Premium Levella PWMF286HS Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Running cost for the Premium Levella PWMF286HS
The Premium Levella PWMF286HS is certified by ENERGY STAR at 39 kWh a year, one of the cheaper models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
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.
Efficient, or not, for a washing machine
Against the category average of 123 kWh/yr, this model uses 68.3% less, ranking 7 of 398 washing machines tracked here for running cost. That average is drawn from all 398 washing machines ENERGY STAR currently certifies, not an outside number, a $16/year gap from this model at the national rate. Full sourcing is in the sourcing notes.
Right next to it on the list
A rank or two either side of the Premium Levella PWMF286HS: Premium Levella PWMF280HW ($7/yr, 39 kWh/yr), then Premium Levella PWMF287HB ($7/yr, 39 kWh/yr).
Within the Premium Levella lineup
Ranked 4 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).
What this adds up to over time
10 years is NAHB's typical service life for this category; at $7/year, the Premium Levella PWMF286HS adds up to about $73 in electricity over that span.
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.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified washing machines before buying.
If you're keeping it
$7/year to run is the predictable cost of the Premium Levella PWMF286HS; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Where this number comes from
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. Ranked 7 of 398, the Premium Levella PWMF286HS sits in the middle of the washing machine category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.