Electrolux ELFE433CAW Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Electrolux ELFE433CAW: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Electrolux ELFE433CAW at 608 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $114 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Electrolux ELFE433CAW compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 227 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $7/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Electrolux ELFE433CAW on that list: Electrolux ELFE4333AW ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Electrolux ELFE7337 ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 10 of Electrolux's 40 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the ELFE4222 ($60/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the ELVG7400AW ($129/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Electrolux ELFE433CAW adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Electrolux ELFE433CAW already costs $114/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
Ranked 227 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Electrolux ELFE433CAW is also worth reading with a caveat specific to this category: the methodology page explains why ENERGY STAR's own combined-energy figure for dryers can overstate the electric bill impact of a gas model. The rest of what changes this number, by state rather than by model, is in the guide to why your state changes this number. The 608 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.