Model
Blomberg DHP24404W3
Rank #28 means 27 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 94th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 94% of those models.
What does the Blomberg DHP24404W3 cost to run per year?
Out of the 615 clothes dryer models we track, the Blomberg DHP24404W3 lands at rank #28 on cost, roughly $40 a year, a standout figure at the cheap end of the class. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 94 means the low running cost is not just a function of size; it is genuinely efficient for its class. Its CEF of 11 reflects combined energy factor, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Blomberg DHP24404W at $40/yr runs a little cheaper and the Beko HPD24414W3 at $40/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 Blomberg DHP24404W3's $40/yr adds up to roughly $520 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Beko HPD24414W.
By the numbers
The Blomberg DHP24404W3 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 $40/yr, here is what the Blomberg DHP24404W3 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Blomberg DHP24404W3 costs about $400. That is roughly $730 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Blomberg DHP24404W3 compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $40/yr, it runs about $73 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $17 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 4.5 cu ft, the Blomberg DHP24404W3 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. Beyond size, its CEF of 11, above the class median of 3.93, is the class's own efficiency yardstick, combined energy factor, and it is what separates two similarly sized models with different running costs.
- 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 Blomberg DHP24404W3 cheap to run?
Yes. Its $40/yr running cost puts it at rank #28 of 615, below what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Blomberg DHP24404W3 cost per month?
About $3.36 a month, which is the $40 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: 217 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $40 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Blomberg DHP24404W3 for its size?
94th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Blomberg DHP24404W4.5 cu ft | $40 |
| 28 | Beko HPD24414W4.5 cu ft | $40 |
| 27 | Asko T7HXLW.U5.2 cu ft | $39 |
| 26 | Asko T5HXLG.U5.2 cu ft | $39 |
| 25 | Asko T5HXLT.U5.2 cu ft | $39 |
Source
ES_1036108_DHP24404W3_022020251426791_4411032View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Blomberg and DHP24404W3 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.