Electrolux ELVW7405AW Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Electrolux ELVW7405AW: running cost
The Electrolux ELVW7405AW is certified by ENERGY STAR at 189 kWh a year, one of the more expensive models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
The $36 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Where this ranks
That's 53.7% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 364 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 398 currently-certified washing machines feeds that average, putting this model about $12/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 washing machines, one step cheaper is Midea MLH52N4AWW ($34/yr, 180 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Whirlpool WTW8000D+ ($37/yr, 196 kWh/yr).
Within the Electrolux lineup
Among Electrolux's 15 certified washing machines, this is the priciest to run, $26/year over the ELFW7337, the brand's cheapest.
Electrolux ELVW7405AW over 10 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the Electrolux ELVW7405AW that long and it costs about $355 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
Running above the category average, $36/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $36/year just to run, a washing machine is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
The data behind this page
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 189 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.