Samsung WW25FG5B Running Cost (Washing Machine)

Name: Samsung WW25FG5B
Brand: Samsung

Samsung WW25FG5B: running cost

One of the cheaper models in its category to run

$17/year at the national-average rate

At 90 kWh/yr, the Samsung WW25FG5B's ENERGY STAR certification puts it one of the cheaper models in its category to run against every other certified washing machine.

$0.05per day

$1.41per month

90kWh per year, certified

$169over a 10-yr lifespan

Swap in your own state’s rate

The $17 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.

Where this ranks

That's 26.8% below the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 68 of 398 certified washing machines for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. Every one of the 398 currently-certified washing machines feeds that average, putting this model about $6/year under it. See how it's calculated on the how it is calculated page.

The closest alternatives by cost

Sorted by running cost among washing machines, one step cheaper is Samsung WW25B69A ($17/yr, 90 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Samsung WW25FG6B ($17/yr, 90 kWh/yr).

Same brand, different models

Samsung makes 66 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 5 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

Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Samsung WW25FG5B costs roughly $169 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.

Is it worth replacing?

The Samsung WW25FG5B is already efficient for its category at $17/year. If you're shopping and comparing options, this is roughly what a well-chosen new washing machine costs to run.

See what else is certified in this category before you decide.

Protecting what you have

The Samsung WW25FG5B already costs $17/year to run; a repair bill on top of that is the kind of expense a protection plan exists to smooth out.

The data behind this page

Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 90 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. 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.