TCL T50DC9SPB Running Cost (Dehumidifier)

Name: TCL T50DC9SPB
Brand: TCL

TCL T50DC9SPB: running cost

One of the more expensive models in its category to run

$100/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

At 530 kWh/yr, the TCL T50DC9SPB's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.

$0.27per day

$8.30per month

530kWh per year, certified

Price it at your own rate instead

The $100 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

TCL T50DC9SPB against the category

That's 40.2% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 522 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 $29/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Whirlpool WHHD501AW ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the TCL T50DC9SPB. TCL T50DC9R ($100/yr, 530 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the TCL lineup

Among TCL's 16 certified dehumidifiers, this is the priciest to run, $46/year over the T25DC9R, 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.

Weighing a replacement

At $100/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 TCL T50DC9SPB or its replacement.

Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.

Protecting what you have

$100/year to run is the predictable cost of the TCL T50DC9SPB; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.

Sourcing

Ranked 522 of 546, the TCL T50DC9SPB sits in the middle of the dehumidifier category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 530 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.