much will it cost to run per hour approx? It has 3 settings.
Thanks in advance
2007-06-03 03:59:16 · 11 answers · asked by funnygirl 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
I'm not worried out the cost, just curious. Someone told me it would cost an absolute fortune but others are saying differently, so just thought I'd ask the brainboxes out there.
2007-06-03 04:21:22 · update #1
Just for you I dug out my kill-a-watt device and my 16" oscillating fan. Here are the loads on each speed:
Low: 44 watts
Med: 53 watts
High: 58 watts
It didn't make any difference if the fan was locked in position or allowed to oscillate.
These values are so close to one another that the power consumption difference will be rather small. The bigger factor in deciding the fan speed will be the noise and the breeze. Having the fan on high in the bedroom might be too noisy and too breezy.
If you ran the fan on high speed for eight hours, the energy consumption would be .058 kW x 8 hours = .464 kWh. If you did this for thirty days, the impact on your monthly electric bill would be .464 kWh / day x 30 days = 13.92 kWh.
Rounding this to 14 kWh and assuming an electric rate of 10¢ per kWh, this fan would cost you $1.40 per month.
2007-06-03 04:26:36 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas C 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The required data is the wattage of the fan that is the power that it consumes while in use. This information is not usually furnished but may be obtained from the manufacturer.
Assuming that the wattage of the fan is 50 watt, the electrical energy drawn from the supply system for 1-hour use is 50/1000 kwh.
Commonly one kwh is called one unit of electricity.
Knowing the charge per unit, the cost of use may be calculated.
2007-06-03 11:17:43 · answer #2 · answered by rabi k 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A few pence per hour say the same as a 60 watt light bulb. Just like all the other answers it's the wattage that you need to know
2007-06-05 06:11:54 · answer #3 · answered by Carat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually the cost are charge by kilowatt per hour.Let's just say,the electric co. are charging every household of 10cent/kwh.and if your fan had an output of 5kw/hr multiply it to 10 cents,you could have 50 cents/kwh.Then if it runs for 10 hrs that could be 5 bucks,expensive ha?but don't worry it's just a sample,it can be lower on the real thing,,right?
2007-06-03 11:23:48 · answer #4 · answered by CARL76 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It all depends what wattage the fan uses my guess it will be around 50 - 60 watts which is 0.06 KWh which will cost you £0.02 an hour or something petty close.
Hope that helps?
PS the lowest setting will draw less current ( less power ) cost you even less then.
2007-06-03 11:14:06 · answer #5 · answered by James D 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bolivar: this UK & Ireland answers, we run on 240v And 50Hz.
My 16" fan indicates it uses 50W, this would be at high speed, as Thomas C stated the differences between high and low speed is minimal. your electricity supplier will tell you how much it costs per KW/h (KiloWatt Hour) at 50W (roughly what your fan will consume) it need to run for 20 hours before it consumes 1 KW/H.
2007-06-04 12:54:28 · answer #6 · answered by only1doug 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That fan was made for foreign use, where they use 50 Hz power. Suggest you return it for a refund and get the right one if you live in the US, that is, one for 60 Hz power
at 115-120 VAC
2007-06-04 00:45:42 · answer #7 · answered by Matt D 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you really are a funny girl!
It depends on which provider you are with.
How you pay, monthly, quaterly, card meter
Whether you are in arrears.
It wont cost that much. You should have just bought a hand-held one with batteries if you was gonna worry about the cost of running it.
funny girl!
2007-06-03 11:07:22 · answer #8 · answered by Jobylee 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it depends on what your municipality charges in kWh
once you get a price you can calculate the price.
Obviously the higher the setting, the more it will cost as more energy is consumed
2007-06-03 11:04:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
it will cost about the same as a light bulb of 100watts
2007-06-03 11:15:40 · answer #10 · answered by ALAN M 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋