Samsung DV45K71G Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Running cost for the Samsung DV45K71G
The Samsung DV45K71G is certified by ENERGY STAR at 685 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among clothes dryers currently certified.
The $129 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung DV45K71G against the category
That's 19.8% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 523 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 $21/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Samsung DV45K76G ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung DV45K71G. Samsung DV45K65G ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Samsung's own models
Samsung makes 102 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 64 of 102 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DV25B69H at $24/yr, and its priciest, the WH53DBH7G at $129/yr.
Samsung DV45K71G over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the Samsung DV45K71G adds up to about $1,545 in electricity over that span.
Shopping for a new one
At $129/year, this is on the expensive side for a clothes dryer; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $23/year, worth knowing before buying either the Samsung DV45K71G or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Samsung DV45K71G already costs $129/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 685 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 523 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DV45K71G 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.