Model
Breda LUWM81400
Rank #103 means 102 of the 388 washing machine models we track cost less to run each year; the 17th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 17% of those models.
What does the Breda LUWM81400 cost to run per year?
The Breda LUWM81400 costs about $19 a year to run, which beats most of the 388 washing machine models we track; it ranks #103. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of just 17% of washing machine models we track, a clearly below-average result. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 2.3 cu ft (the class spans 1.9 to 6), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Breda BRWM914002 at $19/yr runs a little cheaper and the Breda LUWM91400 at $19/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A washing machine typically stays in service for somewhere around 10 years; over that span, the Breda LUWM81400's $19/yr adds up to roughly $190 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Breda LUWM91400, Breda BRWM914002, Gorenje WNPA64U, Summit LWM24, Summit LBW243, Summit SLW343, Summit SLW241W.
By the numbers
The Breda LUWM81400 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 $19/yr, here is what the Breda LUWM81400 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Breda LUWM81400 costs about $190. That is roughly $10 less than the class median, which would run closer to $200 over the same ten years.
How the Breda LUWM81400 compares
The washing machine class we track runs from $7 to $58 a year. At $19/yr, it runs about $1 a year cheaper than the class median of $20, and it is about $12 a year more than the cheapest washing machine to run at $7.
What drives its running cost
At 2.3 cu ft, the Breda LUWM81400 is a small washing machine for its class, which spans 1.9 to 6 cu ft with a median of 4.5 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.
- Drum volume. A larger-capacity washer can wash more per load, which can lower cost per pound of laundry, but it also draws more water and energy per cycle if you are not filling it.
- Spin and wash efficiency (IMEF). IMEF is this class's core efficiency yardstick; two washers with the same drum size can carry meaningfully different IMEF figures and running costs.
- Water heating. Most washers rely on your home's hot water supply, but internal-heater sanitize or hot-wash cycles use meaningfully more electricity than a cold or warm wash.
Common questions
Is the Breda LUWM81400 cheap to run?
Yes. Its $19/yr running cost puts it at rank #103 of 388, below what most washing machine models we track cost to run.
How much does the Breda LUWM81400 cost per month?
About $1.55 a month, which is the $19 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: 100 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $19 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Breda LUWM81400 for its size?
17th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 102 | Breda BRWM9140022.3 cu ft | $19 |
| 101 | Breda BRWM8140021.9 cu ft | $19 |
| 100 | Bosch WGB246AXUC2.4 cu ft | $19 |
| 99 | Aviva ALWF190WH1.9 cu ft | $19 |
| 98 | Samsung WF50BG83**A*5 cu ft | $18 |
Source
ES_1147102_LUWM81400_03102022122138_80097243View certified washing machine listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Breda and LUWM81400 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.