Running cost for the Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDG-80
The Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDG-80 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 282 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
That $53 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; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDG-80 compares to other dehumidifiers
Against the category average of 378 kWh/yr, this model uses 25.4% less, ranking 155 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $18/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDG-80 on that list: Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDA-80 ($53/yr, 282 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDW-80 ($53/yr, 282 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom lineup
Ranked 2 of Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom's 16 certified dehumidifiers, this sits between the YDA-80 ($53/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the YDW-150PM ($98/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, $53/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
If you're keeping it
The Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDG-80 already costs $53/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
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 282 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 155 of 546, the Waykar; KESNOS; YAUFEY; Fehom YDG-80 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.