Samsung WD53DBA9H Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Samsung WD53DBA9H: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung WD53DBA9H at 103 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
The $19 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Samsung WD53DBA9H against the category
That's 16.3% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 126 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 $4/year below that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Samsung WD80H53H ($19/yr, 103 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung WD53DBA9H. Summit LW2427 ($19/yr, 101 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 66 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 25 of 66 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WF45T60A at $17/yr, and its priciest, the WA54R76A at $31/yr.
Samsung WD53DBA9H 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 Samsung WD53DBA9H that long and it costs about $194 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Samsung WD53DBA9H is already efficient for its category at $19/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.
Worth comparing a few current certified models before deciding.
Protecting what you have
$19/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung WD53DBA9H; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 103 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. At rank 126 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.