Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN1-24P/S6 Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN1-24P/S6: running cost
The Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN1-24P/S6 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 282 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
The $53 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN1-24P/S6 against the category
That's 25.4% below the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 169 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 $18/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN1-25P/S6 ($53/yr, 282 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN1-24P/S6. Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN-25P/6 ($53/yr, 282 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME lineup
Yoau; Shinco; UHOME makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 7 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 YDN1-24P/S6 is already efficient for its category at $53/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
A dehumidifier like the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN1-24P/S6 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
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 169 of 546, the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN1-24P/S6 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.