Danby DUF167A5BSLDD Running Cost (Freezer)
Running cost for the Danby DUF167A5BSLDD
At 432 kWh/yr, the Danby DUF167A5BSLDD's ENERGY STAR certification puts it about average for its category to run against every other certified freezer.
That $81 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 DUF167A5BSLDD compares to other freezers
The category average is 401 kWh/yr; this model runs 7.7% above it, ranking 357 of 658 freezers tracked here for running cost. 658 certified freezers, one average, about $6/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Danby DUF167A5BSLDD on that list: Vissani VSF16UWEE16 ($81/yr, 429 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Danby DUF167A5WDD ($81/yr, 432 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Danby lineup
Ranked 11 of Danby's 13 certified freezers, this sits between the DCF035A5WDB ($33/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the DUF206E1SSLDB ($93/yr, its priciest).
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.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified freezers go, $81/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
Whether or not the Danby DUF167A5BSLDD ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a freezer, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
How this was checked
Ranked 357 of 658, the Danby DUF167A5BSLDD 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 432 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.