Re: Trying to find KWH of fans?

On Sep 1, 3:07 pm, Robert Blass <bl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 09:08:24 -0700 (PDT), BobK207 <rkaza...@xxxxxxxxx>
sayd the following:



On Sep 1, 8:01 am, "HeyBub" <hey...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
terry wrote:
On Aug 31, 9:08 pm, Robert Blass <bl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Model 3733 20" Box Fan made by company called LASKO

It has 3 settings, high, medium and low, I cannot determine the
Wattage it pulls on the Low setting.

I found a website which says 170 watts but it doesn't break it down
for low medium high settings.

Thanks if you can help.

If it uses 170 watts on high (that's a bit less than a quarter HP) and
your electrcity costs you cents per kWhr. then it will cost about 41
cents per  24 hrs?
If it uses only half the power on 'low' setting, although it may use
less that that, it'll be about 20 cents per continuous 24 hour day.
Not a very significant cost?
Hardly worth going out and spending money on a $20 gadget, that may
not be very accurate at that, to measure how much the fan uses.
Let's see $20/20 cents= operating that fan for 100 days for same cost
as the measuring gadget!

"If it uses only half that power" is the question. For all we know, it may
use TEN TIMES that much power on LOW. The way to find out is with the proper
gizmo.

No, you've got to view this episode as a valid excuse for another tool..

While having a "Kill-A-Watt" meter would be cool & wasting an excuse
to buy a new tool is bad........

I seriously doubt that the fan on LOW uses 5x the high speed setting
power....Terry's analysis is probably pretty close

The fan maker's own website says 170 watts but does not say what it is
at Low or Medium speeds. This was why I wanted to know. Also I wanted
to know because I am going manic crazy making charts on the energy use
in my home. I'm trying to shave off about $100 on my electric bill. At
7.608 cents per KwH you can see how things add up quick.

The damn AC unit is costing me about $117 per month and that's at 78F
setting which is terribly hot and just makes me angry to be all hot
inside my home knowing it could be cooler.

Sorry to rant, thanks

I suggested direct contact to the mfr's customer service; via phone or
email....not getting the info by searching their website

they're very responsive

But Terry's analysis is probably pretty close to right.

fans are cheap to run........dryers (electric) & AC's are MUCH more
expensive

I have a setup in my laundry area that allows me to use a fan to dry
clothes hung on hangers.....I can run the fan for 2 days for what a
single dryer load costs. I save the cost of a few dryer loads per
week. I don't use AC so the humidity does boost my

btw 8¢ per KWA is really pretty cheap electricity

does your ulitity offer time of day pricing or a yearly rebate based
on remote AC cycling? When I had a house with AC, I got a $200 check
if I let them shut of my AC unit (only a few hours at a time but as
many days as they wanted)

cheers
Bob
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