Energy label
Until 30 June 2025, tumble dryers come with an energy label showing their energy efficiency rating in a scale from A+++ to D, with different labels for electric air-vented, gas air-vented and electric condenser appliances.
From 1 July 2025, under Regulation C/2023/2534, the different labels will be unified in a single model, except very small appliances not able to fit a tank for condensing water, which will feature a slightly different label. The new label has been modernised and rescaled to display an A-to-G range, where the A class will be only occupied by the best-in-class products. In addition, the information on noise, which was given in Decibels, is replaced by a more illustrative and easy to understand A-to-D noise scale.
The new label will display the following information
- energy efficiency class of the eco programme
- condensation efficiency class
- acoustic airborne emission class
- duration of the eco programme
Ecodesign requirements
Ecodesign requirements apply to tumble dryers sold in the EU. These requirements cover energy efficiency, energy consumption in low power modes, condensation efficiency, noise level, product information and resource efficiency requirements.
The new requirements on ecodesign (C/2023/2533), which will apply from 1 July 2025, will only allow the placing on the market of tumble dryers fitting a heat-pump system, which is state-of-the-art technology regarding energy consumption.
Energy savings
Household tumble dryers are subject to EU energy labelling and ecodesign requirements. A heat pump tumble dryer consumes around 3 times less electricity than traditional air-vented or heating element tumble dryers. With the new ecodesign and energy labelling measures applying from July 2025, Europe will be able to save up to 15 TWh of energy by 2040, equivalent to one half of the annual final energy consumption of Cyprus.