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What the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME UDZ1-150P costs to run

One of the more expensive models in its category to run
$89/year at 18.8¢/kWh, the 51-state average

The Yoau; Shinco; UHOME UDZ1-150P is certified by ENERGY STAR at 475 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.

$0.24per day
$7.44per month
475kWh per year, certified

The $89 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 25.7% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 367 of 546 certified dehumidifiers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 546 currently-certified dehumidifiers feeds that average, putting this model about $18/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.

The closest alternatives by cost

Sorted by running cost among dehumidifiers, one step cheaper is Yoau; Shinco; UHOME SDZ1-150P/P ($89/yr, 475 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Yoau; Shinco; UHOME UDZ1-150P/P ($89/yr, 475 kWh/yr).

Within the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME lineup

Yoau; Shinco; UHOME makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 20 of 27 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the UDZ1-80P at $53/yr, and its priciest, the YDZ1-50P/6P at $89/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.

Shopping for a new one

The Yoau; Shinco; UHOME UDZ1-150P 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 $89/year every year.

Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.

Protecting what you have

Whether or not the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME UDZ1-150P ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.

The data behind this page

Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 367 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.