Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN-35P/6 Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
Running cost for the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN-35P/6
At 340 kWh/yr, the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN-35P/6's ENERGY STAR certification puts it cheaper than most models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
The $64 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN-35P/6 against the category
That's 10.1% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 271 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 $7/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN1-35P/S6 ($64/yr, 340 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN-35P/6. Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDA-35P/S6 ($64/yr, 340 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME lineup
Yoau; Shinco; UHOME makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 14 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 YDN-35P/6 is already efficient for its category at $64/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dehumidifier costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers before buying.
Protecting what you have
At $64/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 340 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 271 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.