Model
Kenmore C6813*41*
Rank #255 means 254 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 87th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 87% of those models.
What does the Kenmore C6813*41* cost to run per year?
At about $113 a year, the Kenmore C6813*41* lands in the middle third of clothes dryer models we track on running cost, rank #255 of 615. Few clothes dryer models we track beat it on size-adjusted efficiency; it edges out 87% of the class once capacity is normalized. At a CEF of 3.93, its combined energy factor is the single figure that best explains how it earns its running-cost number.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Kenmore C6163*61* at $113/yr runs a little cheaper and the Kenmore C6913*41* at $113/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 Kenmore C6813*41*'s $113/yr adds up to roughly $1469 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Kenmore C6913*41*, Maytag MED8230H**, Maytag MEDB835D*+, Maytag MEDB855D*+, Maytag YMEDB835D*+, Maytag YMEDB855D*+, Whirlpool WED8000D*+, Whirlpool WED8120H**, Whirlpool WED8500D*+, Whirlpool WED8510FW*, Whirlpool WED8700E**, Whirlpool YWED8000D*+.
By the numbers
The Kenmore C6813*41* 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 $113/yr, here is what the Kenmore C6813*41* adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Kenmore C6813*41* costs about $1130. That is roughly $0 less than the class median, which would run closer to $1130 over the same ten years.
How the Kenmore C6813*41* compares
The clothes dryer class we track runs from $23 to $128 a year. At $113/yr, it sits right on the class median of $113, and it is about $90 a year more than the cheapest clothes dryer to run at $23.
What drives its running cost
At 8.8 cu ft, the Kenmore C6813*41* is a large clothes dryer for its class, which spans 3.8 to 9.2 cu ft with a median of 7.4 cu ft, 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 CEF of 3.93, above the class median of 3.93, reflects combined 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.
- 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 Kenmore C6813*41* cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $113/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #255 of 615, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Kenmore C6813*41* cost per month?
About $9.4 a month, which is the $113 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: 608 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $113 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Kenmore C6813*41* for its size?
87th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 254 | Kenmore C6163*61*9.2 cu ft | $113 |
| 253 | Ge GTD65EB*K***7.4 cu ft | $113 |
| 252 | Whirlpool YWED8000D*+8.8 cu ft | $113 |
| 251 | Whirlpool YWED97HED*+7.3 cu ft | $113 |
| 250 | Whirlpool YWED95HED*+7.3 cu ft | $113 |
Source
ES_22856_C6813*41*_10272016162210_5330389View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Kenmore and C6813*41* 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.