by callitquits76 7 Replies latest social physical
I was wondering if anybody could help me get my head around this,
I have a humidity machine running for a few hours a day. It states 'Power consumption : 70w'
Now I understand that 70w is the maximum power it could use, but more than likely, on its lowest setting, it would probably run at much less. Could anybody verify this?
great, thats the only answer I need. Thanks!
You might do better getting a meter that would read the power consumed - something like this...
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=65731
...or something called a 'Kill a watt' meter.
These will read the actual power consumed, and you can then determine how much it is going to cost in electricity.
Regards,
Jim TX
I second Jim's advice. Also, keep in mind that 70W (especially in an intermittent mode) is not really that much power. For example, if your device was on 50% of the time on a 24/7 mode, that will mean 840W a day. With average cost of electricity ~$0.15/KWH this translates to about $1.25 a day.
"...if your device was on 50% of the time on a 24/7 mode, that will mean 840W a day. With average cost of electricity ~$0.15/KWH this translates to about $1.25 a day."
Ummm... I may not understand this correctly, but... did you mean $1.26 per day - or 0.126 per day?(Basically - 13 cents)
I would put it at .126 per day - since your number is only .840Kw per day, and your power figure cost was .15 per KW.
But - I may be wrong.
Regards,
Jim TX
You are correct Jim. The decimal point was one place off.
Your humidifier has a thermostat and cycles it's 70w on and off to maintain a set heat. So it actually would use less than, say, a 70w light bulb that is left on the entire 24 hrs.
Another alternative would be to sell your house and move towards a more desirable humidity.
Obviously there would be some upfront costs, but you wouldn't need the humidity machine. You'll break even after a few thousand years!!!
