SAHAUHY WTE120P-035P Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
What the SAHAUHY WTE120P-035P costs to run
The SAHAUHY WTE120P-035P is certified by ENERGY STAR at 375 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
The $71 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 0.8% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 314 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 $1/year under 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 SAHAUHY WTE120A-035T ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Waykar JD025CE-120 ($71/yr, 375 kWh/yr).
Within the SAHAUHY lineup
Among SAHAUHY's 3 certified dehumidifiers, this is the priciest to run, $14/year over the WTE80A-025T, 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 SAHAUHY WTE120P-035P is already efficient for its category at $71/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dehumidifier costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $71/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
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. The 375 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.