How much power does this use? Would it heavily affect my electricity bill?
628057
Its a 500 watt power supply you could probably google it. It shouldnt have much effect espically if you are already running a desktop.
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If you run it 24/7 for high end processes, such as mining bitcoin, it might cost about $50 per month. However if you are a normal Joe, using it for email, occasional gaming and you put it to sleep when not using it, you'll probably end up in the 10-15 dollar range.http://www.overclockers.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-run-your-pc/
628059
I'm not sure how much exactly, but I haven't noticed any significant change in my bill since I have it, more than 3 months now, and I use it 4 to 5 hours daily...
628060
Our electricity has increased about $20.00 so it hasn't really affected the bill all that much.
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It's just like any other one i've had. Not huge load. You have energy saving settings you can play with.
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i really didnt notice any diff in the light bill but i would guess maybe 10-15 a month if u ran it all day my light bill stays about the same 280-300 a month but i have 3 tvs and wash cloths every day and run a/c most of the day
53085
it should be fine, its not like you are running a very large system. it would certainly take some of the jump out of your power loss if you are having any.
29860
Can't really answer the question because it replaced a broken ac unit so no noticeable change in the electric bill. Also we have 6 units so our electric bill is always high and depends how much we use our ac units
732905
Well, I didn't know for sure, so I looked it up. 20 watts. Didn't affect light bill much. 120 volts.
1579690
Not really sure about the power. Mine ran constantly. I did not use the drain hose bc it was too short but there is one included. Next season I was going to rig something fir constant draining.
122257
I haven't noticed a change in electric consumption on my electric bill, of that helps. I have no idea if my neighbors ate using this product but because everything needs to be synced, I assume that it wouldn't be much of a problem.
1631989
I made the mistake of leaving it running for a few weeks this winter so that it was ready whenever I wanted to use it. Big mistake. My electricity bill went from an average of $60-$75, to a whopping $235! Unfortunately, it's not really an option for me to keep it heated during the cold winter months (I live in Sacramento, CA).
505039
Not sure, I use this at a room I rent when I travel for work and the electricity is included in my bill. Although they haven't said that it went up any. I have used it for two summers.
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That's a very tough math problem, James! Since you're using 0.015 kWh per day, that's 1 kWh every 67 days. Depending on your power company, 1 kWh probably costs you about 15 cents, so you'd be saving about $1.00 per year...not too impressive. The main reason I bought this was not to save money, but to make it possible to install a security light without needing an outlet.
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I have a 46inch plasma TV that I use as the control. With the TV and the power strip plugged in over a three day period (81 hours) it registered .4 KW on a Kill A Watt. That is about 4 cents in electricity at my rates. That was only other measuring that I have done.
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I am running 3 of these in my apartment, one in an unfinished basement, one in bedroom and one in baby's room. My electric bill was around $150.00 - 180.00 before running them and now it is between $250.00 - $300.00 with 3 of these. so probably $30.00 to $40.00 per month per unit I am guessing. I live in Vermont so it is pretty cold right now so it may be lower depending on where you live. The basement unit runs quite a bit due to it being unfinished so it is using more energy.
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The answer to that of course depends on the other loads on the system and would be different for each location and user. Mine is a 200 amp service. I also have an electric heat pump/ac. I would consider our family a moderate to heavy power user. (lots of devices and appliances operating at the same time) I have not had any issues with power.
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WE're careful about how much we use it, but we live in SoCal with the highest electric rates in the continental US. You can do the arithmetic yourself. The heater runs at 750 (L) and 1500 (H) watts. Look at a recent electrical bill and see what the cost/kWhr is in your area. Let's say its $0.20/kWhr (typical for SoCal), then 1 hour of using the heater at high will run you $0.30 (1.5kW x $0.20/kWhr), and one month of this will run you 30 days x $0.30/day = $9.00/ month. If you live in the Pacific Northwest, like my in-laws, where electricity is cheap ($0.06/kWhr), then it will cost a lot less (only $2.70/month) for that 1 hour/day.
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Hi, I only turn it on during the winter season but never noticed a difference in my electric bill. I think because I only connected it to the outlet at night before going to sleep.
2072057
Bill, I cannot answer this. How much power does it draw? How long does it need to power it before you would consider it viable? Sorry.
496093
It does not requiere electricity, mine was installed inside. In some houses down here I've seen people have installed two filters, guess they think one is not enough. One has been OK for me.
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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.