FINLUX DR4409DSCH Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the FINLUX DR4409DSCH
At 317 kWh/yr, the FINLUX DR4409DSCH's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $60 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
FINLUX DR4409DSCH against the category
That's 44.6% below the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 82 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every clothes dryer ENERGY STAR currently certifies (639 models), not an outside benchmark, about $48/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Fisher&Paykel DE4024P2 ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the FINLUX DR4409DSCH. FINLUX DR4408SCH ($60/yr, 317 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing FINLUX's own models
Among FINLUX's 4 certified clothes dryers, this is the priciest to run, about the same, within a dollar a year, over the DR4400WSB, the brand's cheapest.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the FINLUX DR4409DSCH costs roughly $715 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The FINLUX DR4409DSCH is already efficient for its category at $60/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new clothes dryer costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The FINLUX DR4409DSCH already costs $60/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 317 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 82 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the FINLUX DR4409DSCH 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. Whether a repair or a full replacement dryer makes more sense once the electric bill is this well known is covered in the guide to when replacing one pays off.