Model
Asko T208H.W.U
Rank #52 means 51 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 85th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 85% of those models.
What does the Asko T208H.W.U cost to run per year?
Among the 615 clothes dryer models we track, the Asko T208H.W.U's $53/yr running cost ranks it #52, comfortably in the cheap-to-run group. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 85 sits well above the class median, a clearly above-average efficiency result. At a CEF of 3, its combined energy factor is the single figure that best explains how it earns its running-cost number.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Samsung DV53BB89**H* at $52/yr runs a little cheaper and the Summit SLD242W at $53/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A clothes dryer typically stays in service for somewhere around 13 years; over that span, the Asko T208H.W.U's $53/yr adds up to roughly $689 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
By the numbers
The Asko T208H.W.U normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $53/yr, here is what the Asko T208H.W.U adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Asko T208H.W.U costs about $530. That is roughly $600 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Asko T208H.W.U compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $53/yr, it runs about $60 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $30 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 3.9 cu ft, the Asko T208H.W.U is a small clothes dryer for its class, which spans 3.8 to 9.2 cu ft with a median of 7.4 cu ft, and smaller clothes dryer models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal. The CEF of 3 on this model, below the class median of 3.93, measures combined energy factor; it is the number to compare directly against another model's CEF if capacity is similar.
- Heat source and Combined Energy Factor (CEF). Heat-pump dryers recycle heat instead of generating it fresh with a resistance coil, and typically use meaningfully less electricity per load than a conventional resistance dryer, at the cost of a longer cycle; CEF is the federal figure that captures this.
- Drum capacity. A larger drum can dry a bigger load per cycle, but it also usually needs more energy per cycle to heat the extra air volume.
Common questions
Is the Asko T208H.W.U cheap to run?
Yes. Its $53/yr running cost puts it at rank #52 of 615, below what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Asko T208H.W.U cost per month?
About $4.38 a month, which is the $53 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 283 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $53 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Asko T208H.W.U for its size?
85th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Samsung DV53BB89**H*7.8 cu ft | $52 |
| 50 | Lg DLHC6702*7.8 cu ft | $49 |
| 49 | Lg WKHC252H*A7.8 cu ft | $49 |
| 48 | Lg DLHC5502*7.8 cu ft | $49 |
| 47 | Samsung DV45DG60**H*7.5 cu ft | $49 |
Source
ES_1123023_T208H.W.U_08032017015947_70148998View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Asko and T208H.W.U are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.