, 8 kg by yearly consumption. 116 use less.

Median 491 This model · 494 130 760 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. G Grundig GTPE58E11N 494 kWh same
  2. G Beko BTBC22XB 494 kWh same
  3. G Hotpoint H2 D81W E UK 494 kWh
  4. G Hotpoint H2 D81W UK 494 kWh same
  5. G Indesit I2 D81S UK 494 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period H2 D81W E UK JDRY8NERVIONB Difference
1 year €140 €39 −€101
5 years €700 €193 −€507
10 years €1,400 €385 −€1,015
15 years €2,100 €578 −€1,522

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 247 €70
Our default · 160 cycles 494 €140
Family · 260 cycles 803 €228

Noise · class D

50 dB · quiet office70 dB · vacuum cleaner 69 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 Hotpoint H2 D81W E UK (this model)
3.09D 494 — —
0.85B 136 €101 €1,015
0.95D 152 €97 €970
0.95D 152 €97 €970
0.96C 154 €97 €965
0.96C 154 €97 €965

Label and product sheet

Energy class
G
Technology
Condenser dryers
Energy per cycle
3.09 kWh
Rated capacity
8 kg
Condensation efficiency
D (81 %)
Programme duration (full load)
2:23 h
Noise
69 dB(A)
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
10 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Hotpoint under one model number.

H2 D81W E UK

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

Questions

How much does the Hotpoint H2 D81W E UK cost to run?

At 160 drying cycles a year it uses about 494 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 €1,400 over ten years.