Model
Homelabs HME0089
Rank #256 means 255 of the 519 dehumidifier models we track cost less to run each year; the 51st efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 51% of those models.
What does the Homelabs HME0089 cost to run per year?
The Homelabs HME0089 costs about $64 a year to run, a fairly typical figure for the class; it ranks #256 of 519. Capacity-normalized, it ranks ahead of 51% of dehumidifier models we track, right in the class's middle band. The IEF figure of 2.01 on this model captures integrated energy factor, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Whirlpool WHAD321AW at $64/yr runs a little cheaper and the Honeywell TPFIT32AWK at $64/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 Homelabs HME0089's $64/yr adds up to roughly $512 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Honeywell TPFIT32WK, Honeywell TPFIT32AWK, Newair NDH035WH00, Tcl W32D93, Tcl H32D44W, Tcl T32DC3S, Tcl T32DC9R, Waykar CTH120A, Waykar CTH120B, Waykar CTH120D, Whirlpool WHAD321AW.
By the numbers
The Homelabs HME0089 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 $64/yr, here is what the Homelabs HME0089 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Homelabs HME0089 costs about $640. That is roughly $0 less than the class median, which would run closer to $640 over the same ten years.
How the Homelabs HME0089 compares
The dehumidifier class we track runs from $19 to $521 a year. At $64/yr, it sits right on the class median of $64, and it is about $45 a year more than the cheapest dehumidifier to run at $19.
What drives its running cost
At 32.46 pints/day, the Homelabs HME0089 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 Homelabs HME0089 cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $64/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #256 of 519, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Homelabs HME0089 cost per month?
About $5.31 a month, which is the $64 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: 343 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $64 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Homelabs HME0089 for its size?
51st percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1139044_HME0089_010720250539319_6141634View certified dehumidifier listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Homelabs and HME0089 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.