Electrolux ELFW4222 Running Cost (Washing Machine)
What the Electrolux ELFW4222 costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Electrolux ELFW4222 at 90 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
The $17 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Electrolux ELFW4222 against the category
That's 26.8% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 58 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every washing machine ENERGY STAR currently certifies (398 models), not an outside benchmark, about $6/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG WKHC152HA ($17/yr, 90 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Electrolux ELFW4222. Whirlpool WFW92HEF ($17/yr, 89 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Electrolux's own models
Electrolux makes 15 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 14 of 15 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ELFW7337 at $9/yr, and its priciest, the ELVW7405AW at $36/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $17/year, the Electrolux ELFW4222 adds up to about $169 in electricity over that span.
Weighing a replacement
The Electrolux ELFW4222 is already efficient for its category at $17/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Electrolux ELFW4222 ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 90 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. The full Washing Machine category page shows all 398 washing machines ranked by cost; the state-rate guide covers the half of this number that isn't the appliance.