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MOISWELL Marshal WD160: running cost

One of the more expensive models in its category to run
$118/year at the national-average rate

ENERGY STAR certifies the MOISWELL Marshal WD160 at 628 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.

$0.32per day
$9.84per month
628kWh per year, certified

The $118 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

MOISWELL Marshal WD160 against the category

That's 66.1% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 532 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 Marshal WP160 ($118/yr, 628 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the MOISWELL Marshal WD160. MOISWELL Director WP160 ($118/yr, 628 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Comparing MOISWELL's own models

MOISWELL makes 24 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 23 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

Running above the category average, $118/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

Whether or not the MOISWELL Marshal WD160 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.

Sourcing

At rank 532 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. The 628 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.