Model
Electrolux ELFE4222***
Rank #79 means 78 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 72nd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 72% of those models.
What does the Electrolux ELFE4222*** cost to run per year?
The Electrolux ELFE4222*** costs about $59 a year to run and sits near the top of the cheapest-to-run leaderboard, rank #79 of 615. Once capacity is factored in, its 72th efficiency percentile puts it ahead of most peers in its class. The CEF figure of 2.68 on this model captures combined energy factor, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Electrolux ELFE422C*** at $59/yr runs a little cheaper and the Bosch WTG86403UC at $59/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 Electrolux ELFE4222***'s $59/yr adds up to roughly $767 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Aeg DC240.
By the numbers
The Electrolux ELFE4222*** 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 $59/yr, here is what the Electrolux ELFE4222*** adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Electrolux ELFE4222*** costs about $590. That is roughly $540 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Electrolux ELFE4222*** compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $59/yr, it runs about $54 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $36 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 4 cu ft, the Electrolux ELFE4222*** 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. Its CEF of 2.68, below 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). 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 Electrolux ELFE4222*** cheap to run?
Yes, relatively. At $59 a year it ranks #79 of 615 clothes dryer models we track, in the cheaper part of its class to run.
How much does the Electrolux ELFE4222*** cost per month?
Roughly $4.9/mo, spreading the $59/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 317 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $59 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Electrolux ELFE4222*** for its size?
72nd 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Electrolux ELFE422C***4 cu ft | $59 |
| 63 | Ge GFT14JS*M***4.1 cu ft | $59 |
| 62 | Ge GFT14ES*M***4.1 cu ft | $59 |
| 61 | Lg Signature WM9998H*A5.8 cu ft | $58 |
| 60 | Lg WKHC202H*A7.2 cu ft | $55 |
Source
ES_1021080_ELFE4222***_03112020133341_3621099View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Electrolux and ELFE4222*** 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.