So here I am at work, just chillin it out thinking of how much electricity my newly set up, setup, will cost to run each month.
Pretty sure we all wanna know how much things cost us to use them, specially when you're trying to lay low like well worn road kill in this area.
Now some of you may know how to do these calculations, however if you don't, take a peek up my skirt right below.
To start off you need to know how much Watts your whole setup uses. Now alot of times I've worked out how much the lights will use, but fail to recon in the other 200-300w used for fans including oscillating fans and inline fans. These run 24 hrs a day and uses quite an amount itself.
So we go according to my setup:
Gavita is using 750w currently
Quantum boards are pulling 60w each, so 120w total for them
Inline fan uses 90-95w for low speed
Oscillating fans use about 45-50w each
To understand the KWH reading, you'll look at it always as 1 KWH = 1000watts.
So if my light uses 750w, I've used 0.75kwh for 1 hour. Always remember to Divide your usage watts with 1000.
My Gavita light will be on for 12 hours every day, so the following calculations are for it.
12 Hours x 750w ÷ 1000 = 9kwh for a day.
9kwh x 31 days (For the whole month) = 279kwh.
For my Quantum Boards they'll be on for 18 hours every day.
18 Hours x 120w ÷ 1000 = 2.2kwh a day.
2.2kwh x 31 days = 68kwh.
For the fans they'll be on 24 hours non stop till the panties drop
24 Hours x 190w ÷ 1000 = 4.6kwh a day.
4.6kwh x 31 days = 143kwh.
So if we add all these noodles into the big pot we have:
279kwh + 68kwh + 143kwh = 490kwh give or take a few.
At this rate I pay R1. 90/kwh.
490kwh x R1. 90 = R930 +- per month to run my whole setup.
I hope this helps anyone who's thinking of upgrading but wants to know how much it'll cost to run per month to budget out the rest of the electricity that you'll need for the fan you got on the toilet for when things get tough and you're sweating a bit.
If you have questions, pop them down below like a fat pimple.
Stay safe, be blessed and never wipe back to front.
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