Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDA-50P/S6 Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
What the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDA-50P/S6 costs to run
The Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDA-50P/S6 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.
That $89 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
The category average is 378 kWh/yr; this model runs 25.7% above it, ranking 369 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 $18/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 Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDA-50P/S6: Yoau; Shinco; UHOME UDZ1-150P/P ($89/yr, 475 kWh/yr), then Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDA-50P/S6P ($89/yr, 475 kWh/yr).
Comparing Yoau; Shinco; UHOME's own models
Ranked 22 of Yoau; Shinco; UHOME's 27 certified dehumidifiers, this sits between the UDZ1-80P ($53/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the YDZ1-50P/6P ($89/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
Running above the category average, $89/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
Whether or not the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDA-50P/S6 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a dehumidifier, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Where this number comes from
At rank 369 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 475 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.