What the Blomberg DWT 81900 **** costs to run
At 225 kWh/yr, the Blomberg DWT 81900 ****'s ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.
The $42 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 3% below the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 112 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 737 currently-certified dishwashers feeds that average, putting this model about $1/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.
The closest alternatives by cost
Sorted by running cost among dishwashers, one step cheaper is Blomberg DWT 81800 **** ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is BlueStar BS24DW ($42/yr, 225 kWh/yr).
Within the Blomberg lineup
Blomberg makes 11 ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers; this one ranks 4 of 11 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the DWS 51502 **** at $41/yr, and its priciest, the DWT 81900 ***WS at $45/yr.
Blomberg DWT 81900 **** over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Blomberg DWT 81900 **** that long and it costs about $381 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Blomberg DWT 81900 **** is already efficient for its category at $42/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new dishwasher costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified dishwashers before buying.
Protecting what you have
A dishwasher like the Blomberg DWT 81900 **** 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.
The data behind this page
At rank 112 of 737 for running cost, see the dishwasher category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 225 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.