Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDL-25P/6 Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
What the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDL-25P/6 costs to run
The Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDL-25P/6 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 282 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
That $53 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 Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDL-25P/6 compares to other dehumidifiers
Against the category average of 378 kWh/yr, this model uses 25.4% less, ranking 166 of 546 dehumidifiers tracked here for running cost. 546 certified dehumidifiers, one average, about $18/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDL-25P/6 on that list: Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDL-24P/6 ($53/yr, 282 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN-24P/6 ($53/yr, 282 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME lineup
Ranked 4 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
Efficient as certified dehumidifiers go, $53/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
A dehumidifier like the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDL-25P/6 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.
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. At rank 166 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.