Samsung WH53DBH7G Running Cost (Washing Machine)
Samsung WH53DBH7G: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Samsung WH53DBH7G 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 WH53DBH7G against the category
That's 16.3% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 133 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
LG WKE100HA ($20/yr, 105 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Samsung WH53DBH7G. Samsung WH53DBH7E ($19/yr, 103 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Within the Samsung lineup
Samsung makes 66 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 32 of 66 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WF45T60A at $17/yr, and its priciest, the WA54R76A at $31/yr.
Cost over its typical lifespan
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the Samsung WH53DBH7G that long and it costs about $194 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
The Samsung WH53DBH7G 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 WH53DBH7G; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
Sourcing
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. 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.