Measured Equipment Wattage on all my equipment with Kill-a-watt... Got a question...

fe342185 · 06/26/2007, 11:31 AM

Hi All,
I measured and the results are below. Does anyone know if the VA(Vrms Arms) makes a difference?

BTW - The tank is a 180 with a 55gal Sump with a closed loop, sea swirl and calcium reactor.

Results:

(3) 14k Pheonix DE with 2 Icecap ballast and 1 Bluewave Ballast - 796W 830VA

Dolphin 2100 Return Pump -125W 143VA

Dolphin 2100 Closed Loop - 148W 160VA

Titanium Heater - 388W 388VA

4-Way OCeansmotions - 5W 7VA

1" Sea Swirl - 2W 3VA

Sedra Needlewheel Skimmer pump - 52W 151VA

Calcium Reactor Pump - 50W

10" Wall fan over the tank - 42W 89VA

APC 1600W Backup Power Supply - 41W 195VA

Other stuff I measured that I was surprised about.

Sony 40 LCD TV Flatscreen- 172 W running and 0W Standby

Westinghouse 32" LCD TV/DVD Flatscreen- 170W running and 5W standy

HD Cable Box - 19W standby and running

moumda · 06/26/2007, 01:20 PM

If you take the watts and divide by the voltage (120) you get the current draw of the device. Add them all together and you find out total current draw for your tank and how close you are to tripping the breaker (blowing a fuse). Not too VA is used for.

sweevo · 06/26/2007, 04:49 PM

Vrms & Arms are the AC values of voltage and current. Did electrical engineering at college but a long time ago now!

If you're just trying to work out how much of your electric bill goes on running your reef just concentrate on the KW figure and if you've got it, the KWhr (kilowatts per hour) figure. I use the latter to see how much total power my whole setup has used in a given period, eg a day, a week etc.

HTH

06/26/2007, 11:31 AM	#1
fe342185 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Staten Island NY Posts: 641	Measured Equipment Wattage on all my equipment with Kill-a-watt... Got a question... Hi All, I measured and the results are below. Does anyone know if the VA(Vrms Arms) makes a difference? BTW - The tank is a 180 with a 55gal Sump with a closed loop, sea swirl and calcium reactor. Results: (3) 14k Pheonix DE with 2 Icecap ballast and 1 Bluewave Ballast - 796W 830VA Dolphin 2100 Return Pump -125W 143VA Dolphin 2100 Closed Loop - 148W 160VA Titanium Heater - 388W 388VA 4-Way OCeansmotions - 5W 7VA 1" Sea Swirl - 2W 3VA Sedra Needlewheel Skimmer pump - 52W 151VA Calcium Reactor Pump - 50W 10" Wall fan over the tank - 42W 89VA APC 1600W Backup Power Supply - 41W 195VA Other stuff I measured that I was surprised about. Sony 40 LCD TV Flatscreen- 172 W running and 0W Standby Westinghouse 32" LCD TV/DVD Flatscreen- 170W running and 5W standy HD Cable Box - 19W standby and running

06/26/2007, 01:20 PM	#2
moumda Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: North Dakota Posts: 991	If you take the watts and divide by the voltage (120) you get the current draw of the device. Add them all together and you find out total current draw for your tank and how close you are to tripping the breaker (blowing a fuse). Not too VA is used for.

06/26/2007, 04:49 PM	#3
sweevo Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: U.K Posts: 54	Vrms & Arms are the AC values of voltage and current. Did electrical engineering at college but a long time ago now! If you're just trying to work out how much of your electric bill goes on running your reef just concentrate on the KW figure and if you've got it, the KWhr (kilowatts per hour) figure. I use the latter to see how much total power my whole setup has used in a given period, eg a day, a week etc. HTH