waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDZ-32B: running cost
The waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDZ-32B is certified by ENERGY STAR at 137 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
That $26 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.
Efficient, or not, for a dehumidifier
Against the category average of 378 kWh/yr, this model uses 63.8% less, ranking 33 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 546 dehumidifiers ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $45/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDZ-32B: waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDZ-32A ($26/yr, 137 kWh/yr), then ASAHWO PD22SA ($26/yr, 140 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Ranked 6 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
Efficient as certified dehumidifiers go, $26/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
$26/year to run is the predictable cost of the waykar, KESNOS, YAUFEY, Fehom YDZ-32B; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
At rank 33 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 137 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.