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What the Honeywell Home DHM090R4000 costs to run

One of the more expensive models in its category to run
$105/year, priced at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the Honeywell Home DHM090R4000 at 556 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.

$0.29per day
$8.71per month
556kWh per year, certified

The $105 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Honeywell Home DHM090R4000 against the category

That's 47.1% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 525 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 $33/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Honeywell Home DHM120R4000/U ($105/yr, 556 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Honeywell Home DHM090R4000. Whirlpool WHHD501PAW ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the Honeywell Home lineup

Honeywell Home makes 3 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 2 of 3 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DHM065R4000/U at $95/yr, and its priciest, the DHM120R4000/U at $105/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.

Shopping for a new one

Running above the category average, $105/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

$105/year to run is the predictable cost of the Honeywell Home DHM090R4000; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 556 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 525 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.