Model
Magic Chef MCSCD6W5
Rank #11 means 10 of the 709 dishwasher models we track cost less to run each year; the 13th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 13% of those models.
What does the Magic Chef MCSCD6W5 cost to run per year?
Do the math and the Magic Chef MCSCD6W5's $29/yr running cost puts it at rank #11 of 709, among the least expensive dishwasher models we track to keep running. 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. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it lags most of the class, ahead of only 13% of the models we track. This class has no published efficiency-factor figure beyond annual kWh itself, so at 6 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 Magic Chef MCSCD6B5 at $29/yr runs a little cheaper and the Midea MDC22P1*** 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 Magic Chef MCSCD6W5's $29/yr adds up to roughly $261 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Black+Decker BCD6W.
By the numbers
The Magic Chef MCSCD6W5 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 Magic Chef MCSCD6W5 adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Magic Chef MCSCD6W5 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 Magic Chef MCSCD6W5 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 Magic Chef MCSCD6W5 uses 30.2% less energy.
What drives its running cost
At 6 place settings, the Magic Chef MCSCD6W5 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 Magic Chef MCSCD6W5 cheap to run?
Yes. Its $29/yr running cost puts it at rank #11 of 709, below what most dishwasher models we track cost to run.
How much does the Magic Chef MCSCD6W5 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 Magic Chef MCSCD6W5 for its size?
13th 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
Source
ES_0092264_MCSCD6W5_05292023110806_80164647View certified dishwasher listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Magic Chef and MCSCD6W5 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.