A practical guide to buying well
Look beyond
the price tag.
The appliance you buy once.
The electricity you pay for every year.
Compare the costs you can calculate. Check the details you can’t afford to overlook.
Compare two appliances01 / The cost desk
Put two options
on the same footing.
Bring the price and annual kWh from each appliance’s label. We’ll add the electricity cost over the years you choose.
Your comparison
The numbers will tell.
Enter both prices, annual electricity use, and your electricity rate to see an estimate.
A Appliance A
- Electricity / year
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- Purchase + electricity
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B Appliance B
- Electricity / year
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- Purchase + electricity
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A useful estimate, with limits. Purchase price + annual kWh × your rate × years. Annual electricity is rounded to the nearest cent (half a cent rounds up), then multiplied by years. Assumes unchanged rates and use, and that each appliance lasts the full period. Excludes water, gas, repairs, delivery, installation, taxes, financing and resale value.
02 / Before checkout
Two things worth
getting right.
No endless “best of” lists.
Just the homework that helps you choose.
Buying guide / 01
Read the energy label,
not just the big number.
Turn annual kWh into a comparison that uses your electricity rate.
Read the guide ↗Buying guide / 02
Measure the space.
Then measure the way in.
A good fit includes the doors, the delivery route, and the installation requirements.
Read the guide ↗03 / Where to look
The homework done,
the aisles next.
Category starting points on Amazon.
The label work stays on you.
As an Amazon Associate, Appliances Finder earns from qualifying purchases. These are category starting points, not recommendations; nothing here ranks models or claims test results.
Useful numbers.
Clear assumptions.
Your decision.