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Costs for 0.283 €/kWh · Eurostat 2026 H1

Heat pump dryers · 9 kg · freestanding

Siemens WQ46H2D9GB

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 265 minutes, 53 more than the typical dryer in its group. Siemens has 84 models in this group; this one is number 10 among them. Siemens sells the same label values under other model names: WQ46B2DPDN, WQ46H2CAFR, WQ46H2B0ES and 3 more.

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 Siemens WQ46H2B0ES 147 kWh same
  2. B Siemens WQ46H2CAFR 147 kWh same
  3. B Siemens WQ46H2D9GB 147 kWh
  4. B Siemens WQ46M2DSPL 147 kWh same
  5. B Siemens WQ46N2B7AT 147 kWh same
See the full ranking

What it will cost you

Period WQ46H2D9GB ODX509TWBE Difference
1 year €42 €36 −€6
5 years €208 €179 −€29
10 years €417 €358 −€59
15 years €625 €537 −€88

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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 A

50 dB · quiet office70 dB · vacuum cleaner 59 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 Siemens WQ46H2D9GB (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)
4:25 h
Noise
59 dB(A)
Refrigerant
R290
Guarantee (supplier)
2 years
Spare parts (minimum)
10 years

Model numbers and history

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

WQ46H2D9GB · WQ46H2D9IE

  1. First published in the EU register (EPREL)
  2. Placed on the EU market
  3. Supplier changed publishedOnDate from 2025,9,17 to 2026,11,3
  4. Supplier changed publishedOnDate from 2025,7,9 to 2026,11,3

Questions

How much does the Siemens WQ46H2D9GB 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.