Model
Maytag YMED8630H**
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 YMED8630H** cost to run per year?
At $113 a year to run, the Maytag YMED8630H** sits close to the middle of its class on cost, ranking #347 of 615 clothes dryer models we track. Its 32th size-adjusted efficiency percentile is a step behind the class median, though not among the weakest results. 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 Maytag YMED6630H** at $113/yr runs a little cheaper and the Ge GUD37EE*N*** 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 YMED8630H**'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 YMED8630H** 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 YMED8630H** 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 YMED8630H** 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 YMED8630H** 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 YMED8630H** 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, and smaller clothes dryer models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal. Beyond size, its CEF of 3.93, above the class median of 3.93, is the class's own efficiency yardstick, combined energy factor, and it is what separates two similarly sized models with different running costs.
- 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 YMED8630H** 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 YMED8630H** 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 YMED8630H** 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 291 | Maytag YMED6630H**7.3 cu ft | $113 |
| 290 | Maytag YMED5630H**7.3 cu ft | $113 |
| 289 | Maytag MED8630H**7.3 cu ft | $113 |
| 288 | Maytag MED6630H**7.3 cu ft | $113 |
| 287 | Maytag MED5630H**7.3 cu ft | $113 |
Source
ES_1129244_YMED8630H**_10142018214747_3667917View certified clothes dryer listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Maytag and YMED8630H** 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.