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Hisense DH5026K1W: running cost

One of the more expensive models in its category to run
$99/year at the national-average rate

At 526 kWh/yr, the Hisense DH5026K1W's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.

$0.27per day
$8.24per month
526kWh per year, certified

The $99 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Hisense DH5026K1W against the category

That's 39.2% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 488 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 $28/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Hisense DH5026KP1G ($99/yr, 526 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Hisense DH5026K1W. Hisense DH5025KXW ($99/yr, 526 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Same brand, different models

Hisense makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 19 of 27 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ADH25K26 at $59/yr, and its priciest, the TLDH5026PW 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.

Weighing a replacement

Running above the category average, $99/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.

Protecting what you have

Whether or not the Hisense DH5026K1W ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.

Sourcing

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. The full Dehumidifier category page shows all 546 dehumidifiers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.