Updated EU ecodesign and energy labelling measures to reduce the energy consumption of household tumble dryers become applicable from 1 July 2025. The new rules aim to make sure that only tumble dryers meeting high energy and sustainability standards are placed on the market. With more modernised labels, consumers will be able to choose the best products for them, and manufacturers will have renewed incentives to improve their appliances.

Estimates indicate that, by 2040, this can lead to cumulative energy and greenhouse gas emissions savings of 15 TWh and 1.7 Mt CO2eq, respectively and save € 2.8 billion in consumers’ energy bills.

In practice, the energy label for household tumble dryers has been rescaled, so that the ‘A’ class is the best-in-the-class product (rather than ‘A++’ or ‘A+++’), and includes a QR code which consumers can scan to access more information on the product via the European Product Registry for Energy Labelling. The new rules also include requirements concerning the availability of key spare parts and information on repairs.

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