Honeywell Home DHM120R4000/U: running cost
At 556 kWh/yr, the Honeywell Home DHM120R4000/U's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
The $105 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 47.1% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 526 of 546 certified dehumidifiers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 546 currently-certified dehumidifiers feeds that average, putting this model about $33/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among dehumidifiers, one step cheaper is Honeywell Home DHM090R4000 ($105/yr, 556 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Santa Fe 4047200 ($106/yr, 565 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Among Honeywell Home's 3 certified dehumidifiers, this is the priciest to run, $10/year over the DHM065R4000/U, the brand's cheapest.
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.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$105/year to run is the predictable cost of the Honeywell Home DHM120R4000/U; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
The data behind this page
Ranked 526 of 546, the Honeywell Home DHM120R4000/U 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 556 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.