Running cost for the Comfee C*14EFSBK1RCM
The Comfee C*14EFSBK1RCM is certified by ENERGY STAR at 240 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among dishwashers currently certified.
The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 446 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 $2/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 dishwashers, one step cheaper is Cafe CDT888**V*** ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is COSMO COS-DIS6502 ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr).
Within the Comfee lineup
Among Comfee's 2 certified dishwashers, this is the priciest to run, $16/year over the CDC22P****, the brand's cheapest.
Comfee C*14EFSBK1RCM over 9 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical dishwasher's service life at 9 years; run the Comfee C*14EFSBK1RCM that long and it costs about $406 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Comfee C*14EFSBK1RCM is already efficient for its category at $45/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 Comfee C*14EFSBK1RCM 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
Ranked 446 of 737, the Comfee C*14EFSBK1RCM sits in the middle of the dishwasher category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 240 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.