How much energy does the unit use? Does anyone have an estimate on the amount of energy needed to keep the unit running? I'm wondering if the cost of keeping that light on all day isn't more than just buying the herb at the store? How much energy does the unit use? Does anyone have an estimate on the amount of energy needed to keep the unit running? I'm wondering if the cost of keeping that light on all day isn't... » Read More How much energy does the unit use? Does anyone have an estimate on the amount of energy needed to keep the unit running? I'm wondering if the cost of keeping that light on all day isn't more than just buying the herb at the store? « Show Less
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At 42 watts, it would consume 368 kWh of electricity per year if you ran it 24-7-365. My utility is fairly cheap by nationwide standards (still $0.08/kWh) so you'd be looking at $29 per year in electricity. On the other hand, if you lived someplace like New York City or Hawaii where power is $0.20/kWh or higher, you'd have a big power expense on your hands.
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I just bought a space saver 6. I use a Kill-a-Watt device to measure the power consumption. It is around 40 watt per hour.
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http://www.aerogrow.com/community/index.php?option=com_content&view;=article&id;=199
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I had the same question - so I connect one unit into a WattMeter (measures accumulated power (KWph). Turned the unit on with the remote but nothing plugged into it. It has been running now for 6.5 days and the WattMeter shows that ONLY 0.08kw has been used. Remarkable !!! That works out to 0.012Kw per day or projecting out for a month would be 0.3g9Kw. An excellent product with MANY possible applications!
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Hi Mr. Hogan,I installed a Kill-A-Watt from Radio Shack tonight. While using an internal Seagate 500GB hard drive the meter shows usage is 5 Watts and .07 amp draw. The figures are different from one electric provider to the next. As an example, my local electric company charges me 12 cents per kWh during peak season and 11 cents during off peak season. It's costing me $5.26 per/year running 24/7/365.It's been running flawlessly since December 25, 2012. Yes, over a year and I share family pictures to lots of family members. Very easy to use.I hope this helps.Thanks,Terry Mundy Hi Mr. Hogan,I installed a Kill-A-Watt from Radio Shack tonight. While using an internal Seagate 500GB hard drive the meter shows usage is 5 Watts and .07 amp draw. The figures are different from one electric provider to the next. As an example, my local electric company charges me 12 cents per kWh during peak season and 11 cents during off peak season. It's costing me $5.26 per/year running 24/7/365.It's been running flawlessly since December 25, 2012. Yes, over a year and I share family pictures to lots of family members. Very easy to use.I hope this... » Read More Hi Mr. Hogan,I installed a Kill-A-Watt from Radio Shack tonight. While using an internal Seagate 500GB hard drive the meter shows usage is 5 Watts and .07 amp draw. The figures are different from one electric provider to the next. As an example, my local electric company charges me 12 cents per kWh during peak season and 11 cents during off peak season. It's costing me $5.26 per/year running 24/7/365.It's been running flawlessly since December 25, 2012. Yes, over a year and I share family pictures to lots of family members. Very easy to use.I hope this helps.Thanks,Terry Mundy « Show Less
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It is using 54W Light Bulb. You can estimate usage similar to as you run your laptop full time (50W). In numbers it will be about 1.2 kWt/day, 36 kWt/month.
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I have not noticed an increase in my power bill. But how much is a restful nights sleep worth. I wake up rested and breathing like a normal person.It worth the increase not to wake up unable to breath and dragging myself out of bed. My unit runs 24/7
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I never programmed the cost per KWh so I never worried about resetting when moving from device to device. I have had the unit for a couple months and first used it for a month on my 30 year old fridge. It used 100 KWh during that month. My tier 1 cost is $.13/KWh so I know it cost $13/mo to run. It is now on a freezer in my garage for a month. Its a lot newer and so far used a lot less that the fridge. Sorry I couldn't help you but I never bothered programming because of multiple tiers of electricity cost. Now I have gone solar so I am always in tier 1.
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It uses 1500 watts per hour. In my area electricity is about 14 cents/kilowatt. So, if you use if for three hours per day that would be 135 kilowatts per month and cost $18.90/month. I use it to help heat our finished basement (14ftx42ft) and it does a great job. It's not cost effective to have it on all day long, but if I know I'm going to be in the basement I'll set if for 3-4 hours. It'll take the temp from 65 degrees up to 69 in well under an hour (more like 30-40 minutes).
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Not at all.. I run it 16 hours a day. It's a 54 watt single bulb. Every two weeks I have been starting seeds on a mat and putting 24 plants (vegetables) in a greenhouse. The root systems under the light are surprisingly healthy. I currently have a couple of hundred plants going. In terms of value for both price and electricity.. You can't lose. Good luck..!!
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Usage is = Wattage 800 watts, Current draw (120V) 6.9 amps, This is like having 8 - 100 watt light bulbs on. Or running a small air conditioner - window unit. The actual cost varies to what it cost in your neighborhood for a KWH (kilo watt hour) typically it might be 8 cents -- so running the unit for three hours to make a batch - would cost 24 cents per batch
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Why would people vote this question down, silly people. Anyway, did you find out how much electricity this uses? I think you can plug this on a Kill-a-watt meter, I am planning to buy one soon to test these things.
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Hi Amalina. We need more information about your fan and light to actually answer your question and also to provide a more rounded answer for you. How much power do they need? Voltage? Current? Are they DC or AC devices? How long do you need to have them operate each day, especially at night when the sun is not on your side of the world (note: it's always out somewhere lol). What do you mean by small? (small as in physically small or do you mean small as in low power needed to run them).
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I ran mine for 2.5 hrs on the brightest mode, just to see what it can do. Didn't see any drop in intensity and still had battery left. How much don't know. My other lights are over $200.00 each so was real impressed with how long it lasted so far.
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I purchased this unit last year. It is used to heat a 20x16 foot bedroom in our cellar. I measured its electricity usage using my "Kill-A-Watt" meter, in early March in Maine. As near as I can tell, using it all day (with its automatic thermostat to shut it off when not needed), it probably was "ON" approx. 4-7 hours per day in a cool March. Working the usage numbers to a per-month estimate, I came up with 470 KWH per March. At our KWH fees, that translated to approx. $63.33 per month. I had previously measured three other electric heaters using my "Kill-A-Watt" meter. All three used TWICE the electricity than this Lasko. I purchased this unit last year. It is used to heat a 20x16 foot bedroom in our cellar. I measured its electricity usage using my "Kill-A-Watt" meter, in early March in Maine. As near as I can tell, using it all day (with its automatic thermostat to shut it off when not needed), it probably was "ON" approx. 4-7 hours per day in a cool March. Working the usage numbers to a per-month estimate, I came up with 470 KWH per March. At our KWH fees, that translated to approx. $63.33 per month. I had previously measured three other electric heaters using my... » Read More I purchased this unit last year. It is used to heat a 20x16 foot bedroom in our cellar. I measured its electricity usage using my "Kill-A-Watt" meter, in early March in Maine. As near as I can tell, using it all day (with its automatic thermostat to shut it off when not needed), it probably was "ON" approx. 4-7 hours per day in a cool March. Working the usage numbers to a per-month estimate, I came up with 470 KWH per March. At our KWH fees, that translated to approx. $63.33 per month. I had previously measured three other electric heaters using my "Kill-A-Watt" meter. All three used TWICE the electricity than this Lasko. « Show Less
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Thanks very much for the response. After entering my question, I figured out how to fake it myself with what I've got. I just put the cost of electricity at 1.00 per kWh. So now after any amount of time, instead of it telling me how much money I've used each month/year, etc... I just read how many kWh I've used each time period. Sometimes you have to be smarter than the $20 device, but it isn't always easy. :)
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It doesn't. I don't know how they got the figure. I guess they assume you run it less then 2 hours a day. I pay $0.11 a kWh so according to my math (and this is quick math) its roughly 1.2 cent a hour to run.
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This unit claims to use 10 watts. There are 8760 hours in a year. So this would use about 87.6 KWH (kilowatt hours). Assuming you pay about 12 cents / KWH, it works out to about $10.50 a year.
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Started using heater 3 weeks ago; after checking my electric usage online, it seems there is minimal change to my electric consumption within the last month. I've used it continuously throughout the night during sleep and while at home. There is a Economical setting that I use during the day. I haven't gotten my bill yet but I believe it does not make a substantial increase in the electric bill, which makes me very happy.