Waykar CTH30D Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
Running cost for the Waykar CTH30D
The Waykar CTH30D is certified by ENERGY STAR at 117 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
The $22 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Waykar CTH30D against the category
That's 69% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 21 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 $49/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Waykar PD160B ($23/yr, 122 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Waykar CTH30D. Waykar CTH30A ($22/yr, 117 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Waykar lineup
Waykar makes 39 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 2 of 39 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the CTH30A at $22/yr, and its priciest, the CTH150PB at $97/yr.
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.
Is it worth replacing?
The Waykar CTH30D is already efficient for its category at $22/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dehumidifier costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Waykar CTH30D ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 21 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.