Wellsle YDL24P Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
Running cost for the Wellsle YDL24P
ENERGY STAR certifies the Wellsle YDL24P at 791 kWh/yr, one of the more expensive models in its category to run for its category.
The $149 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Wellsle YDL24P against the category
That's 109.3% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 536 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 $78/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Aprilaire E100 ($154/yr, 821 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Wellsle YDL24P. COSTWAY ES10429US-WH ($146/yr, 779 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Among Wellsle's 3 certified dehumidifiers, this is the priciest to run, $115/year over the PD21MA, the brand's cheapest.
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
The Wellsle YDL24P runs above its category average. If the dehumidifier you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $149/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
Protecting what you have
A dehumidifier like the Wellsle YDL24P is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Ranked 536 of 546, the Wellsle YDL24P 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. The 791 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.