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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Heat pump dryers · 8 kg · freestanding

Senz SDC8B

G

Uses less electricity than 0% of the 2,109 heat pump dryers, 8 kg on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €140 a year, €1,396 over ten years.

Per 100 cycles
308 kWh
Typical 116 kWh
Running cost
€140 / year
+€87 vs typical
Per cycle
€1
3.08 kWh

Uses more than most comparable models: 100 % of them need less. AEG T97DR8V6PBC1 916900720, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €110 a year. 100% of comparable models reach a better class than G; the most common is C. A full standard cycle takes 164 minutes, 16 fewer than the typical dryer in its group. Of 2 Senz models in this group, it ranks last.

Where it stands

Rank 2,109 of 2,109 heat pump dryers, 8 kg by yearly consumption. 2,108 use less.

Median 186 This model · 493 100 500 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. G AEG T6DBK82P 916098483 491 kWh −€0.45
  2. G AEG T6DBG82W 916097951 491 kWh −€0.45
  3. G Senz SDC8B 493 kWh
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period SDC8B T97DR8V6PBC1 916900720 Difference
1 year €140 €29 −€110
5 years €698 €147 −€551
10 years €1,396 €295 −€1,101
15 years €2,093 €442 −€1,652

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 246 €70
Our default · 160 cycles 493 €140
Family · 260 cycles 801 €227

Noise · class D

50 dB · quiet office70 dB · vacuum cleaner 69 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
G Senz SDC8B (this model)
3.08D 493 — —
0.65A 104 €110 €1,101
0.65A 104 €110 €1,101
0.65A 104 €110 €1,101
0.65A 104 €110 €1,101
0.65A 104 €110 €1,101

Label and product sheet

Energy class
G
Technology
Heat pump dryers
Energy per cycle
3.08 kWh
Rated capacity
8 kg
Condensation efficiency
D (81 %)
Programme duration (full load)
2:44 h
Noise
69 dB(A)
Refrigerant
1) Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014on fluorinated greenhouse gases and repealing Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 (OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 195).
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
10 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Senz under one model number.

SDC8B

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

Questions

How much does the Senz SDC8B cost to run?

At 160 drying cycles a year it uses about 493 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 €1,396 over ten years.