Model
Healthy Climate HCWHD#-080
Rank #514 means 513 of the 519 dehumidifier models we track cost less to run each year; the 2nd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 2% of those models.
What does the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-080 cost to run per year?
Few dehumidifier models we track cost as much to run as the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-080; at about $190 a year it holds rank #514 of 519. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, almost the entire class outperforms it, at just the 2th percentile. The IEF figure of 2.35 on this model captures integrated energy factor, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Carrier Corporation DEHXXCDA1080* at $190/yr runs a little cheaper and the Santa Fe 4046180 at $220/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A dehumidifier typically stays in service for somewhere around 8 years; over that span, the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-080's $190/yr adds up to roughly $1520 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs. At rank #514 of 519, it sits at the very top of the cost range for its class, among the single priciest models we track to run.
Also sold as: Carrier Corporation DEHXXCDA1080*.
By the numbers
The Healthy Climate HCWHD#-080 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 $190/yr, here is what the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-080 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-080 costs about $1900. That is roughly $1260 more than the class median, which would run closer to $640 over the same ten years.
How the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-080 compares
The dehumidifier class we track runs from $19 to $521 a year. At $190/yr, it runs about $126 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $171 a year more than the cheapest dehumidifier to run at $19.
What drives its running cost
At 65 pints/day, the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-080 is a large dehumidifier for its class, which spans 1.91 to 172.13 pints/day with a median of 32.46 pints/day, size is usually the single biggest lever behind a running-cost figure, and at this end of the range there is more capacity to service, which tends to push the number up. Its IEF of 2.35, above the class median of 2.01, reflects integrated energy factor: a higher figure means it wrings more useful work out of every kilowatt-hour, so it is the efficiency lever to weigh against raw size.
- Integrated Energy Factor (IEF). IEF measures liters of water removed per kilowatt-hour; a higher IEF means less energy per pint of moisture removed for a given capacity.
- Water removal capacity (pints/day). A dehumidifier rated to remove more pints per day is built for a larger space or a more humid room, and generally draws more power to do it.
- Humidistat accuracy. A unit with a more precise humidistat cycles the compressor off once the target humidity is reached, rather than running continuously.
Common questions
Is the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-080 cheap to run?
Its $190/yr running cost, rank #514 of 519, is above what most dehumidifier models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-080 cost per month?
About $15.82 a month, which is the $190 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: 1,023 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $190 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-080 for its size?
2nd percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1082495_HCWHD4-080_040820211502998_4223016View certified dehumidifier listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Healthy Climate and HCWHD#-080 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.