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flamenco-t · 12/09/2007, 05:52 PM

I just bought a kill-a-watt. How do you add up the power consumption using KAW ? Do you take measurement by pressing KW/H over 24 hours span and use that figure and multiply by 24 hours in a day and 30 days in a month ?

Here's my problem...

I have 4 tanks running currently

240 Gallon freshwater
Mag 12 - 110 watts
Koralia 4 - 12 Watts
MJ1200 x 2 - 40 watts
Brothers - 300 Watts heater
2 Air pump - 10 watts total
Natural sunlight

75 Gallon Reef
Ocean Runner - 38 watts
KOralia 3 - 10 watts
MJ1200 - 20 watts
Sedra 2500 Skimmer - 35 watts
Fuge Light - 6 watts
4 x 54 watts T5 running 6 hours a day

20 Gallon Nano
Quiet One 1200 - 25 watts
MJ1200 for Aqua C remora - 20 Watts
Tunze 6025 - 6 watts
Koralia Nano - 3.5 watts
Coralife 96 watts 50/50 PC - 96 watts running 6 hours a day
Fuge Light - 8 Watts

10 Gallon QT tank
Aquaclear 110 - 14 watts
MJ1200 for CPR Back Pak - 20 Watts

Mitsubishi DLP tv running 5-6 hours per day at 250 watts and 6 watts on stand by mode

I have ran AC and Heater a total of 4 days this month since the weather have been really really nice outside, keeping my house temp at 70-74 degrees. According the my energy bill, the average daily high temperature for the billing period is 67 degrees

De-humidifier running half a day at the most ( I set it to where relative humidity at constant 50%) 80 watts...

This is all on a 1 bedroom apartment and my bills have been ranging from $ 150- $ 185 since the beginning of fall season.

Of course, I do laundry once a week and normal usage, but I never have a $ 185 electricity bill in the last 12 years I have been on my own. At any given time, I always have 1- 2 tanks from 40-75 gallon. But the 240 freshwater shouldn't use that much electricity...

Something fishy to you ?

stan

12/09/2007, 05:52 PM	#1
flamenco-t Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dallas-Ft Worth, TX Posts: 131	How do you calculate power consumption ? I just bought a kill-a-watt. How do you add up the power consumption using KAW ? Do you take measurement by pressing KW/H over 24 hours span and use that figure and multiply by 24 hours in a day and 30 days in a month ? Here's my problem... I have 4 tanks running currently 240 Gallon freshwater Mag 12 - 110 watts Koralia 4 - 12 Watts MJ1200 x 2 - 40 watts Brothers - 300 Watts heater 2 Air pump - 10 watts total Natural sunlight 75 Gallon Reef Ocean Runner - 38 watts KOralia 3 - 10 watts MJ1200 - 20 watts Sedra 2500 Skimmer - 35 watts Fuge Light - 6 watts 4 x 54 watts T5 running 6 hours a day 20 Gallon Nano Quiet One 1200 - 25 watts MJ1200 for Aqua C remora - 20 Watts Tunze 6025 - 6 watts Koralia Nano - 3.5 watts Coralife 96 watts 50/50 PC - 96 watts running 6 hours a day Fuge Light - 8 Watts 10 Gallon QT tank Aquaclear 110 - 14 watts MJ1200 for CPR Back Pak - 20 Watts Mitsubishi DLP tv running 5-6 hours per day at 250 watts and 6 watts on stand by mode I have ran AC and Heater a total of 4 days this month since the weather have been really really nice outside, keeping my house temp at 70-74 degrees. According the my energy bill, the average daily high temperature for the billing period is 67 degrees De-humidifier running half a day at the most ( I set it to where relative humidity at constant 50%) 80 watts... This is all on a 1 bedroom apartment and my bills have been ranging from $ 150- $ 185 since the beginning of fall season. Of course, I do laundry once a week and normal usage, but I never have a $ 185 electricity bill in the last 12 years I have been on my own. At any given time, I always have 1- 2 tanks from 40-75 gallon. But the 240 freshwater shouldn't use that much electricity... Something fishy to you ? stan Last edited by flamenco-t; 12/09/2007 at 06:00 PM.