MOISWELL Director W160 Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
Running cost for the MOISWELL Director W160
ENERGY STAR certifies the MOISWELL Director W160 at 628 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $118 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 66.1% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 530 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 $47/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 MOISWELL Admiral WP160 ($118/yr, 628 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is MOISWELL Director WP160 ($118/yr, 628 kWh/yr).
Within the MOISWELL lineup
MOISWELL makes 24 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 21 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 Director W160 or its replacement.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $118/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 530 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.