Samsung WH46DBH5G Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Samsung WH46DBH5G: running cost
At 687 kWh/yr, the Samsung WH46DBH5G's ENERGY STAR certification puts it more expensive than most models in its category to run against every other certified clothes dryer.
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 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 618 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 $22/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 WH46DBH1G ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Samsung WH53DBH7G ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 102 ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers; this one ranks 101 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
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical clothes dryer's service life at 12 years; run the Samsung WH46DBH5G that long and it costs about $1,550 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $129/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified clothes dryers before buying.
Protecting what you have
$129/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung WH46DBH5G; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Ranked 618 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung WH46DBH5G 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. The 687 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.