Any clue how much energy dehydrating uses? Any idea how much it costs per hour approximately to have the dehydrator running?
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500 Watts for an hour is 0.5 KWh. A KWh is about 8-12 cents unless you're in CA or Hawaii. So 5 cents per hour for a normal dehydrator (some would be closer to 7). So running a dehydrator for about 10 hours would cost 50 cents or so.
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Funny you should ask that. We just tested to see how much it cost us to run it for a month it came out to around $80.00. That was to run it all day everyday to keep the temp ready for use at any time.
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I think it's saying 3x faster than other dehydrators. I don't know if that's true. Dehydrators take awhile to use. As far as the watts It's 400w, and it heats up to 156F. It's a fantastic dehydrator, works like a champ. I've made all sorts of dried fruits, and dried herbs. I actually loved it so much I bought another one for my mom for Christmas who seems to love it too. She frequently uses it to make Jerky treats for her dog. It's a good size, but isn't going to take over your kitchen counter. It's also really quiet. I let mine run all night long and did not even notice it while trying to sleep. Hope this helps!
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It doesn't. I don't know how they got the figure. I guess they assume you run it less then 2 hours a day. I pay $0.11 a kWh so according to my math (and this is quick math) its roughly 1.2 cent a hour to run.
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I got a B60 for Christmas and measured it with a P3 Kill A Watt.- Mine takes about 4 minutes to heat water from unplugged- When idle, it consumes 5-6 watts, with infrequent spikes to 400 watts to keep heated, and during brewing- After a brew cycle, when it pumps new water it spikes to 1500 watts for about a minute- A brew cycle uses less than 0.02kWh- Mine used a total of 0.67kWh in a 24 hour period including 5 brew cycles- At $0.15 per kWh, that's around 10 cents a day to leave it heated 24/7.
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I never programmed the cost per KWh so I never worried about resetting when moving from device to device. I have had the unit for a couple months and first used it for a month on my 30 year old fridge. It used 100 KWh during that month. My tier 1 cost is $.13/KWh so I know it cost $13/mo to run. It is now on a freezer in my garage for a month. Its a lot newer and so far used a lot less that the fridge. Sorry I couldn't help you but I never bothered programming because of multiple tiers of electricity cost. Now I have gone solar so I am always in tier 1.
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in my city the electric cost is 9.5 cents per kelo watt hour.the unit is 1500 watts on high.so to run it on high it would coust me 14.25 cents per hour.on energy saving mode the unit is 950 watts and it would cost me 10 cents per hour.
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I went to eight trays and the drying time increased to the point that I bought a 1000 watt unit. The one I bought was well worth the money and just as cheap as buying more trays. Check out Open Country Dehydrator Gardenmaster 1000 Watt you would love it.
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I haven't try to run it continuously, but I used it periodically on high setting for probably 3 hours total without charging. Overall it is a cute thing, but seriously overpriced.
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Well, since you asked:I would assume a rate of $0.10/kwh So just multiply that times the estimated usage vs an incandescent bulb of equivalent wattage.Have fun with this one!
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It uses 1500 watts per hour. In my area electricity is about 14 cents/kilowatt. So, if you use if for three hours per day that would be 135 kilowatts per month and cost $18.90/month. I use it to help heat our finished basement (14ftx42ft) and it does a great job. It's not cost effective to have it on all day long, but if I know I'm going to be in the basement I'll set if for 3-4 hours. It'll take the temp from 65 degrees up to 69 in well under an hour (more like 30-40 minutes).
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Good question. The booklet that came with the machine says that it is 600 watts and uses 3 - 6 cents per hour. I do hope this information helps you.
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I've run my previous one for twelve hours or longer. However, I burnt it out when I let it run dry overnight. I'm sure it would have continued to run, had there been water to pump. The unit is so good, for so little money, I bought another.
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yes, we just bought one, it plugs in and you run it for several hours depending on what you are dehydrating, excellent machine
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Let me add that because I use this with the "Zoo Med Hygrotherm Humidity and Temperature Controller for Terrariums" I only need to refill it every few days. The problem with the unit when it runs continuously is that it produces way more humidity than is needed. The Hygrotherm will turn it on and off (the electrical cord for your Fogger goes right into the Hygrotherm unit) and it runs in short bursts throughout the day. It is an $80-90 investment, but has made life much simpler. I've had the two together for about 2 years (guessing), and both run fine. You can also plug your terranium heater into it and it works the same. Hope this helps Let me add that because I use this with the "Zoo Med Hygrotherm Humidity and Temperature Controller for Terrariums" I only need to refill it every few days. The problem with the unit when it runs continuously is that it produces way more humidity than is needed. The Hygrotherm will turn it on and off (the electrical cord for your Fogger goes right into the Hygrotherm unit) and it runs in short bursts throughout the day. It is an $80-90 investment, but has made life much simpler. I've had the two together for about 2 years (guessing), and both run fine. You can also plug your... » Read More Let me add that because I use this with the "Zoo Med Hygrotherm Humidity and Temperature Controller for Terrariums" I only need to refill it every few days. The problem with the unit when it runs continuously is that it produces way more humidity than is needed. The Hygrotherm will turn it on and off (the electrical cord for your Fogger goes right into the Hygrotherm unit) and it runs in short bursts throughout the day. It is an $80-90 investment, but has made life much simpler. I've had the two together for about 2 years (guessing), and both run fine. You can also plug your terranium heater into it and it works the same. Hope this helps « Show Less
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Mine does not have a timer. There are many factors involved with dehydrating something, the temperature and humidity of where you're dehydrating, how moist the product is you are drying, how dry you actually want something, how full the dehydrator is, how think the meat or fruit is sliced, that I don't think a timer is a useful option on one of these any way.
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probably almost a cup...i usually get 30 mins at least of usage before it runs out.