Honeywell TPFIT50PWK Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
Running cost for the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK
ENERGY STAR certifies the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK at 516 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $97 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Honeywell TPFIT50PWK against the category
That's 36.5% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 423 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 $26/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Honeywell TPFIT50WK ($97/yr, 516 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK. Honeywell TPFIT50AWK ($97/yr, 516 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Honeywell lineup
Honeywell makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 7 of 8 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the TPFIT25AWK at $55/yr, and its priciest, the TPFIT50WK at $97/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?
Running above the category average, $97/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
The Honeywell TPFIT50PWK already costs $97/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 516 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 423 of 546, the Honeywell TPFIT50PWK 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.