Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN1-25P/S6 Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
What the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN1-25P/S6 costs to run
At 282 kWh/yr, the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN1-25P/S6's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a dehumidifier
Against the category average of 378 kWh/yr, this model uses 25.4% less, ranking 170 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 YDN1-25P/S6: Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN1-24P/S6 ($53/yr, 282 kWh/yr), then Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDZ-25P/S6 ($53/yr, 282 kWh/yr).
Comparing Yoau; Shinco; UHOME's own models
Ranked 8 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.
Is it worth replacing?
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
At $53/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Where this number comes from
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 282 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 170 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.