Does anyone know how much power it uses? I am trying to buy this to save on A/C cost but if it uses a lot of power I just run my A/c lower
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Portable units generally use more power than window units so yes, your best bet to run it low if you are going to go with this one. I found window units to be much more cooling overall, though don't know the exact comparison in costs as I have lived in rental units that had a flat fee for a/c units in the summer regardless of the model.
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I ran this at night in the master bedroom of my TH (in northern Virginia where it gets quite humid and steamy in the summer) because I wasn't able to get cold air upstairs from the HVAC (bad ducts). It kept me nice and cool at night and I did not see any significant increase in my electric bill compared to when I wasn't using it. How much power does it use? I'm not sure.
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When running with the A/C on it consumes 900 watts of power. Using only the fan, and not the A/C, it still draws plenty of power, though somewhat less than the full 900 watts. To calculate the difference in your electric bill, you first have to determine how much your electric company charges per kilowatt hour, how many hours you plan to use it each month, and make the calculation from there.
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It all depends on whether you use central A/C a lot during summer. We bought the KuulAire to reduce the time we had the A/C operating. If that is not your situation, it would not be a good investment.
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I had an a/c tech check and then charge the system. It was not precharged.Good Luck
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20 amp, but there are adapters. Depending what you want to run it may or may not power what you want though. For instance, you might not be able to power a large air conditioner...or even a small one if much else is running
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Yes ...cause you can use it on low and won't have to use the full power of the air conditioning unit... I went from a 8000 but to a 12000btu and on the hottest day its on low plus I keep it on Energy saving mode and I love it ;-) less stress on the unit = a longer usage :-)
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Good question...I hooked up my Watts UP and the unit when cooling uses right at a kilowatt (mnfg says 1.16 KW.) So in North Dakota that's probably under 10 cents an hour, but if you are top tier PG&E Customer in the Peoples Republic of California its more like 40+ cents an hour. The way I use it is to temporarily cool a home office for no more a few hours a day (afternoon) in summer, so I'd guess it is about $50.-75./yr for electricity for that (rates are between the extreme rates above(California Central Valley where we have nice cool evenings and dry hot days)). I don't usually use it for heating. It has a pretty powerful fan that is easy to direct where you want it so if it is too warm and you don't mind the fan air that makes it feel like its cooling quite a bit more than it is so you don't run the cooling as much...when the thermostat turns cooling off the fan uses 0.075 KW...less than a tenth of the cooling usage. I'd expect this is similar to what a Window air conditioner would cost to run with similar cooling effect but less flexibility in where to send the air. So in my application the electrical cost isn't a big deal compared to the purchase price + CA Sales Tax.
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I know you looked at there website, try to find the contact number. I do not know either. I have two and so far they work good, can't run an air conditioner without issues, I think I need more amps to get the 10,000 (so they say) watts. sorry I can't help much.
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It has an A/C plug but would not buy this manufactures product. they only last one year!
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it take's a lot to start the a/c but once it starts your ok. make sure again everything is not on. you could be charging the batterys if they did not have full charge. put the all the a/c setting on lowest. turn it on and if it start to bog turn it right back off, do this a couple of time and you should be running.
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It will not work like a/c. It is a strong fan (compared to other battery operated fans), so it will give you about a 10-15 degree wind chill cooling effect like other fans. But no, it will not cool like a/c.
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Yes, the A/C thermostat sends a 24volt a/c current to the relay in your air conditioner outside and the circulation fan on the inside. When this current is sent it trips both of these relays and starts up the compressor and circulating fan. I changed it myself.....took a few pictures to be sure o hook up the same way and all worked just fine. $160 sounds like a lot to me! Good luck.
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Save your money... It will not run an air conditioner .... My Honda 2000 does a better job.... If you want it for light duty... It's ok... Love the electric start !
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Hi Randy,In the Money Saver Mode everything cycles off with the thermostat. Otherwise the compressor cuts off and the fan continues to run. As RLee said, in the Money Saver Mode the unit will turn on for a few seconds periodically to check the room temp to see if the unit needs to cycle on.
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I bought it for my boyfriend, just asked him and he said yes you can use it on a/c power.
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On mine with 450watts it is showing about 22% usage, if linear them 1200 should show about @66%. I don't know if linear, personally I'd opt for a larger unit.
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Husband just looked in the owners manual. It is a 12 amp air conditioner, Sorry it took me so long, I kept forgetting to ask him. :)