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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Heat pump dryers · 16 kg · freestanding

Samsung DV16DG8600BV

C

Uses less electricity than 18% 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, €702 over ten years.

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

Uses more than most comparable models: 82 % of them need less. Only 13% of comparable models have a better class than C. A full standard cycle takes 415 minutes, 155 more than the typical dryer in its group. It is the only Samsung model in this group.

Where it stands

Rank 419 of 551 heat pump dryers, 10 kg and over by yearly consumption. 418 use less.

Median 219 This model · 248 130 340 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E Cecotec EU01_104033 248 kWh same
  2. E Cecotec EU01_104034 248 kWh same
  3. C Samsung DV16DG8600BV 248 kWh
  4. E Kryster KSL106SHEW 248 kWh same
  5. E Hyundai HYDR-1036C 251 kWh +€0.91
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What it will cost you

Period DV16DG8600BV
1 year €70
5 years €351
10 years €702
15 years €1,054

Cost by how often you dry

Use kWh / yr € / yr
Winter only · 80 cycles 124 €35
Our default · 160 cycles 248 €70
Family · 260 cycles 403 €114

Noise · class B

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

Label and product sheet

Energy class
C
Technology
Heat pump dryers
Energy per cycle
1.55 kWh
Rated capacity
16 kg
Condensation efficiency
B (88 %)
Programme duration (full load)
6:55 h
Noise
64 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R134a
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
10 years

Model numbers and history

2 model numbers are registered by Samsung with identical label values (usually colour or market variants). Searching any of them leads here.

DV16DG8600BV · DV16DG8600BW

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

Questions

How much does the Samsung DV16DG8600BV cost to run?

At 160 drying cycles a year it uses about 248 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 €702 over ten years.