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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Heat pump dryers · 9 kg · freestanding

LG RNX5009NHB

B

Uses less electricity than 80% of the 1,670 heat pump dryers, 9 kg on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €42 a year, €417 over ten years.

Per 100 cycles
92 kWh
Typical 110 kWh
Running cost
€42 / year
−€8 vs typical
Per cycle
€0.26
0.92 kWh

In the most efficient quarter of its group: 16 % below the typical 176 kWh. Only 7% of comparable models have a better class than B. A full standard cycle takes 269 minutes, 57 more than the typical dryer in its group. LG has 79 models in this group; this one is number 11 among them. LG sells the same label values under other model names: RT90X8BC.

Where it stands

Rank 119 of 1,670 heat pump dryers, 9 kg by yearly consumption. 118 use less.

Median 176 This model · 147 120 340 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. B Whirlpool C WD 95M WBS BE 147 kWh same
  2. B Hotpoint HPT 95D BS IT 147 kWh same
  3. B LG RNX5009NHB 147 kWh
  4. B LG RT90X8BC 147 kWh same
  5. B Gaggenau WT260166 147 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period RNX5009NHB ODX509TWBE Difference
1 year €42 €36 −€6
5 years €208 €179 −€29
10 years €417 €358 −€59
15 years €625 €537 −€88

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 74 €21
Our default · 160 cycles 147 €42
Family · 260 cycles 239 €68

Noise · class B

50 dB · quiet office70 dB · vacuum cleaner 62 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
B LG RNX5009NHB (this model)
0.92B 147 — —
0.79B 126 €6 €59
0.79B 126 €6 €59
0.79B 126 €6 €59
0.79B 126 €6 €59
0.79B 126 €6 €59

Label and product sheet

Energy class
B
Technology
Heat pump dryers
Energy per cycle
0.92 kWh
Rated capacity
9 kg
Condensation efficiency
B (91 %)
Programme duration (full load)
4:29 h
Noise
62 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R290
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
10 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by LG under one model number.

RNX5009NHB

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

Questions

How much does the LG RNX5009NHB cost to run?

At 160 drying cycles a year it uses about 147 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €42 a year, or €417 over ten years.