Model
Finlux DR4409DSCH
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 Finlux DR4409DSCH cost to run per year?
Do the math and the Finlux DR4409DSCH's $59/yr puts it at rank #79 of 615, one of the more affordable clothes dryer models we track to keep running. Normalized for capacity, it beats 72% of clothes dryer models we track, a better-than-average efficiency result. Its CEF of 2.68 reflects combined energy factor, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Finlux DR4400WSB at $59/yr runs a little cheaper and the Finlux DR4408SCH 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 Finlux DR4409DSCH'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 Finlux DR4409DSCH 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 Finlux DR4409DSCH adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Finlux DR4409DSCH 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 Finlux DR4409DSCH 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 Finlux DR4409DSCH 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. Beyond size, its CEF of 2.68, below 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). 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 Finlux DR4409DSCH 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 Finlux DR4409DSCH 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 Finlux DR4409DSCH 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Finlux DR4400WSB4 cu ft | $59 |
| 70 | Avanti FLD40V0W4 cu ft | $59 |
| 69 | Whirlpool WCD3090J**4.3 cu ft | $59 |
| 68 | Whirlpool WCD5090J**4.3 cu ft | $59 |
| 67 | Fisher&Paykel DE4024P24.1 cu ft | $59 |
Source
ES_1142648_DR4409DSCH_031420221507222_7090010View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Finlux and DR4409DSCH 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.