Samsung WH46DBH55E Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Samsung WH46DBH55E: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung WH46DBH55E at 608 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
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 Samsung WH46DBH55E compares to other clothes dryers
The category average is 572 kWh/yr; this model runs 6.3% above it, ranking 372 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 Samsung WH46DBH55E on that list: Samsung WH46DBH50E ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung WH53DBH7E ($114/yr, 608 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 59 of Samsung's 102 certified clothes dryers, this sits between the DV25B69H ($24/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WH53DBH7G ($129/yr, its priciest).
Samsung WH46DBH55E over 12 years
Over the 12-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung WH46DBH55E costs roughly $1,372 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified clothes dryers go, $114/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
$114/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung WH46DBH55E; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 372 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung WH46DBH55E 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. The 608 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.