Whirlpool WEF5727T Running Cost (Washing Machine)
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.