Whirlpool WEF5727T**: running cost
The Whirlpool WEF5727T** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 140 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among washing machines currently certified.
The $26 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Whirlpool WEF5727T** against the category
That's 13.8% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 298 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 $3/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Whirlpool WFW4720R** ($26/yr, 140 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Whirlpool WEF5727T**. Maytag MFW7020R** ($26/yr, 140 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Same brand, different models
Whirlpool makes 25 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 11 of 25 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WFH5424S** at $15/yr, and its priciest, the WTW7120H** at $49/yr.
Whirlpool WEF5727T** over 10 years
Over the 10-year service life NAHB reports for this category, running the Whirlpool WEF5727T** costs roughly $263 in electricity, separate from the purchase price.
Is it worth replacing?
The Whirlpool WEF5727T** runs above its category average. If the washing machine you actually own is older still, likely well past ENERGY STAR's efficiency baseline when it was made, a current certified model could cost meaningfully less than this model's $26/year every year.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
At $26/year just to run, a washing machine is worth protecting against an unplanned repair bill on top of that.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 140 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 298 of 398, the Whirlpool WEF5727T** 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.