Cafe CDT805N Running Cost (Dishwasher)
Running cost for the Cafe CDT805N
ENERGY STAR certifies the Cafe CDT805N at 240 kWh/yr, about average for its category to run for its category.
That $45 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.
How the Cafe CDT805N compares to other dishwashers
The category average is 232 kWh/yr; this model runs 3.4% above it, ranking 439 of 737 dishwashers tracked here for running cost. 737 certified dishwashers, one average, about $2/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Cafe CDT805N on that list: Cafe CDP888V ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Cafe CDT828V ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 3 of Cafe's 9 certified dishwashers, this sits between the CDD220W ($29/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the CDT888V ($45/yr, its priciest).
Cafe CDT805N over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Cafe CDT805N that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified dishwashers go, $45/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
The Cafe CDT805N already costs $45/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
At rank 439 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 240 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.