Model
Healthy Climate HCWHD#-100
Rank #517 means 516 of the 519 dehumidifier models we track cost less to run each year; the 1st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 1% of those models.
What does the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-100 cost to run per year?
Do the math and the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-100's $444/yr puts it at rank #517 of 519, in the bottom five percent on cost for its class. Normalized for capacity, it beats only 1% of dehumidifier models we track, the weakest tier this efficiency ranking produces. The IEF figure of 2.35 on this model captures integrated energy factor, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Carrier Corporation DEHXXCDA1100* at $444/yr runs a little cheaper and the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-130 at $521/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 Healthy Climate HCWHD#-100's $444/yr adds up to roughly $3552 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs. At rank #517 of 519, it sits at the very top of the cost range for its class, among the single priciest models we track to run.
Also sold as: Carrier Corporation DEHXXCDA1100*.
By the numbers
The Healthy Climate HCWHD#-100 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 $444/yr, here is what the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-100 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-100 costs about $4440. That is roughly $3800 more than the class median, which would run closer to $640 over the same ten years.
How the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-100 compares
The dehumidifier class we track runs from $19 to $521 a year. At $444/yr, it runs about $380 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $425 a year more than the cheapest dehumidifier to run at $19.
What drives its running cost
At 85 pints/day, the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-100 is a large dehumidifier for its class, which spans 1.91 to 172.13 pints/day with a median of 32.46 pints/day, 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. Beyond size, its IEF of 2.35, above the class median of 2.01, is the class's own efficiency yardstick, integrated energy factor, and it is what separates two similarly sized models with different running costs.
- 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 Healthy Climate HCWHD#-100 cheap to run?
Not especially. At $444 a year it ranks #517 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 Healthy Climate HCWHD#-100 cost per month?
Roughly $36.98/mo, spreading the $444/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 2,391 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $444 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Healthy Climate HCWHD#-100 for its size?
1st percentile once size is factored in. That means its size-adjusted efficiency is not the main reason for the running-cost figure above; its capacity plays a large role too.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1082495_HCWHD4-100_040820211437418_4049174View certified dehumidifier listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Healthy Climate and HCWHD#-100 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.