Running cost for the Whirlpool WFW5620H**
The Whirlpool WFW5620H** is certified by ENERGY STAR at 139 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.
Where this ranks
That's 13% above the washing machine category average of 123 kWh/yr, and ranks 288 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 $3/year over 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 Whirlpool WFC682CL** ($26/yr, 139 kWh/yr), and one step pricier is Whirlpool WFW6620H** ($26/yr, 139 kWh/yr).
Same brand, different models
Whirlpool makes 25 ENERGY STAR certified washing machines; this one ranks 9 of 25 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the WFH5424S** at $15/yr, and its priciest, the WTW7120H** at $49/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical washing machine's service life at 10 years; run the Whirlpool WFW5620H** that long and it costs about $261 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Running above the category average, $26/year is exactly the kind of number that makes a newer, more efficient model pay for itself faster.
See what else is certified in this category before you decide.
Protecting what you have
Whether or not the Whirlpool WFW5620H** ever needs replacing, a repair is the more common failure for a washing machine, one a protection plan budgets for ahead of time.
The data behind this page
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. The 139 kWh/yr figure is ENERGY STAR's own certification, not a wattage estimate; exact dataset IDs are on the data sources page.