MOISWELL Admiral WP160 Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
Running cost for the MOISWELL Admiral WP160
At 628 kWh/yr, the MOISWELL Admiral WP160's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
The $118 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
MOISWELL Admiral WP160 against the category
That's 66.1% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 529 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 $47/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
MOISWELL Director W160 ($118/yr, 628 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the MOISWELL Admiral WP160. MOISWELL Admiral W160 ($118/yr, 628 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the MOISWELL lineup
MOISWELL makes 24 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 20 of 24 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the Defender M7R at $54/yr, and its priciest, the Marshal WP160 at $118/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
At $118/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 MOISWELL Admiral WP160 or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$118/year to run is the predictable cost of the MOISWELL Admiral WP160; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 628 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.