What the waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDY-150 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDY-150 at 522 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
That $98 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 YDY-150 compares to other dehumidifiers
The category average is 378 kWh/yr; this model runs 38.1% above it, ranking 452 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $27/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDY-150 on that list: Frigidaire FHDD5034Y1 ($98/yr, 521 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDY-150PM ($98/yr, 522 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Comparing waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom's own models
Ranked 7 of waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom's 10 certified dehumidifiers, this sits between the YDA-32A ($26/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the YDZ-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.
Weighing a replacement
Running above the category average, $98/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$98/year to run is the predictable cost of the waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDY-150; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 452 of 546, the waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDY-150 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.