Samsung DVE50T52 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Samsung DVE50T52: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung DVE50T52 at 608 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung DVE50T52 against the category
That's 6.3% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 353 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 $7/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Samsung DVE50T73 ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung DVE50T52. Samsung DVE50R85 ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 102 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 40 of 102 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DV25B69H at $24/yr, and its priciest, the WH53DBH7G at $129/yr.
Samsung DVE50T52 over 12 years
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $114/year, the Samsung DVE50T52 adds up to about $1,372 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Samsung DVE50T52 is already efficient for its category at $114/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new clothes dryer costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung DVE50T52; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 608 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 353 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DVE50T52 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.