Model
Asko T5HXLG.U
Rank #26 means 25 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 95th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 95% of those models.
What does the Asko T5HXLG.U cost to run per year?
The Asko T5HXLG.U runs for about $39 a year, landing it in the very bottom slice of the cost table at rank #26 of 615 clothes dryer models we track. Few clothes dryer models we track are more efficient for their size than this one; its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 95 is near the top of the class. At a CEF of 11.5, 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 Asko T5HXLT.U at $39/yr runs a little cheaper and the Asko T7HXLW.U at $39/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 T5HXLG.U's $39/yr adds up to roughly $507 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Asko T5HXLT.U, Asko T5HXLW.U, Asko T7HXLW.U.
By the numbers
The Asko T5HXLG.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 $39/yr, here is what the Asko T5HXLG.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 T5HXLG.U costs about $390. That is roughly $740 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Asko T5HXLG.U compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $39/yr, it runs about $74 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $16 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 5.2 cu ft, the Asko T5HXLG.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, less capacity to service is usually the first reason a running-cost figure lands on the low side, before efficiency even enters the picture. The CEF of 11.5 on this model, above 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 T5HXLG.U cheap to run?
Yes. Its $39/yr running cost puts it at rank #26 of 615, below what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Asko T5HXLG.U cost per month?
About $3.22 a month, which is the $39 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: 208 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $39 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Asko T5HXLG.U for its size?
95th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Asko T5HXLT.U5.2 cu ft | $39 |
| 24 | Asko T5HXLW.U5.2 cu ft | $39 |
| 23 | Samsung DV25FG62*0**4 cu ft | $29 |
| 22 | Samsung DV25B68**H*4 cu ft | $29 |
| 21 | Beko HPD24412W4.1 cu ft | $28 |
Source
ES_1123023_T5HXLG.U_10072025110110_80271838View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Asko and T5HXLG.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.