What the Yoau, Shinco, UHOME YDZ-50P/S6 costs to run
At 475 kWh/yr, the Yoau, Shinco, UHOME YDZ-50P/S6's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the more expensive models in its category to run against every other certified dehumidifier.
The $89 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Yoau, Shinco, UHOME YDZ-50P/S6 against the category
That's 25.7% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 363 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 above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Yoau, Shinco, UHOME YDZ-50P/S6P ($89/yr, 475 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Yoau, Shinco, UHOME YDZ-50P/S6. MegaLight PD-HPC750-WT ($89/yr, 472 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Yoau, Shinco, UHOME makes 6 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 5 of 6 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the SDZ1-80P at $53/yr, and its priciest, the YDZ-50P/S6P 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.
Is it worth replacing?
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.
Protecting what you have
The Yoau, Shinco, UHOME YDZ-50P/S6 already costs $89/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 475 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 363 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.