Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDZ1-50P/6 Running Cost (Dehumidifier)
What the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDZ1-50P/6 costs to run
The Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDZ1-50P/6 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 475 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among dehumidifiers currently certified.
The $89 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 25.7% above the dehumidifier category average of 378 kWh/yr, and ranks 373 of 546 certified dehumidifiers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 546 currently-certified dehumidifiers feeds that average, putting this model about $18/year over it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among dehumidifiers, one step cheaper is Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDN-50P/6P ($89/yr, 475 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDZ1-50P/6P ($89/yr, 475 kWh/yr).
Within the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME lineup
Yoau; Shinco; UHOME makes 27 ENERGY STAR certified dehumidifiers; this one ranks 26 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.
Is it worth replacing?
At $89/year, this is on the expensive side for a dehumidifier; the cheapest certified model in this category runs about $20/year, worth knowing before buying either the Yoau; Shinco; UHOME YDZ1-50P/6 or its replacement.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
At $89/year just to run, a dehumidifier is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 475 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Dehumidifier category page shows all 546 dehumidifiers ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.