Vissani VAD35S1BWTS Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
Running cost for the Vissani VAD35S1BWTS
At 383 kWh/yr, the Vissani VAD35S1BWTS's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
That $72 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.
Efficient, or not, for a dehumidifier
The category average is 378 kWh/yr; this model runs 1.3% above it, ranking 348 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 546 dehumidifiers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $1/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Vissani VAD35S1BWTS: Vissani VAD35S1AWTS ($72/yr, 383 kWh/yr), then Amazon Basics B0GR2L3R49 ($73/yr, 388 kWh/yr).
Within the Vissani lineup
Ranked 6 of Vissani's 13 certified dehumidifiers, this sits between the VADA22A4HWT ($52/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the VDHTL50P ($99/yr, its priciest).
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, $72/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
Whether or not the Vissani VAD35S1BWTS ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
Ranked 348 of 546, the Vissani VAD35S1BWTS 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 383 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.