CARRIER CORPORATION DEHXXCDA1080 Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
Running cost for the CARRIER CORPORATION DEHXXCDA1080
The CARRIER CORPORATION DEHXXCDA1080 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,023 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
The $192 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
CARRIER CORPORATION DEHXXCDA1080 against the category
That's 170.6% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 541 of 546 certified dehumidifiers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every dehumidifier ENERGY STAR currently certifies (546 models), not an outside benchmark, about $121/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Healthy Climate HCWHD#-080 ($192/yr, 1,023 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the CARRIER CORPORATION DEHXXCDA1080. Aprilaire E130 ($174/yr, 926 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing CARRIER CORPORATION's own models
CARRIER CORPORATION sells 2 certified dehumidifiers; this one runs cheapest of them, $257/year under the DEHXXCDA1100, its priciest.
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for dehumidifiers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Shopping for a new one
At $192/year, this is on the expensive side for a dehumidifier; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $20/year, worth knowing before buying either the CARRIER CORPORATION DEHXXCDA1080 or its replacement.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
Protecting what you have
The CARRIER CORPORATION DEHXXCDA1080 already costs $192/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,023 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 541 of 546, the CARRIER CORPORATION DEHXXCDA1080 sits in the middle of the dehumidifier category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.