Model
Crosley CFDMHE8105AW
Rank #374 means 373 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 80th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 80% of those models.
What does the Crosley CFDMHE8105AW cost to run per year?
Among the 615 clothes dryer models we track, the Crosley CFDMHE8105AW's $113/yr running cost ranks it #374, in the above-average-cost group. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 80 sits well above the class median, a clearly above-average efficiency result. The CEF figure of 3.93 on this model captures combined energy factor, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Crosley CFDMHE8105AX at $113/yr runs a little cheaper and the Direct Supply 0-36CJ6 at $113/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 Crosley CFDMHE8105AW's $113/yr adds up to roughly $1469 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Crosley CFDMHE8105AX, Electrolux EFMC427****, Electrolux EFMC527****, Electrolux EFMC627****, Electrolux EFME427****, Electrolux EFME527****, Electrolux EFME627****, Electrolux ELFE7337***, Electrolux ELFE733C***, Electrolux ELFE7437***, Electrolux ELFE743C***, Electrolux ELFE7537***, Electrolux ELFE753C***, Electrolux ELFE7626***, Electrolux ELFE762C***, Electrolux ELFE7637***, Electrolux ELFE763C***, Electrolux ELFE7738***, Electrolux ELFE773C***, Electrolux ELTE7300***, Electrolux ELTE730C***, Electrolux ELTE7600***, Electrolux ELTE760C***, Ellipse ELDF278W, Frigidaire FDEX21E4EW, Frigidaire FDEX22E4EW, Kenmore 405.8227##, Kenmore 405.8228##, Midea MLE52N3AWW, Midea MLE52N4AWW, Midea MLE52N5AWW, Midea MLE52N7AWW, Midea MLHE52S6BGG, Midea MLHE52S7AGG, Midea MLHE52S7AWW, Vesta VDYMacao27WH.
By the numbers
The Crosley CFDMHE8105AW 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 $113/yr, here is what the Crosley CFDMHE8105AW adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Crosley CFDMHE8105AW costs about $1130. That is roughly $0 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Crosley CFDMHE8105AW compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $113/yr, it sits right on the class median of $113, and it is about $90 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 8 cu ft, the Crosley CFDMHE8105AW is a large clothes dryer for its class, which spans 3.8 to 9.2 cu ft with a median of 7.4 cu ft, among clothes dryer models, bigger capacity is the most common reason a running-cost figure lands on the high side, all else being equal. Its CEF of 3.93, above the class median of 3.93, reflects combined energy factor: a higher figure means it wrings more useful work out of every kilowatt-hour, so it is the efficiency lever to weigh against raw size.
- 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 Crosley CFDMHE8105AW cheap to run?
Its $113/yr running cost, rank #374 of 615, is above what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Crosley CFDMHE8105AW cost per month?
About $9.4 a month, which is the $113 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: 608 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $113 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Crosley CFDMHE8105AW for its size?
80th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 373 | Crosley CFDMHE8105AX8 cu ft | $113 |
| 372 | Ge GFD65ES*V***7.8 cu ft | $113 |
| 371 | Electrolux ELTE760C***8 cu ft | $113 |
| 370 | Electrolux ELTE7600***8 cu ft | $113 |
| 369 | Electrolux ELTE730C***8 cu ft | $113 |
Source
ES_92264_CFDMHE8105AW_082820230202971_7651088View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Crosley and CFDMHE8105AW 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.