What about the electric bill? Does this smoker consume a lot of electricity?
1516150
The burner is 500 watts and the smoker burner is 125 watts. You buy electricity in kilowatt hours, which is 1000 watts used for one hour. I pay about 18 cents for a kilowatt hour, therefore the burner would cost 18 cents for two hours.
1516151
So what is it? Does it drain a lot of electricity or not? Say on a 10 hour smoke?
669448
I have a very hard time getting enough smoke production. Since proper smoking involves "low & slow" I just fail to see how an electric unit will ever be hot enough to burn the chips, unlike red hot charcoal. I am disappointed in the smoker.
456319
I am sorry to say I have no idea. This item is connected into the wall, and just like all of my electric lights, television, etc it does not come with a separate bill. Quite frankly, however, I cannot see it using very much since you cannot leave it on for an extended period of time.
496093
It does not requiere electricity, mine was installed inside. In some houses down here I've seen people have installed two filters, guess they think one is not enough. One has been OK for me.
2192149
Don't know, but I've used it an awful lot and have not noticed a significant increase in my electric bill.
1711754
I have not noticed any increase in my electric bill. The fan is used primarily in a bedroom on the medium setting. It works great!
805778
That is possible if you run it 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It uses a vast amount of electricity. I use mine from Friday to Sunday every weekend and my electric bill went up $200.
66335
Diana, Rich says it smokes like an electric stove. He cooks on ours outside in his shop building. Would need to be under an exhaust hood in the kitchen. Hope that info helps.
1044628
Yes it produces smoke. It's a smoker. You are not violating any local ordinances by using a smoker. Your neighbors need to quit complaining.
787261
No, I believe because it is an electric smoker that would be a fire hazard. However; it does include a drip pan that will keep some moisture in the unit.
2149594
Only way to determine that is to 1. Check power bills before and after use or 2. Look at power consumption 1500w and multiply by cost per 1000w (1kw) you pay for electricity. My unit is used to get one room (150sq ft) in my 1700 square ft house really warm and this saves me money.
1599437
I have no idea. It hasn't affected our electric bill at all. It would be just like a fan at different speeds.
2184132
My husband is working outside of Tonopah NV which is pretty cold. He is living in the motorhome and leaves the heater on 52 while at work. The power bill increased by about $40 dollars which isn't bad when you think he presently has 3 heaters going 24/7 as he has a heater in the back bedroom and one under the motorhome.
359176
Heater's like these are heavy on electricity but this one is better than any other I've had. I have mine on probably 12 hours a day, some days more, and my bill climbed only $5 a month.
117742
We use it all the time and I haven't noticed a jump in the electric bill. The pellets are a little pricy but if you watch for them on sale they aren't that bad.
621568
I haven't noticed an increase on my electric bill and haven't measured electricity usage specifically for this device. It does go into a sleep mode when not in use. When we are going to be gone or won't be using the computers for a while ii usually turn off the power supply for this and the rest of my network peripherals.
1437761
Yes it's an electric smoker... I have had man for a year so far with no problems and I love it