Running cost for the Waykar JD025CE-80
ENERGY STAR certifies the Waykar JD025CE-80 at 299 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $56 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Waykar JD025CE-80 against the category
That's 20.9% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 249 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 $15/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
YAUFEY JD025Q-80 ($56/yr, 299 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Waykar JD025CE-80. SAHAUHY WTE80A-025T ($56/yr, 299 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Waykar's own models
Waykar makes 39 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 18 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 JD025CE-80 is already efficient for its category at $56/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dehumidifier costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Waykar JD025CE-80 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 299 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Dehumidifier category page shows all 546 dehumidifiers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.