Model
Maytag MED5630H**
Rank #347 means 346 of the 615 clothes dryer models we track cost less to run each year; the 32nd efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 32% of those models.
What does the Maytag MED5630H** cost to run per year?
The Maytag MED5630H** costs about $113 a year to run, a middle-of-the-pack figure at rank #347 of 615. Its 32th size-adjusted efficiency percentile is a step behind the class median, though not among the weakest results. Its CEF of 3.93 reflects combined energy factor, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Amana YNED5800H** at $113/yr runs a little cheaper and the Maytag MED6630H** 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 Maytag MED5630H**'s $113/yr adds up to roughly $1469 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Ge Profile PTD90EB*T***.
By the numbers
The Maytag MED5630H** 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 Maytag MED5630H** adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Maytag MED5630H** 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 Maytag MED5630H** 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 7.3 cu ft, the Maytag MED5630H** 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, at the small end of the class, capacity itself is doing a lot of the work to keep that figure down, separate from how efficient the unit actually is. The CEF of 3.93 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). CEF combines drying performance with standby and off-mode energy use; for a given drum size, a higher CEF means less energy per pound of laundry dried, and heat-pump models usually post the highest figures in the class.
- Drum capacity. Drum capacity sets how much laundry one cycle can hold, and heating a bigger volume of air generally costs more energy per cycle.
Common questions
Is the Maytag MED5630H** cheap to run?
It is about average. At $113 a year it ranks #347 of 615 clothes dryer models we track, close to the middle of its class on running cost.
How much does the Maytag MED5630H** cost per month?
Roughly $9.4/mo, spreading the $113/yr estimate evenly across twelve months at $0.1856/kWh. Actual monthly bills swing with your rate and usage pattern.
How is this running-cost figure calculated?
We take the model's published annual energy use of 608 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $113 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Maytag MED5630H** for its size?
32nd percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 286 | Amana YNED5800H**7.4 cu ft | $113 |
| 285 | Inglis YIED5900H**7.4 cu ft | $113 |
| 284 | Whirlpool WED9620H**7.4 cu ft | $113 |
| 283 | Whirlpool YWED560LH**7.4 cu ft | $113 |
| 282 | Whirlpool WED560LH**7.4 cu ft | $113 |
Source
ES_1129244_MED5630H**_10142018214925_3765911View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Maytag and MED5630H** 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.