Maytag YMEDB835D+ Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Maytag YMEDB835D+ costs to run
The Maytag YMEDB835D+ 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 YMEDB835D+ compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 311 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 YMEDB835D+ on that list: Maytag YMED8630H ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Maytag YMEDB855D+ ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing Maytag's own models
Ranked 30 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 YMEDB835D+ that long and it costs about $1,372 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Weighing a replacement
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
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the Maytag YMEDB835D+; 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 311 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Maytag YMEDB835D+ 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.