Model
Vissani VAWA14V4HWT
Rank #319 means 318 of the 404 room air conditioner models we track cost less to run each year; the 23rd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 23% of those models.
What does the Vissani VAWA14V4HWT cost to run per year?
At roughly $130 a year to run, ranking #319 of 404, the Vissani VAWA14V4HWT costs more than the typical room air conditioner model we track. It uses 40% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $217/yr to run, a saving of roughly $87 a year. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it trails most of the class, ahead of only 23% of the models we track. Its CEER of 15 reflects combined energy efficiency ratio, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Midea MWCUWA-14CRFN8-BCN10 at $130/yr runs a little cheaper and the Friedrich KCVM14B10A at $132/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A room air conditioner typically stays in service for somewhere around 10 years; over that span, the Vissani VAWA14V4HWT's $130/yr adds up to roughly $1300 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Danby DAC140EBIBDB.
By the numbers
The Vissani VAWA14V4HWT 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 $130/yr, here is what the Vissani VAWA14V4HWT adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Vissani VAWA14V4HWT costs about $1300. That is roughly $870 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $2170 over the same ten years.
How the Vissani VAWA14V4HWT compares
The room air conditioner class we track runs from $51 to $389 a year. At $130/yr, it runs about $31 a year above the class median of $99, and it is about $79 a year more than the cheapest room air conditioner to run at $51. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $217/yr, the Vissani VAWA14V4HWT uses 40% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 14000 BTU/hr, the Vissani VAWA14V4HWT is a large room air conditioner for its class, which spans 5000 to 34100 BTU/hr with a median of 10100 BTU/hr, 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. Beyond size, its CEER of 15, above the class median of 15, is the class's own efficiency yardstick, combined energy efficiency ratio, and it is what separates two similarly sized models with different running costs.
- Combined Energy Efficiency Ratio (CEER). Two units with the same BTU rating can post very different running costs, and CEER is the figure that explains most of that gap.
- BTU cooling capacity. BTU rating scales with room size, and it is usually the first driver of an air conditioner's running cost, ahead of its CEER figure.
- Thermostat and mode usage. How the unit is actually operated, thermostat cycling versus a fixed setting, moves real electricity use more than the rated BTU or CEER figure alone.
Common questions
Is the Vissani VAWA14V4HWT cheap to run?
Its $130/yr running cost, rank #319 of 404, is above what most room air conditioner models we track cost to run, so this is not one of the cheaper picks on electricity alone.
How much does the Vissani VAWA14V4HWT cost per month?
About $10.83 a month, which is the $130 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: 700 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $130 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Vissani VAWA14V4HWT for its size?
23rd 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_0031912_VAWA14V4HWT_10312023171353_80188017View certified room air conditioner listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Vissani and VAWA14V4HWT 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.