Running cost for the Vissani VADA22A5HWT
The Vissani VADA22A5HWT is certified by ENERGY STAR at 276 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
That $52 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 Vissani VADA22A5HWT compares to other dehumidifiers
Against the category average of 378 kWh/yr, this model uses 27% less, ranking 139 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $19/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Vissani VADA22A5HWT on that list: Vissani VADA22A4HWT ($52/yr, 276 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while TABYIK D025F-25Pt3M-P ($52/yr, 277 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 2 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.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified dehumidifiers go, $52/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
A dehumidifier like the Vissani VADA22A5HWT is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
How this was checked
Ranked 139 of 546, the Vissani VADA22A5HWT 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 276 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.