What the Premium Levella PWMF280HW costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Premium Levella PWMF280HW at 39 kWh/yr, one of the cheaper models in its category to run for its category.
That $7 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 Premium Levella PWMF280HW compares to other washing machines
Against the category average of 123 kWh/yr, this model uses 68.3% less, ranking 6 of 398 washing machines tracked here for running cost. 398 certified washing machines, one average, about $16/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Premium Levella PWMF280HW on that list: Premium Levella PWMF280HT ($7/yr, 39 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Premium Levella PWMF286HS ($7/yr, 39 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Premium Levella lineup
Ranked 3 of Premium Levella's 6 certified washing machines, this sits between the PWMF280HB ($7/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the PWMF220VW ($21/yr, its priciest).
Cost over its typical lifespan
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Premium Levella PWMF280HW costs roughly $73 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $7/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
If you're keeping it
The Premium Levella PWMF280HW already costs $7/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.
How this was checked
At rank 6 of 398 for running cost, see the washing machine category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters. The 39 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.