Model
Hisense DH5S452BW
Rank #101 means 100 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 3rd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 3% of those models.
What does the Hisense DH5S452BW cost to run per year?
Few clothes dryer models we track cost less to run than the Hisense DH5S452BW: about $81 a year, rank #101 of 615. Normalized for capacity, it beats only 3% of clothes dryer models we track, the weakest tier this efficiency ranking produces. Its CEF of 5.5 reflects combined energy factor, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Hisense DH5S452BB at $81/yr runs a little cheaper and the Hisense DH5S452BT at $81/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 Hisense DH5S452BW's $81/yr adds up to roughly $1053 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Hisense DH5S452BB.
By the numbers
The Hisense DH5S452BW 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 $81/yr, here is what the Hisense DH5S452BW adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Hisense DH5S452BW costs about $810. That is roughly $320 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Hisense DH5S452BW compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $81/yr, it runs about $32 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $58 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 4.5 cu ft, the Hisense DH5S452BW 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, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is. The CEF of 5.5 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). CEF combines drying performance with standby and off-mode energy use; for a given drum size, a higher CEF means less energy per pound of laundry dried, and heat-pump models usually post the highest figures in the class.
- Drum capacity. Drum capacity sets how much laundry one cycle can hold, and heating a bigger volume of air generally costs more energy per cycle.
Common questions
Is the Hisense DH5S452BW cheap to run?
Yes, relatively. At $81 a year it ranks #101 of 615 clothes dryer models we track, in the cheaper part of its class to run.
How much does the Hisense DH5S452BW cost per month?
Roughly $6.73/mo, spreading the $81/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 435 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $81 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Hisense DH5S452BW for its size?
3rd percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Hisense DH5S452BB4.5 cu ft | $81 |
| 100 | Truarctic TDFH4524HSB4.5 cu ft | $81 |
| 99 | Truarctic TDFH4524HST4.5 cu ft | $81 |
| 98 | Truarctic TDFH4524HSW4.5 cu ft | $81 |
| 97 | Premium Levella PHD450HW4.5 cu ft | $81 |
Source
ES_1153030_DH5S452BW_042320260036270_4977121View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Hisense and DH5S452BW 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.