Model
Whirlpool YWED9290FW*
Rank #107 means 106 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 86th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 86% of those models.
What does the Whirlpool YWED9290FW* cost to run per year?
Rank #107 of 615 puts the Whirlpool YWED9290FW* among the cheapest clothes dryer models we track to keep running, at roughly $99 a year. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 86 means the low running cost is not just a function of size; it is genuinely efficient for its class. The CEF figure of 4.5 on this model captures combined energy factor, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Whirlpool YWED9290FC* at $99/yr runs a little cheaper and the Whirlpool WED99HED*+ at $99/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A clothes dryer typically stays in service for somewhere around 13 years; over that span, the Whirlpool YWED9290FW*'s $99/yr adds up to roughly $1287 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Whirlpool WED7990FW*.
By the numbers
The Whirlpool YWED9290FW* normalized against its whole class, so each figure means something.
What it costs you over time
Running cost is an every-year number, so it compounds. At $99/yr, here is what the Whirlpool YWED9290FW* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Whirlpool YWED9290FW* costs about $990. That is roughly $140 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Whirlpool YWED9290FW* compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $99/yr, it runs about $14 a year cheaper than the class median of $113, and it is about $76 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 7.4 cu ft, the Whirlpool YWED9290FW* is a small clothes dryer for its class, which spans 3.8 to 9.2 cu ft with a median of 7.4 cu ft, and smaller clothes dryer models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal. The CEF of 4.5 on this model, above the class median of 3.93, measures combined energy factor; it is the number to compare directly against another model's CEF if capacity is similar.
- Heat source and Combined Energy Factor (CEF). Heat-pump dryers recycle heat instead of generating it fresh with a resistance coil, and typically use meaningfully less electricity per load than a conventional resistance dryer, at the cost of a longer cycle; CEF is the federal figure that captures this.
- Drum capacity. A larger drum can dry a bigger load per cycle, but it also usually needs more energy per cycle to heat the extra air volume.
Common questions
Is the Whirlpool YWED9290FW* cheap to run?
Yes. Its $99/yr running cost puts it at rank #107 of 615, below what most clothes dryer models we track cost to run.
How much does the Whirlpool YWED9290FW* cost per month?
About $8.21 a month, which is the $99 annual estimate spread across twelve months at the US average rate of $0.1856/kWh. Your own bill scales with your local electricity rate and how heavily you use it.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
The formula is annual kWh times price per kWh: 531 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $99 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Whirlpool YWED9290FW* for its size?
86th percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | Whirlpool YWED9290FC*7.4 cu ft | $99 |
| 110 | Whirlpool YWED7990FW*7.4 cu ft | $99 |
| 109 | Whirlpool WED9290FW*7.4 cu ft | $99 |
| 108 | Whirlpool WED9290FC*7.4 cu ft | $99 |
| 107 | Whirlpool WED7990FW*7.4 cu ft | $99 |
Source
ES_22856_YWED9290FW*_05032016210322_9402003View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Whirlpool and YWED9290FW* are used here for identification only and are not endorsements. Figures are computed by WattWise Labs from public ENERGY STAR data, not measured in our own lab.