Model
Samsung DV22N685*H*
Rank #18 means 17 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 96th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 96% of those models.
What does the Samsung DV22N685*H* cost to run per year?
Do the math and the Samsung DV22N685*H*'s $27/yr running cost puts it at rank #18 of 615, among the least expensive clothes dryer models we track to keep running. Few clothes dryer models we track are more efficient for their size than this one; its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 96 is near the top of the class. Its CEF of 5.85 reflects combined energy factor, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Asko T3HW.U at $26/yr runs a little cheaper and the Samsung DV22N680*H* at $27/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 Samsung DV22N685*H*'s $27/yr adds up to roughly $351 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Samsung DV22N680*H*.
By the numbers
The Samsung DV22N685*H* 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 $27/yr, here is what the Samsung DV22N685*H* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Samsung DV22N685*H* costs about $270. That is roughly $860 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Samsung DV22N685*H* compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $27/yr, it runs about $86 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $4 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 4 cu ft, the Samsung DV22N685*H* 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, and smaller clothes dryer models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal. The CEF of 5.85 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). 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 Samsung DV22N685*H* cheap to run?
Yes. Its $27/yr running cost puts it at rank #18 of 615, below what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Samsung DV22N685*H* cost per month?
About $2.24 a month, which is the $27 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: 145 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $27 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Samsung DV22N685*H* for its size?
96th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Asko T3HW.U4.2 cu ft | $26 |
| 15 | Lg WKHC152H*A4.2 cu ft | $25 |
| 14 | Miele TXD160WP4.1 cu ft | $25 |
| 13 | Miele TWD160WP4.1 cu ft | $25 |
| 12 | Miele TWD360WP4.1 cu ft | $25 |
Source
ES_1023593_DV22N685*H*_09102018024207_70196935View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Samsung and DV22N685*H* 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.