Samsung DVE52M86 Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
What the Samsung DVE52M86 costs to run
At 607 kWh/yr, the Samsung DVE52M86's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
The $114 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung DVE52M86 against the category
That's 6.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 207 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 DVE54M87 ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung DVE52M86. Samsung DVE52M77 ($114/yr, 607 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 102 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 21 of 102 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DV25B69H at $24/yr, and its priciest, the WH53DBH7G at $129/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung DVE52M86 costs roughly $1,369 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Samsung DVE52M86 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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Samsung DVE52M86 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a clothes dryer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 607 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 207 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung DVE52M86 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.