Danby Designer DUFM085A4 Running Cost (Freezer)
Danby Designer DUFM085A4: running cost
The Danby Designer DUFM085A4 is certified by ENERGY STAR at 247 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among freezers currently certified.
That $46 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 Danby Designer DUFM085A4 compares to other freezers
Against the category average of 401 kWh/yr, this model uses 38.4% less, ranking 96 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $29/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Danby Designer DUFM085A4 on that list: Criterion CUF32P1W ($46/yr, 246 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Danby Designer DUFM085A4TDD ($46/yr, 247 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Of the 7 ENERGY STAR certified freezers Danby Designer makes, the DUFM085A4 is the cheapest to run, $46/year less than Danby Designer's priciest, the DUF206E1.
Lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components does not publish a figure for freezers, so no lifetime cost is shown here rather than a guessed one. The annual and monthly figures above stand on their own.
Shopping for a new one
Efficient as certified freezers go, $46/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified freezers before buying.
If you're keeping it
At $46/year just to run, a freezer is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
How this was checked
Ranked 96 of 658, the Danby Designer DUFM085A4 sits in the middle of the freezer category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math. The 247 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.