Model
Danby DWM022D3WDB
Rank #172 means 171 of the 388 washing machine models we track cost less to run each year; the 10th efficiency percentile means it uses less energy for its size than 10% of those models.
What does the Danby DWM022D3WDB cost to run per year?
The Danby DWM022D3WDB costs about $20 a year to run, a fairly typical figure for the class; it ranks #172 of 388. Efficiency-wise, once size is accounted for, it lags most of the class, ahead of only 10% of the models we track. The IMEF figure of 2.07 on this model captures integrated modified energy factor, the main efficiency lever ENERGY STAR tracks for this class.
Immediately around it on the leaderboard, the Danby DWM022D1DSDB at $20/yr runs a little cheaper and the Element ECW2224EGG at $20/yr runs a little more, a sense of how tightly models are packed at this point in the ranking. A washing machine typically stays in service for somewhere around 10 years; over that span, the Danby DWM022D3WDB's $20/yr adds up to roughly $200 in electricity alone, before purchase price or repairs.
Also sold as: Aeg W14120.
By the numbers
The Danby DWM022D3WDB 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 $20/yr, here is what the Danby DWM022D3WDB adds up to before purchase price, water, or repairs enter the math.
Left running for a decade at today's US average rate, the Danby DWM022D3WDB costs about $200. That is roughly $0 less than the class median, which would run closer to $200 over the same ten years.
How the Danby DWM022D3WDB compares
The washing machine class we track runs from $7 to $58 a year. At $20/yr, it sits right on the class median of $20, and it is about $13 a year more than the cheapest washing machine to run at $7.
What drives its running cost
At 2.2 cu ft, the Danby DWM022D3WDB is a small washing machine for its class, which spans 1.9 to 6 cu ft with a median of 4.5 cu ft, less capacity to service is usually the first reason a running-cost figure lands on the low side, before efficiency even enters the picture. Beyond size, its IMEF of 2.07, below the class median of 2.76, is the class's own efficiency yardstick, integrated modified energy factor, and it is what separates two similarly sized models with different running costs.
- Spin and wash efficiency (IMEF). IMEF is this class's core efficiency yardstick; two washers with the same drum size can carry meaningfully different IMEF figures and running costs.
- Drum volume. A larger-capacity washer can wash more per load, which can lower cost per pound of laundry, but it also draws more water and energy per cycle if you are not filling it.
- Water heating. Most washers rely on your home's hot water supply, but internal-heater sanitize or hot-wash cycles use meaningfully more electricity than a cold or warm wash.
Common questions
Is the Danby DWM022D3WDB cheap to run?
Roughly, yes. Its $20/yr figure is close to the class median, ranking #172 of 388, neither a bargain nor a splurge on running cost.
How much does the Danby DWM022D3WDB cost per month?
About $1.7 a month, which is the $20 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: 110 kWh from ENERGY STAR times the US average of $0.1856/kWh comes to about $20 a year. It covers electricity only, not the purchase price, water, or installation.
How efficient is the Danby DWM022D3WDB for its size?
10th percentile once size is factored in, a fairly typical result for the class.
Cheaper to run in the same class
| Rank | Model | Cost/yr |
|---|---|---|
| 175 | Danby DWM022D1DSDB2.2 cu ft | $20 |
| 174 | Black+Decker BFLW45M4.6 cu ft | $20 |
| 173 | Avanti FLW22V0W2.2 cu ft | $20 |
| 172 | Aeg W141202.2 cu ft | $20 |
| 171 | Lg Signature WM9998H*A5.8 cu ft | $20 |
Source
ES_31682_DWM022D3WDB_082920231514271_9454235View certified washing machine listingsENERGY STAR data as of July 2026Danby and DWM022D3WDB 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.