Model
Samsung DV25FG50*0**
Rank #2 means 1 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 100th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 100% of those models.
What does the Samsung DV25FG50*0** cost to run per year?
Rank #2 of 615 puts the Samsung DV25FG50*0** at the very top of the cheapest-to-run leaderboard for its class, at roughly $23 a year. Its 100th size-adjusted efficiency percentile puts it in a small top tier of the class once capacity stops flattering the comparison. At a CEF of 6.8, 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 Samsung DV25B69**H* at $23/yr runs a little cheaper and the Miele TWF160 WP at $25/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 DV25FG50*0**'s $23/yr adds up to roughly $299 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs. At rank #2 of 615, it is one of the single cheapest clothes dryer models we track to run, in the top one percent on cost.
Also sold as: Bosch WTW87NH1UC.
By the numbers
The Samsung DV25FG50*0** 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 $23/yr, here is what the Samsung DV25FG50*0** 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 DV25FG50*0** costs about $230. That is roughly $900 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Samsung DV25FG50*0** compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $23/yr, it runs about $90 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is the cheapest clothes dryer to run in the class among the models we track.
What drives its running cost
At 4 cu ft, the Samsung DV25FG50*0** 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. Its CEF of 6.8, 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 Samsung DV25FG50*0** cheap to run?
Yes. Its $23/yr running cost puts it at rank #2 of 615, below what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Samsung DV25FG50*0** cost per month?
About $1.93 a month, which is the $23 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: 125 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $23 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Samsung DV25FG50*0** for its size?
100th 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Samsung DV25B69**H*4 cu ft | $23 |
| 2 | Bosch WTW87NH1UC4 cu ft | $23 |
| 1 | Bosch WQB245AXUC3.9 cu ft | $23 |
Source
ES_1023593_DV25FG50*0**_08032025115642_80264334View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Samsung and DV25FG50*0** 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.