Samsung WH53DBH7G Running Cost (Clothes Dryer)
Samsung WH53DBH7G: running cost
The Samsung WH53DBH7G is certified by ENERGY STAR at 687 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 20.1% above the clothes dryer category average of 572 kWh/yr, and ranks 619 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 WH46DBH5G ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Speed Queen ADG6H118T ($129/yr, 687 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Among Samsung's 102 certified clothes dryers, this is the priciest to run, $106/year over the DV25B69H, the brand's cheapest.
What this adds up to over time
12 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $129/year, the Samsung WH53DBH7G adds up to about $1,550 in electricity over that span.
Is it worth replacing?
The Samsung WH53DBH7G 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.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
The Samsung WH53DBH7G 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
Ranked 619 of 639 certified dryers for running cost, the Samsung WH53DBH7G 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.