Waykar CHWA120E Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
Running cost for the Waykar CHWA120E
At 360 kWh/yr, the Waykar CHWA120E's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
That $68 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 Waykar CHWA120E compares to other dehumidifiers
Against the category average of 378 kWh/yr, this model uses 4.8% less, ranking 290 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $3/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Waykar CHWA120E on that list: Waykar CHWA120B ($68/yr, 360 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while fridgemaster FMDH35KX ($68/yr, 363 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Waykar lineup
Ranked 23 of Waykar's 39 certified dehumidifiers, this sits between the CTH30A ($22/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CTH150PB ($97/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, $68/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
The Waykar CHWA120E already costs $68/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
At rank 290 of 546 for running cost, see the dehumidifier category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 360 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.