Hisense DH5S452BT Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Hisense DH5S452BT costs to run
The Hisense DH5S452BT is certified by ENERGY STAR at 435 kWh a year, cheaper than most models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
That $82 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 Hisense DH5S452BT compares to other clothes dryers
Against the category average of 572 kWh/yr, this model uses 24% less, ranking 99 of 639 clothes dryers tracked here for running cost. 639 certified clothes dryers, one average, about $26/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Hisense DH5S452BT on that list: Hisense DH5S452BB ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Hisense DH5S452BW ($82/yr, 435 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Hisense's own models
Ranked 2 of Hisense's 3 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the DH5S452BB ($82/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DH5S452BW ($82/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Hisense DH5S452BT that long and it costs about $981 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $82/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
At $82/year just to run, a clothes dryer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 99 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Hisense DH5S452BT 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 435 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.