OMNI MAX ODA50M3WGAHW Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
Running cost for the OMNI MAX ODA50M3WGAHW
ENERGY STAR certifies the OMNI MAX ODA50M3WGAHW at 512 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $96 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
OMNI MAX ODA50M3WGAHW against the category
That's 35.4% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 407 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 $25/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Vissani VAD50PS1BWTS ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the OMNI MAX ODA50M3WGAHW. Midea MDUDA-50AEN8-BB0F ($96/yr, 512 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Among OMNI MAX's 4 certified dehumidifiers, this is the priciest to run, $44/year over the ODA22M1WGAHW, 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.
Is it worth replacing?
The OMNI MAX ODA50M3WGAHW runs above its category average. If the dehumidifier you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $96/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
$96/year to run is the predictable cost of the OMNI MAX ODA50M3WGAHW; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.