2006-07-08 05:46:02 · 7 answers · asked by reillocjs4 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
a typcal fan draws an amp or two. a small A/C draws 12, a small plug in space heater draws 10 to 13. a central A/C unit uses 30 amps at 220 volts. baseboard elecrtic heaters draw 6 to 24 amps at 220 volts. time in use has to be considered since your bill is based on watt hours, a 10 amp load for one hour = a one amp load for 10 hrs. normally fans are a minor part of the total useage.
2006-07-08 05:55:02 · answer #1 · answered by glen t 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
A lot of good information given --- if you have high electric bills-- have you done anything to decrease the need for power?-- i.e. using fluroscent light bulbs?, don't use halogen bulbs, batt or blown in insulation in the attic? Blocking air leakage around windows, doors, electric switches, outlets? Turbine vents ( spinners) on the roof? Each of these will help lower your bill-- together they will help so very much.
If you are a renter-- your landlord might foot the bill for turbines in case you can put them in or a friend can.-- they make a powerful drop in builtup heat in the attic-- for what I think is a reasonable cost-- $40? maybe.. Each of these suggestions will help-- some are probably more cost effective than others and your situation ( money/renter/owner) will be in play.
Good luck
2006-07-08 11:14:00 · answer #2 · answered by omajust 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go onto the power company's website that services your area. I have SDGE, for us it costs 2 cents per hour to run a fan, 80 cents per hour to run AC, 60 cents for an hour of heat. Our power company lists appliances, power tools, even the vacuum by what it costs per hour to power. Very helpful, too. Now I set the timer to run the dishwasher at night because it costs less than during the day.
2006-07-08 05:58:24 · answer #3 · answered by eskie lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fans don't pull that much energy. Especially ceiling fans. They use about as much as a 60 watt light bulb. It has to be the heating and cooling. Take the time to find out where your house is losing energy, and fix it. Weather stripping etc. will help...
2006-07-08 05:50:04 · answer #4 · answered by ray of sunshine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not the fans. They help to save on cooling. Try to raise your ac temp a couple of degrees and lower your heat temp a couple of degrees. Wash larger loads instead of a lot of small loads and use cold water to save the cost of heating it. It will was just as well with liquid detergent.
2006-07-08 05:50:45 · answer #5 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its the heating and cooling that runs up electric bills.
2006-07-08 05:50:03 · answer #6 · answered by Susan L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not know if you have electric power, or natural gas.
The main users of power are furnaces and air conditioners. Next comes natural gas fireplaces, or gas logs.
A swimming pool heater can use as much as a furnace.
Water heaters come after furnaces or fireplaces.
Stoves are a distant third.
A laundry dryer uses a bit more than a stove, but not as much as a fireplace or pool heater.
Hope this helps!
2006-07-08 05:52:42 · answer #7 · answered by zen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋