Maytag YMED7230H Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the Maytag YMED7230H
The Maytag YMED7230H is certified by ENERGY STAR at 608 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
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 Maytag YMED7230H compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 306 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 Maytag YMED7230H on that list: Maytag YMED7100D+ ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Maytag YMED8100D+ ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Maytag lineup
Ranked 25 of Maytag's 42 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the MED5500FW ($114/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the MGDB955FW ($129/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 Maytag YMED7230H that long and it costs about $1,372 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
If you're keeping it
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the Maytag YMED7230H; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 608 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 306 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Maytag YMED7230H 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.