Samsung DV50K75G Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Samsung DV50K75G: running cost
The Samsung DV50K75G 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.
Where this ranks
That's 19.8% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 527 of 639 certified clothes dryers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 639 currently-certified clothes dryers feeds that average, putting this model about $21/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among clothes dryers, one step cheaper is Samsung DV48J777G ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Samsung DV50K86G ($129/yr, 685 kWh/yr).
Comparing Samsung's own models
Samsung makes 102 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 68 of 102 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DV25B69H at $24/yr, and its priciest, the WH53DBH7G at $129/yr.
Samsung DV50K75G over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung DV50K75G costs roughly $1,545 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Samsung DV50K75G runs above its category average. If the clothes dryer you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $129/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The Samsung DV50K75G 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.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 685 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 527 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DV50K75G 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.