Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD350BM Running Cost (Electric Water…
Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD350BM: running cost
ENERGY STAR certifies the Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD350BM at 879 kWh/yr, cheaper than most models in its category to run for its category.
That $165 is priced at 18.8¢/kWh, the average of all 51 state rates this site tracks. Your own state's rate is one click away.
How the Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD350BM compares to other electric water heaters
Against the category average of 1,105 kWh/yr, this model uses 20.5% less, ranking 113 of 596 electric water heaters tracked here for running cost. 596 certified electric water heaters, one average, about $42/year of daylight between it and this model; the full methodology has the rest.
Neighbouring models
Right next to the Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD350BM on that list: Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD310UM ($165/yr, 879 kWh/yr) runs slightly less, while Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD350UM ($165/yr, 879 kWh/yr) runs slightly more.
Within the Friedrich lineup
Ranked 7 of Friedrich's 29 certified electric water heaters, this sits between the PROH40 T0 FD120-M ($147/yr, the brand's cheapest) and the PROH80 T0 FD120-MSO ($264/yr, its priciest).
Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD350BM over 11 years
NAHB's Study of Life Expectancy of Home Components puts a typical electric water heater's service life at 11 years; run the Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD350BM that long and it costs about $1,818 in electricity, on top of whatever it cost to buy.
Is it worth replacing?
Efficient as certified electric water heaters go, $165/year is a reasonable baseline if you're comparing what else is on the market.
Compare current ENERGY STAR certified electric water heaters before buying.
If you're keeping it
$165/year to run is the predictable cost of the Friedrich PROH40 T2 FD350BM; a protection plan covers the unpredictable one, a repair bill.
How this was checked
Two sourced numbers, nothing modeled: ENERGY STAR's certified kWh/yr for this exact model, and EIA's published state electricity rate. At rank 113 of 596 for running cost, see the electric water heater category page for the rest of the field, or the guide to how much your state matters.