Ishkabod Posted October 14, 2009 Report Share Posted October 14, 2009 Here is a link to a New Thread specificly for electricity and energy saving so we don't continue to hijack this thread. Tank electricity heater costs AA thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 (edited) ok, don't know if i'm just lucky or what, lol, but with two 55 gallon tanks running, one with the lights on about 12 hours a day (planted tank) and the other with lights on 4 to 6 hours a day, two filters on each tank, and heaters running in the wintertime..... my power bill is only about 50 bucks or so a month. this is for a 2 bedroom apartment with all incandescent lightbulbs (except tanks, they have flourescent strips), i leave the laptop on all night, tend to leave lights on alot...... you get the idea. and only 50 bucks i pay for power. mind you, i don't have a large freezer or in suite laundry, and don't have a vehicle to plug in overnight, so that could be the difference in cost there. some of you guys with your $300+ electricity bills...... ouch! i feel your pain! Edited October 15, 2009 by BettaFishMommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashneel Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 sweet stuff i can finally show my parents proof that tanks dont eat up much energy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okotoks Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 We just got our first power bill since moving into Okotoks. Running a 55 gallon community, 2 33 gallon cichlid tanks and a 20 gallon shrimp tank. Have all the standard fluval 303 can filters on each of the 3 bigger tanks an a HoB on the shrimp tank plus the usual pumps and heaters. Bill was only $80. I was expecting it to be ginormous considering the lighting in the shrimp tank is bright enough to tan with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coreybecker Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 good to no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 I've been using this product for years. You just plug everything together and leave it if you want a longer accurate account of electricity. http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/Green/BP/PRD~0528851P/Blue+Planet+Electronic+Energy+Meter.jsp?locale=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eugene Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 Whats the power rating on it 15amps? or 1600watts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t3ch Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 If that helps I'm using a kill-a-watt (device similar to the one listed up here) and my 25 gallon tank cost me around 7$ per month. That's considering a total electricity cost of 15 cents per killowatts (once you include all the fees that's about what we pay). My tank is at 82 degres and in average my house at 66 and lights are on maybe 12 hours a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwhiskey Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 This great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbyist Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 For those wondering why the $300 per month electricity costs there are a myriad number of devices drawing power in a home. The kitchen stove, microwave when used ( average 1000 watt m. draws about 1400 watts when operating ), vacuum cleaners ( many use around 1200 watts ), general light ing, computers, DVD players and so on. And no, when you unplug your vehicle the cord does not draw any power. There might be a light at the end of the cord to notify the user that it is live but the light operates for 3 or 4 cents a year. Same with any tv when it is turned off. The little led light draws virtually no power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowrock Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 It is good to know these facts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Vampire devices can and do draw energy when turned off - still plugged in and it will add up over a year. The way things are in a plugged in world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbyist Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 I'm curious. Could you list some of the vampire devices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Anything in your house that is connected to an outlet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redplants Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 (edited) Now I have heard everything. Having spent my career in the electrical world and having been involved in the repair of thousands of electrical devices I have never seen anything draw any current when it was switched off. Simply plugging an item into an outlet will never see any current flowing . Such a situation would offer a fire hazard. Only appliances like fridges and freezers etc. which require constant supply of electricity to operate will draw current when their thermostats turn them on. Edited August 2, 2015 by Redplants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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