What the Samsung WF53BB89**A* costs to run
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung WF53BB89**A* at 103 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $19 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 Samsung WF53BB89**A* compares to other washing machines
Against the category average of 123 kWh/yr, this model uses 16.3% less, ranking 130 of 398 washing machines tracked here for running cost. 398 certified washing machines, one average, about $4/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Samsung WF53BB89**A* on that list: Samsung WF53BB87**A* ($19/yr, 103 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Samsung WF90F53*D* ($19/yr, 103 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Same brand, different models
Ranked 29 of Samsung's 66 certified washing machines, this sits between the WF45T60**A* ($17/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the WA54R76**A* ($31/yr, its priciest).
Samsung WF53BB89**A* 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 WF53BB89**A* that long and it costs about $194 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified washing machines go, $19/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
$19/year to run is the predictable cost of the Samsung WF53BB89**A*; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Ranked 130 of 398, the Samsung WF53BB89**A* 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. The 103 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.