Maytag MHW5630H Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the Maytag MHW5630H
The Maytag MHW5630H is certified by ENERGY STAR at 128 kWh a year, about average for its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
The $24 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Maytag MHW5630H against the category
That's 4.1% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 264 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 $1/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
LG WT1901C ($24/yr, 130 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Maytag MHW5630H. Samsung WA50T74A ($24/yr, 125 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Maytag's own models
Maytag makes 12 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 5 of 12 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the MHW8150E at $15/yr, and its priciest, the MVWB965H at $58/yr.
What this adds up to over time
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Maytag MHW5630H costs roughly $241 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Shopping for a new one
The Maytag MHW5630H is already efficient for its category at $24/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
Protecting what you have
$24/year to run is the predictable cost of the Maytag MHW5630H; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
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. The 128 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.