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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Heat pump dryers · 12 kg · freestanding

Sharp KD-NHL2S9GW2-EN

E

Uses less electricity than 5% of the 551 heat pump dryers, 10 kg and over on the EU register. At your selected price (European Union) that is €78 a year, €784 over ten years.

Per 100 cycles
173 kWh
Typical 137 kWh
Running cost
€78 / year
+€16 vs typical
Per cycle
€0.49
1.73 kWh

Uses more than most comparable models: 95 % of them need less. Candy HE 12N2BXC-11, the most efficient alternative on sale, saves about €9 a year. Class E is the most common class in this group (34% of models). A full standard cycle takes 356 minutes, 96 more than the typical dryer in its group. Sharp has 23 models in this group; this one is number 17 among them. Sharp sells the same label values under other model names: KD-NHH2S7GW2-FR.

Where it stands

Rank 517 of 551 heat pump dryers, 10 kg and over by yearly consumption. 516 use less.

Median 219 This model · 277 130 340 kWh ← uses less · uses more →

Next to it in the ranking

  1. E Oxford OX12PW 277 kWh same
  2. E Sharp KD-NHH2S7GW2-FR 277 kWh same
  3. E Sharp KD-NHL2S9GW2-EN 277 kWh
  4. C Vast & Fast EXIRA PLUS 2.0 280 kWh +€0.91
  5. E Candy BS H11N1B-S 282 kWh +€1.36
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What it will cost you

Period KD-NHL2S9GW2-EN HE 12N2BXC-11 Difference
1 year €78 €70 −€9
5 years €392 €349 −€43
10 years €784 €698 −€86
15 years €1,176 €1,047 −€129

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 138 €39
Our default · 160 cycles 277 €78
Family · 260 cycles 450 €127

Noise · class C

50 dB · quiet office70 dB · vacuum cleaner 65 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
E Sharp KD-NHL2S9GW2-EN (this model)
1.73D 277 — —
1.54B 246 €9 €86
1.54B 246 €9 €86

Label and product sheet

Energy class
E
Technology
Heat pump dryers
Energy per cycle
1.73 kWh
Rated capacity
12 kg
Condensation efficiency
D (81 %)
Programme duration (full load)
5:56 h
Noise
65 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R290
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
10 years

Model numbers and history

Registered by Sharp under one model number.

KD-NHL2S9GW2-EN

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

Questions

How much does the Sharp KD-NHL2S9GW2-EN cost to run?

At 160 drying cycles a year it uses about 277 kWh a year according to its EU energy label. At the EU average household price of 0.283 €/kWh that is about €78 a year, or €784 over ten years.