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What does a vacuum cleaner cost in electricity? How much can you save on electricity consumption by choosing an energy-efficient vacuum cleaner? You can read about this and much more in this article.
Vacuum cleaners have a power rating that varies from 350 to 900 watts, depending on which model you buy. Using the vacuum cleaner for one hour will result in electricity consumption of 0.35 to 0.90 kWh.
If we take a vacuum cleaner with a power rating of 900 watts and an electricity price of £0.3 per kWh, it will cost £0.27 per hour. Based on a consumption of 1 hour per week, for 52 weeks, it would cost £14.0 in electricity per year.
In the following table, you can see the electricity costs associated with vacuum cleaners of different power ratings:
Vacuum cleaner | Electricity costs per hour | Electricity costs per year* |
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Vacuum cleaner with 400 watts | £0.12 | £6.24 |
Vacuum cleaner with 500 watts | £0.15 | £7.80 |
Vacuum cleaner with 700 watts | £0.21 | £10.92 |
Vacuum cleaner with 900 watts | £0.27 | £14.04 |
*The annual electricity costs are based on 1 hour of vacuuming per week for 52 weeks.
Note that the actual electricity costs associated with your vacuum cleaner will depend on how much you use the vacuum cleaner, how you use it, and what your electricity price is.
The power of a vacuum cleaner is measured in watts (W) and indicates how much energy the vacuum cleaner uses. In the EU, regulations have been introduced to reduce energy consumption, which limits the maximum power of vacuum cleaners to 900 watts. Before these regulations were introduced, vacuum cleaners had a power of around 2000 watts.
Although high power can often suggest stronger suction capacity, this is not always the case. Technological advancements mean that some vacuum cleaners can deliver high suction even at lower power. The suction power is also determined by the vacuum cleaner’s design, especially how the airflow is optimized and how effectively the nozzle collects dirt.
The regulations have forced manufacturers to focus on more energy-efficient technologies that can still provide the necessary suction power.
The Hoover TH31BO02 vacuum cleaner uses the least electricity with a power rating of only 350 Watts.
Here are 5 vacuum cleaners with the lowest power:
Vacuum cleaner | Power | |
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Hoover TH31BO02
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350 W |
Princess EcoQuiet 335010
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450 W |
Rowenta RO7649 Silence Force Cyclonic Home & Car
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550 W |
Rowenta Compact Power XXL RO4871
|
|
550 W |
Miele Complete C3 Silence EcoLine SGSK3
|
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550 W |
In the following graph, you can get an insight into how the power is distributed between bagless and bagged vacuum cleaners.
The graph shows how you can get energy-efficient bagless vacuum cleaners and energy-efficient models with bags.
Is there a correlation between the power of vacuum cleaners and their price? Are vacuum cleaners with high power more expensive than low-power models?
In the following diagram, we have compared the power consumption and price of vacuum cleaners. On the X-axis, you can see the power and on the Y-axis, you find the price:
As the diagram shows, there is no correlation between the power of vacuum cleaners and their price. You can find both expensive vacuum cleaners with high and low power, and similarly, you can find cheap vacuum cleaners with both high and low power.