Ariston ARIHPWH-80-T Running Cost (Electric Water Heater)
Ariston ARIHPWH-80-T: running cost
The Ariston ARIHPWH-80-T is certified by ENERGY STAR at 1,210 kWh a year, more expensive than most models in its category to run among electric water heaters currently certified.
The $227 figure above uses the simple average of all 51 published state rates. Pick your state for the real number.
Ariston ARIHPWH-80-T against the category
That's 9.5% above the electric water heater category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, and ranks 314 of 596 certified electric water heaters for annual running cost, 1 being cheapest. The category average comes from every electric water heater ENERGY STAR currently certifies (596 models), not an outside benchmark, about $20/year above that average at the national rate. See the methodology page.
What sits beside it in the ranking
Lennox WHHP080T45MD240S ($227/yr, 1,210 kWh/yr) costs a little more to run than the Ariston ARIHPWH-80-T. Eco-Logical OMNI-80HP2-1A ($227/yr, 1,206 kWh/yr) costs a little less.
Comparing Ariston's own models
Ariston makes 8 ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters; this one ranks 5 of 8 for running cost, between the brand's cheapest, the ARIHPWH-50-T at $159/yr, and its priciest, the ARIHPWH-65 at $242/yr.
What this adds up to over time
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical electric water heater's service life at 11 years; run the Ariston ARIHPWH-80-T that long and it costs about $2,502 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Shopping for a new one
The Ariston ARIHPWH-80-T runs above its category average. If the electric water heater 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 $227/year every year.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
Protecting what you have
A electric water heater like the Ariston ARIHPWH-80-T is a real household expense whether or not it needs replacing yet; a protection plan is one way to budget for a repair rather than a full replacement.
Sourcing
Nothing here is estimated from a nameplate wattage; the 1,210 kWh/yr is ENERGY STAR's own certified figure for this model. Ranked 314 of 596, the Ariston ARIHPWH-80-T sits in the middle of the electric water heater category, see the guide to why your state changes this number for the other half of the math.