Running cost for the Comfort Aire BHD-35C
At 383 kWh/yr, the Comfort Aire BHD-35C's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
That $72 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 Comfort Aire BHD-35C compares to other dehumidifiers
The category average is 378 kWh/yr; this model runs 1.3% above it, ranking 338 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $1/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Comfort Aire BHD-35C on that list: BLACK+DECKER BDM36WCDA ($72/yr, 383 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while For living FDA35CBWCM ($72/yr, 383 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Of the 2 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers Comfort Aire makes, the BHD-35C costs the most to run, $20/year more than Comfort Aire's cheapest, the BHD-22B.
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.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified dehumidifiers go, $72/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
Whether or not the Comfort Aire BHD-35C ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
At rank 338 of 546 for running cost, see the dehumidifier category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 383 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.