Running cost for the DuraComfort DH50PV
At 508 kWh/yr, the DuraComfort DH50PV's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
The $96 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
DuraComfort DH50PV against the category
That's 34.4% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 399 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 $24/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
AVAHUM AM150P ($96/yr, 511 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the DuraComfort DH50PV. DuraComfort DH50PL ($96/yr, 508 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing DuraComfort's own models
DuraComfort makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 4 of 8 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DH25F at $55/yr, and its priciest, the DH50PWM at $99/yr.
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?
At $96/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 DuraComfort DH50PV or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the DuraComfort DH50PV ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Ranked 399 of 546, the DuraComfort DH50PV 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. The 508 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.