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Robam WQP14-W652S Running Cost (Dishwasher)

What the Robam WQP14-W652S costs to run

About average for its category to run
$45/year at the national-average rate

At 240 kWh/yr, the Robam WQP14-W652S's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified dishwasher.

$0.12per day
$3.76per month
240kWh per year, certified
$406over a 9-yr lifespan

The $45 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Robam WQP14-W652S against the category

That's 3.4% above the dishwasher category average of 232 kWh/yr, and ranks 679 of 737 certified dishwashers for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every dishwasher ENERGY STAR currently certifies (737 models), not an outside benchmark, about $2/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.

What sits beside it in the ranking

Samsung DW50T6060 ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Robam WQP14-W652S. Panasonic NP-6F1FFHCA ($45/yr, 240 kWh/yr) costs a little less.

Within the Robam lineup

The Robam WQP14-W652S is the only dishwasher from Robam that ENERGY STAR currently certifies, so there's no same-brand model to weigh it against here, only the full dishwasher category.

What this adds up to over time

Over the 9-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Robam WQP14-W652S costs roughly $406 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Shopping for a new one

The Robam WQP14-W652S 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

At $45/year just to run, a dishwasher is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.

Sourcing

At rank 679 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.