How much did your energy costs go up?
806004
Not sure, the unit is installed on a vacation home and only used in winter months when the furnace in running, not often enough to really notice. I did speak with Aprilaire regarding an installation issue, and they strongly recommend 240v. to maximize the unit's effectiveness and reduce energy cost.
806005
Good question... we don't have lots of data points yet since the unit has only be running two months at this point... but, it appears our electric utility bill has increased by about 100%. In other words, running the humidifier doubles our electric bill... and increase of $80 per month for our home or about $2.70 per day to run the unit. We are running our humidity at a very high setting.. almost 50% and the unit is wired as 220VAC to help increase the output. Also, this is over a 2,800 sq ft area. We are very pleased with the unit and have heard the same from others in our area. This is our first season with the Aprilaire. We are curious how the canister will hold up over time. We hope this helps answer your question.
806006
I live in the Chicago area. 1,600 square feet. Ranch Built in 2005. Gas furnace and dryer. Electric stove and A/C. During June, July, and August I average 500 KWH. During Jan, Feb, March I average 760 KWH. I've never had my electric bill higher in the winter than the summer until this humidifier. It takes a lot of electricity to boil water.
1006386
I know this isn't a scientific answer but I ran this unit in my very dry finished basement all summer long (set it to 50% humidity) and found that compared to years without humidifier running, my electric bill has increase by about $30/month.
2248038
It wasnt really that noticeable on the electric bill.. As soon as we started using a regular space heater our bill skyrocketed... This wasnt so bad there are 2 heat settings we use in a hair salon and customers always compliment it
29856
it raises my electric bill from $20 to $30 in the summer. it works so well that it is worth the expense.
805777
I haven't got the bill yet. I plan to install more solar colectors to offset the cost. I have a 20K system now and SCE will not let me install more until I use more electricity!!
2116339
I've had my heater for about a year and I never saw any significant increase in my bill. I use it on my bedroom to keep from turning on the central heat. If it's really cold, it may take a minute to warm the room up. But once it's warm, IT'S WARM.
2007911
Hi Lisa, boiling water does take quite a bit of energy, but this distiller seems to be quite efficient. We make 2-3 gallons per day and I haven't noticed a recognizable increase in my electric bill. For me it is definitely worth it. I looked online and it stated that using the average kilowatt hour price for the USA a gallon costs about 24 to 28 cents.
2240466
I checked on the PGE website to look at my hourly charge. When the stove was on it added 10cents an hour. Where I live that's about half the cost of propane at about $3 a gallon. I switched over to electric heating last winter and literally cut my heating bill in half!
1841120
No not at all plus my review about the inflated electric bill was wrong the heater was not the only thing that caused my bill to go up so much
375103
Yes an increase of approx $25.00/month based on Florida elec prices - equates to an increase of 250 kWH/month
212720
I was hoping that this would help me save some money but it seemed to cost me the same and I was colder because of it. I stopped using it and my light bill isn't that much higher but I'm warmer now. Hope that helps.
1608988
I left it plugged in all the time it was cold outside. In the summer I unplugged it. I never was able to estimate the electricity cost.
1417035
I have not seen a jump in my electric bill. Trust me if ours went up by that much for our small fish pond I would give someone the fish or just not use it.
2041859
in my city the electric cost is 9.5 cents per kelo watt hour. the unit is 1500 watts on high. so to run it on high it would coust me 14.25 cents per hour. on energy saving mode the unit is 950 watts and it would cost me 10 cents per hour.
1067109
Im not for sure, but I noticed no difference in my electric bill. I think its only like 4 watts or something like that
413254
I really have no idea...I haven't noticed an increase in my electrical bill. A feature I like about this dryer is that the heat cycle moderates to a cool cycle. I find that my clothes are dry far sooner than I expected and I end up turning off the dryer long before the cycle is complete. I love my little dryer. Simple to use and does what it is supposed to without a problem.
2018709
Wow. All of these other people have low bills compared to mine. Our electricity bill went up $140/month. But let me explain... #1-It's winter #2-Our children are in it almost all day long. In short, if you have the jacuzzi covered most of the time it will stay hot and cost you way less than it does us. But because the cover is off during cold temperatures, the jacuzzi constantly is heating.