Model
Samsung WA52A55**A*
Rank #222 means 221 of the 388 washing machine models we track cost less to run each year; the 70th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 70% of those models.
What does the Samsung WA52A55**A* cost to run per year?
The Samsung WA52A55**A* holds rank #222 of 388 on running cost, at about $22 a year, an unremarkable but typical figure for the class. Its size-adjusted efficiency percentile of 70 is comfortably above the class median. The IMEF figure of 2.06 on this model captures integrated modified energy factor, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Samsung WA51DG5505A* at $22/yr runs a little cheaper and the Samsung WA52DG55**A* at $22/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A washing machine typically stays in service for somewhere around 10 years; over that span, the Samsung WA52A55**A*'s $22/yr adds up to roughly $220 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Lg WM8100H*A.
By the numbers
The Samsung WA52A55**A* 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 $22/yr, here is what the Samsung WA52A55**A* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Samsung WA52A55**A* costs about $220. That is roughly $20 more than the class median, which would run closer to $200 over the same ten years.
How the Samsung WA52A55**A* compares
The washing machine class we track runs from $7 to $58 a year. At $22/yr, it runs about $2 a year above the class median of $20, and it is about $15 a year more than the cheapest washing machine to run at $7.
What drives its running cost
At 5.2 cu ft, the Samsung WA52A55**A* is a large washing machine for its class, which spans 1.9 to 6 cu ft with a median of 4.5 cu ft, and larger washing machine models generally cost more to run than smaller ones in the same class, simply because there is more to keep cold, spin, heat, or light. Beyond size, its IMEF of 2.06, below the class median of 2.76, is the class's own efficiency yardstick, integrated modified energy factor, and it is what separates two similarly sized models with different running costs.
- Spin and wash efficiency (IMEF). IMEF is this class's core efficiency yardstick; two washers with the same drum size can carry meaningfully different IMEF figures and running costs.
- Drum volume. A larger-capacity washer can wash more per load, which can lower cost per pound of laundry, but it also draws more water and energy per cycle if you are not filling it.
- Water heating. Most washers rely on your home's hot water supply, but internal-heater sanitize or hot-wash cycles use meaningfully more electricity than a cold or warm wash.
Common questions
Is the Samsung WA52A55**A* cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $22/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #222 of 388, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Samsung WA52A55**A* cost per month?
About $1.86 a month, which is the $22 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: 120 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $22 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Samsung WA52A55**A* for its size?
70th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 237 | Samsung WA51DG5505A*5.1 cu ft | $22 |
| 236 | Samsung WA51A5505A*5.1 cu ft | $22 |
| 235 | Samsung WA50T53**A*5 cu ft | $22 |
| 234 | Samsung WA50R54**A*5 cu ft | $22 |
| 233 | Samsung WA50R52**A*5 cu ft | $22 |
Source
ES_1023593_WA52A55**A*_05262021084256_80084651View certified washing machine listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Samsung and WA52A55**A* 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.