How much electric does it take to make one gallon of water?
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The description says it takes 5.5 hours to distill one gallon. The manufacturer's website says the heating element is 580 Watts. 5.5 hours X 580 W = 3190 W-hrs or 3.19 KW-hrs to get 1 gallon. If you pay 12 cents per KW-hr (which is the units electricity is sold in), it would cost about 38 cents to distill a gallon. To get your actual cost per KW-hr, take an electric bill, find the total KW-hrs (Kilowatt-hours) used and divide that into the total dollar amount of the bill (total bill dollar amt / total KW-hrs = cost per KW-hr). Multiply that times 3.19 to get your actual cost per gallon.
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The unit is rated at 580 watts, it takes 5 hours for 1 gallon, so that will be 2900 watts per 1 gallon. Went to this site to calculate consumption, assuming your electricity is the average 12 cent per kilowatt. http://www.rapidtables.com/calc/electric/electricity-calculator.htm Power consumption: 580 watts Hours of use per day: 5 1 kilowatt-hour (kWh) cost: 12 cents Electricity cost per day: $0.348 Electricity cost per month: $10.44 Electricity cost per year: $127.02
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The unit is rated at 580 watts, it takes 5 hours for 1 gallon, so that will be 2900 watts per 1 gallon. Went to this site to calculate consumption, assuming your electricity is the average 12 cent per kilowatt.http://www.rapidtables.com/calc/electric/electricity-calculator.htmPower consumption: 580 wattsHours of use per day: 51 kilowatt-hour (kWh) cost: 12 centsElectricity cost per day: $0.348Electricity cost per month: $10.44Electricity cost per year: $127.02
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I ran this unit through a Kill-A-Watt meter, it used 3.31 KwH of electricity to make a gallon of distilled water.
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I'm not sure, but I think you can find the answer on their website, megahome.comI read somewhere that it costs approximately 35 cents per gallon to make, and that's cheaper and a lot more convenient than buying it at the store, and lugging it home.
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It will take just about 1 gallon of water to fill and will use it with 2 baskets of ice or so. I'd say it takes less than an hour for a basket. As far a production quantity I'm not sure. I will say it is faster and produces a lot more than a typical ice maker in a refrigerator.
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The unit has a UL label on the bottom that says 1500 watts. I doubt if it actually uses quite that much power. I don't have a clamp on amp meter and decline to build a rig to measure the voltage and current while it is in use. You could measure the amount of water, the temperature change and calculate the power required presuming perfect efficiency. All of that I decline to do as well. Sorry all I got is the 1500 watts.If you are worried about current draw on a given circuit I expect that this thing will draw around 12 to 13 amps. That is a guess not a professional opinion. I retired and put my license on inactive. The unit has a UL label on the bottom that says 1500 watts. I doubt if it actually uses quite that much power. I don't have a clamp on amp meter and decline to build a rig to measure the voltage and current while it is in use. You could measure the amount of water, the temperature change and calculate the power required presuming perfect efficiency. All of that I decline to do as well. Sorry all I got is the 1500 watts.If you are worried about current draw on a given circuit I expect that this thing will draw around 12 to 13 amps. That is a guess not a professional opinion. I... » Read More The unit has a UL label on the bottom that says 1500 watts. I doubt if it actually uses quite that much power. I don't have a clamp on amp meter and decline to build a rig to measure the voltage and current while it is in use. You could measure the amount of water, the temperature change and calculate the power required presuming perfect efficiency. All of that I decline to do as well. Sorry all I got is the 1500 watts.If you are worried about current draw on a given circuit I expect that this thing will draw around 12 to 13 amps. That is a guess not a professional opinion. I retired and put my license on inactive. « Show Less
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Makes one gallon and it depends on how heavy 0r light you spray as to the sq ft footage
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Depends what you are trying to accomplish. Ex: Peaches -1.5 Tablespoons per gallon, Tomatoes - 2 oz per 1,000 sq. ft. in 2 gallons of water, Ornamentals - 2 teaspoons per gallon, Moss control- 4.5 ozs per 1,000 sq. ft., Algae control in turfgrass - 1 pint per 1,000 sq. ft. in 5 gallons of water.
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I'm not totally sure. I know a gallon of water weighs about 8lbs. You can roughly figure it out from there.
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We get about 4-5 gallons of "waste" water for every gallon of pure, but we carry that outside for our plants and don't mind the work involved. We think it's totally worth the effort!
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3/4 of an ounce in 15 gallons of water will cover about 32,000 square feet. That is about 3/4 of an acre.
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This is the best little tool on the market. Yes, it will suck up any amount of water. 1000 gallon an hour.
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The unit uses 800 watts/hour at full power. It takes 4 hours to make a gallon of distilled water. We've been using this daily in our RV for the last 4 months.
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Probably around one gallon, mine holds about an inch of water in a small pool I formed in a corner. Currently housing a small bonsai tree on an island of moss with 2 small tree frogs in there.
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Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to provide a gallon/hour estimate. There are just too many variables, the most important of which is your water pressure. It can also be affected by how hot it is that day (ie how much water evaporates), what kind of soil you have, etc etc.
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The heater unit itself uses 2 D batteries. The power requirements of the pumps vary per pump. You just have to search for the specs of the pump you want to use. For example I googled one pump, the "Eccotemp 03526-14A Flojet 2.9 GPM 50 PSI Water Pump" and got "2.9 GPM(Gallons per minute), 50 PSI, 12 Volt, 10 Amp" . Since Watts=Amps x Volts, that would be 120 watts.
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I haven't exactly measured but I would say about 1-2 gallons of water (somewhere in between)
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GPM Depends on your water pressure. However in my house it is about 1/3 of a gallon per minute. It has a standard threaded aerator.
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You need a little less than 3 grams for 1/2 gallon of water, which is about 3/4 tsp, or a heaping 1/2 teaspoon, or a loosely-packed teaspoon. Going by weight is best, but I don't bother. My plants are doing great.
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i'd say about a gallon per hour under a load, mine was stolen before i had a chance to use it much