Model
Lg WKHC252H*A
Rank #48 means 47 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 97th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 97% of those models.
What does the Lg WKHC252H*A cost to run per year?
The Lg WKHC252H*A costs about $49 a year to run and sits near the top of the cheapest-to-run leaderboard, rank #48 of 615. Efficiency-wise, once its capacity is accounted for, it edges out 97% of the class, about as strong a result as this ranking produces. At a CEF of 9, its combined energy factor is the single figure that best explains how it earns its running-cost number.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Lg DLHC5502* at $49/yr runs a little cheaper and the Lg DLHC6702* at $49/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 Lg WKHC252H*A's $49/yr adds up to roughly $637 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Lg DLHC5502*.
By the numbers
The Lg WKHC252H*A 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 $49/yr, here is what the Lg WKHC252H*A adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Lg WKHC252H*A costs about $490. That is roughly $640 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Lg WKHC252H*A compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $49/yr, it runs about $64 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $26 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 7.8 cu ft, the Lg WKHC252H*A 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, size is usually the single biggest lever behind a running-cost figure, and at this end of the range there is more capacity to service, which tends to push the number up. The CEF of 9 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 Lg WKHC252H*A cheap to run?
Yes, relatively. At $49 a year it ranks #48 of 615 clothes dryer models we track, in the cheaper part of its class to run.
How much does the Lg WKHC252H*A cost per month?
Roughly $4.11/mo, spreading the $49/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 266 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $49 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Lg WKHC252H*A for its size?
97th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Lg DLHC5502*7.8 cu ft | $49 |
| 47 | Samsung DV45DG60**H*7.5 cu ft | $49 |
| 46 | Asko T411HS.W.U4.9 cu ft | $49 |
| 45 | Lg DLHC8402*7.3 cu ft | $48 |
| 44 | Lg DLHC3602*7.8 cu ft | $48 |
Source
ES_1118034_WKHC252H*A_11212023102146_80190193View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Lg and WKHC252H*A 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.