Model
Frigidaire FHDP5033Y1
Rank #423 means 422 of the 519 dehumidifier models we track cost less to run each year; the 71st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 71% of those models.
What does the Frigidaire FHDP5033Y1 cost to run per year?
The Frigidaire FHDP5033Y1 costs about $97 a year to run, sitting well up the cheapest-to-run leaderboard, rank #423 of 519. Once capacity is factored in, its 71th efficiency percentile puts it ahead of most peers in its class. At a IEF of 2.01, its integrated energy factor is the single figure that best explains how it earns its running-cost number.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Frigidaire FHDD5033Y1 at $97/yr runs a little cheaper and the Midea MAD50PS1AWT-S at $97/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A dehumidifier typically stays in service for somewhere around 8 years; over that span, the Frigidaire FHDP5033Y1's $97/yr adds up to roughly $776 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Black+Decker BDM50PWCDA.
By the numbers
The Frigidaire FHDP5033Y1 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 $97/yr, here is what the Frigidaire FHDP5033Y1 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Frigidaire FHDP5033Y1 costs about $970. That is roughly $330 more than the class median, which would run closer to $640 over the same ten years.
How the Frigidaire FHDP5033Y1 compares
The dehumidifier class we track runs from $19 to $521 a year. At $97/yr, it runs about $33 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $78 a year more than the cheapest dehumidifier to run at $19.
What drives its running cost
At 49.95 pints/day, the Frigidaire FHDP5033Y1 is a large dehumidifier for its class, which spans 1.91 to 172.13 pints/day with a median of 32.46 pints/day, among dehumidifier models, bigger capacity is the most common reason a running-cost figure lands on the high side, all else being equal. Its IEF of 2.01, above the class median of 2.01, reflects integrated 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.
- Integrated Energy Factor (IEF). Two dehumidifiers rated for the same pints per day can carry very different IEF figures, and IEF is what actually separates their running costs.
- Water removal capacity (pints/day). Pints-per-day rating scales with the space it is built for, and that rating is the first driver of how much power the compressor needs.
- Humidistat accuracy. How tightly a humidistat holds its target humidity determines how much of the day the compressor actually runs, on top of the unit's rated capacity and IEF.
Common questions
Is the Frigidaire FHDP5033Y1 cheap to run?
Not especially. At $97 a year it ranks #423 of 519 dehumidifier models we track, in the pricier part of its class to run, though its size and features may still justify that for your needs.
How much does the Frigidaire FHDP5033Y1 cost per month?
Roughly $8.04/mo, spreading the $97/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 520 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $97 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Frigidaire FHDP5033Y1 for its size?
71st percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is a real factor in the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1021080_FHDP5033Y1_082520250018897_6660978View certified dehumidifier listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Frigidaire and FHDP5033Y1 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.