Model
Tcl T25DC3S
Rank #213 means 212 of the 519 dehumidifier models we track cost less to run each year; the 24th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 24% of those models.
What does the Tcl T25DC3S cost to run per year?
The Tcl T25DC3S costs about $54 a year to run, a middle-of-the-pack figure at rank #213 of 519. Its 24th size-adjusted efficiency percentile is a step behind the class median, though not among the weakest results. At a IEF of 1.7, 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 Tcl H25D44W at $54/yr runs a little cheaper and the Tcl W25D93 at $54/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 Tcl T25DC3S's $54/yr adds up to roughly $432 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Duracomfort DH25F.
By the numbers
The Tcl T25DC3S 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 $54/yr, here is what the Tcl T25DC3S adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Tcl T25DC3S costs about $540. That is roughly $100 less than the class median, which would run closer to $640 over the same ten years.
How the Tcl T25DC3S compares
The dehumidifier class we track runs from $19 to $521 a year. At $54/yr, it runs about $10 a year cheaper than the class median of $64, and it is about $35 a year more than the cheapest dehumidifier to run at $19.
What drives its running cost
At 24.48 pints/day, the Tcl T25DC3S 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. 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 Tcl T25DC3S cheap to run?
It is about average. At $54 a year it ranks #213 of 519 dehumidifier models we track, close to the middle of its class on running cost.
How much does the Tcl T25DC3S cost per month?
Roughly $4.5/mo, spreading the $54/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 291 kWh from ENERGY STAR and multiply it by the US average residential electricity rate of $0.1856/kWh, giving about $54 a year. It is an electricity-only estimate and does not include purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Tcl T25DC3S for its size?
24th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
Source
ES_1138819_T25DC3S_111820250521262_1683918View certified dehumidifier listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Tcl and T25DC3S 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.