Model
Rona DH2526RPB
Rank #236 means 235 of the 519 dehumidifier models we track cost less to run each year; the 4th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 4% of those models.
What does the Rona DH2526RPB cost to run per year?
Do the math and the Rona DH2526RPB's $58/yr puts it at rank #236 of 519, right around the class average. Normalized for capacity, it beats only 4% of dehumidifier models we track, the weakest tier this efficiency ranking produces. Its IEF of 1.7 reflects integrated energy factor, one of the class's core efficiency levers.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Hisense DH2523KX at $58/yr runs a little cheaper and the Deciuu LIBRA-RCS32(Y)-N4-3(B) at $62/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 Rona DH2526RPB's $58/yr adds up to roughly $464 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Hisense DH2523KX.
By the numbers
The Rona DH2526RPB 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 $58/yr, here is what the Rona DH2526RPB adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Rona DH2526RPB costs about $580. That is roughly $60 less than the class median, which would run closer to $640 over the same ten years.
How the Rona DH2526RPB compares
The dehumidifier class we track runs from $19 to $521 a year. At $58/yr, it runs about $6 a year cheaper than the class median of $64, and it is about $39 a year more than the cheapest dehumidifier to run at $19.
What drives its running cost
At 24.82 pints/day, the Rona DH2526RPB 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, neither the size advantage of a small unit nor the size penalty of a large one applies here, so its running cost is a fairer test of efficiency alone. Beyond size, its IEF of 1.7, below 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 Rona DH2526RPB cheap to run?
It is about average. At $58 a year it ranks #236 of 519 dehumidifier models we track, close to the middle of its class on running cost.
How much does the Rona DH2526RPB cost per month?
Roughly $4.87/mo, spreading the $58/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 315 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $58 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Rona DH2526RPB for its size?
4th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 236 | Hisense DH2523KX24.82 pints/day | $58 |
| 235 | Hisense OSD252624.89 pints/day | $58 |
| 234 | Hisense DH2526K1W24.89 pints/day | $58 |
| 233 | Hisense ADH25K2624.89 pints/day | $58 |
| 232 | Lg DT251BWR024.99 pints/day | $57 |
Source
ES_1060963_DH2526RPB_10202025031543_8474357View certified dehumidifier listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Rona and DH2526RPB 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.