Ukoke UDH0125 Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
Running cost for the Ukoke UDH0125
The Ukoke UDH0125 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 105 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
That $20 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Ukoke UDH0125 compares to other dehumidifiers
Against the category average of 378 kWh/yr, this model uses 72.2% less, ranking 14 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $51/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Ukoke UDH0125 on that list: Sweetcrispy AS-CSJ72XK-2WT-OL ($20/yr, 105 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while ZUNMOS AS-CSJ72XK-2WT-OL ($20/yr, 105 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Ukoke lineup
The Ukoke UDH0125 is the only dehumidifier from Ukoke that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full dehumidifier category.
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
Efficient as certified dehumidifiers go, $20/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Ukoke UDH0125 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Ranked 14 of 546, the Ukoke UDH0125 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 105 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.