Model
Hisense DH3526K1W
Rank #272 means 271 of the 519 dehumidifier models we track cost less to run each year; the 81st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 81% of those models.
What does the Hisense DH3526K1W cost to run per year?
At about $67 a year, the Hisense DH3526K1W lands in the middle third of dehumidifier models we track on running cost, rank #272 of 519. Few dehumidifier models we track beat it on size-adjusted efficiency; it edges out 81% of the class once capacity is normalized. Its IEF of 2.01 reflects integrated energy factor, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Hisense DH3523MEW at $67/yr runs a little cheaper and the Hisense DHMA3526 at $67/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 Hisense DH3526K1W's $67/yr adds up to roughly $536 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Fridgemaster FMDH35KX.
By the numbers
The Hisense DH3526K1W 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 $67/yr, here is what the Hisense DH3526K1W adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Hisense DH3526K1W costs about $670. That is roughly $30 more than the class median, which would run closer to $640 over the same ten years.
How the Hisense DH3526K1W compares
The dehumidifier class we track runs from $19 to $521 a year. At $67/yr, it runs about $3 a year above the class median of $64, and it is about $48 a year more than the cheapest dehumidifier to run at $19.
What drives its running cost
At 35.32 pints/day, the Hisense DH3526K1W is a mid-size dehumidifier for its class, which spans 1.91 to 172.13 pints/day with a median of 32.46 pints/day, right in the middle of the capacity range, so capacity is roughly a wash compared with the rest of the class. The IEF of 2.01 on this model, above the class median of 2.01, measures integrated energy factor; it is the number to compare directly against another model's IEF if capacity is similar.
- Integrated Energy Factor (IEF). IEF measures liters of water removed per kilowatt-hour; a higher IEF means less energy per pint of moisture removed for a given capacity.
- Water removal capacity (pints/day). A dehumidifier rated to remove more pints per day is built for a larger space or a more humid room, and generally draws more power to do it.
- Humidistat accuracy. A unit with a more precise humidistat cycles the compressor off once the target humidity is reached, rather than running continuously.
Common questions
Is the Hisense DH3526K1W cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $67/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #272 of 519, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Hisense DH3526K1W cost per month?
About $5.61 a month, which is the $67 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: 363 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $67 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Hisense DH3526K1W for its size?
81st percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1115137_DH3526K1W_092520250229488_5524297View certified dehumidifier listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Hisense and DH3526K1W 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.