Model
Fotile SD2F-P5
Rank #17 means 16 of the 709 dishwasher models we track cost less to run each year; the 0th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 0% of those models.
What does the Fotile SD2F-P5 cost to run per year?
Rank #17 of 709 puts the Fotile SD2F-P5 at the very top of the cheapest-to-run leaderboard for its class, at roughly $29 a year. It uses 30.2% less energy than the U.S. federal standard model in its class, which would cost about $41/yr to run, a saving of roughly $12 a year. Size-adjusted, this model ranks at the very bottom of its class on efficiency, ahead of just 0% of dishwasher models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 4 place settings (the class spans 2 to 18), size is the clearest lever we can point to for this model's running cost.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Fotile SD1F-S1 at $29/yr runs a little cheaper and the Fotile SD2F-P5L at $29/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A dishwasher typically stays in service for somewhere around 9 years; over that span, the Fotile SD2F-P5's $29/yr adds up to roughly $261 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Fotile SD1F-S1.
By the numbers
The Fotile SD2F-P5 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 $29/yr, here is what the Fotile SD2F-P5 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Fotile SD2F-P5 costs about $290. That is roughly $120 less than a standard model in its class, which would run closer to $410 over the same ten years.
How the Fotile SD2F-P5 compares
The dishwasher class we track runs from $15 to $45 a year. At $29/yr, it runs about $15 a year cheaper than the class median of $44, and it is about $14 a year more than the cheapest dishwasher to run at $15. Against the US federal standard model for its class at about $41/yr, the Fotile SD2F-P5 uses 30.2% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 4 place settings, the Fotile SD2F-P5 is a small dishwasher for its class, which spans 2 to 18 place settings with a median of 14 place settings, and smaller dishwasher models generally cost less to run for the same job, all else being equal.
- Place-setting capacity. Place-setting capacity is the main driver of how much water a cycle has to heat, and heating that water is most of a dishwasher's electricity use.
- Water heating. Most dishwashers have a booster heater that raises incoming water to sanitizing temperature; this heating step, not the pump or motor, accounts for most of a cycle's electricity use.
- Cycle length and drying method. Heavy or sanitize cycles run longer and hotter than a normal or eco cycle, and heated-dry options cost more to run than air-dry or condensation drying.
Common questions
Is the Fotile SD2F-P5 cheap to run?
Yes. Its $29/yr running cost puts it at rank #17 of 709, below what most dishwasher models we track cost to run.
How much does the Fotile SD2F-P5 cost per month?
About $2.4 a month, which is the $29 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: 155 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $29 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Fotile SD2F-P5 for its size?
0th 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
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fotile SD1F-S14 place settings | $29 |
| 16 | Edgestar DWP63**6 place settings | $29 |
| 15 | Danby DDW631SDB6 place settings | $29 |
| 14 | Danby DDW621WDB6 place settings | $29 |
| 13 | Comfee CDC22P****6 place settings | $29 |
Source
ES_1149510_SD2F-P5_05312024095512_5425482View certified dishwasher listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Fotile and SD2F-P5 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.