Does this use a lot of energy?
1287788
It takes a little more energy then a hanging filter but not really noticeabley Lighting is were most of the power goes I have a meter on my tanks and the lights are about 80% of the power used 10% is filtration and 8% is heating 2% is boblers If you can use real plants it lowers how much filtration you need
1287789
13 kilowatt hours each month, 24 hours a day(30 days). 18 watts x 24 hours x 30 days = 12960 watt hours/1000 = 12.96 kwh (kilowatt hours)
1287790
not a lot, I have one running 24/7. I have it on a pretty basic power strip. No issues so far, and my entire fish tank (air pumps, lights and filters) use very little energy.
1287791
To be honest, I can not tell, also because it's soQuiet I sometimes forget it's there
1287792
No... Very efficient and very decent filter for the price. I run this on my 30 gal marine tank using the sponge it comes with, fluval carbon, seachem purigen and fluval bio max. My tank is always crystal clear and levels stay consistent
1287793
I don't know, but my electric bill is about the same. I also added an aqua clear 110 which use to be known as the aqua clear "500" I bought on amazon for $67, works great using this combo on my 55 gal. African cichlid tank
788893
Mine runs all the time but does have a constant load on it of about 5 amps. Have had no problems with it and plan to buy another.
2167184
Not that I saw,but this unit has too much energy to perform that kind of task. It is made for boiling large amounts of water- I use it to make large pots of brunswick stew for example.
1638578
On mine with 450watts it is showing about 22% usage, if linear them 1200 should show about @66%. I don't know if linear, personally I'd opt for a larger unit.
2064308
It doesn't use much, I think I noticed my power supply using about 150mA/.150A.
1789466
Karl, It doesn't use much power but I would recommend that you disconnect it when you're not using it. I've read statistics about the enormous amount of energy we use worldwide by not disconnecting the millions of devices like this. I use a power strip for my stereo, TV (it stays semi powered up if plugged in), and other devices. I just flip the strip off and everything connected to it gets shut down. The power strip may not be possible for you (or overkill) but I would disconnect when not in use.
1399388
No where is it written in the package insert that this heater is energy efficient. So I doubt that it is. However, there is an "EC" setting (Eco-Smart) on some Sunbeam heaters. On this setting the heater cycles between high (1500 watts) and low (750 watts) to conserve energy. My heater is packed away for the summer months, and I do not remember if the EC setting is available on this particular model. Sorry I couldn't give you a definite yes or no answer.
1194437
I believe this machine gives more of a work out. It does take up a lot of space
1263496
Not much ... but I can't tell you exactly. Its computer probably uses a little all the time. It runs a little fan when it is making heat and for about 10 seconds afterwards. It depends on how much you use it, obviously. On the plus side, it adapts its heat to the temp of incoming water, so you can use solar to preheat and reduce LP consumption. It's a great heater, and while we're on the grid, we produce most of our own electricity "on house" and are very sparing ... and we use TKjrs on all our units.
848839
No I didn't notice anything about that. And I'm not sure how energy saving it is. I use it in a small bathroom.
1440022
honestly, I'm not sure about that. We don't leave it on if we don't have boots on it. We have it hooked up to a power strip and just flick the switch off when we take the boots off. But I have not noticed my electric bill go up since getting the boot dryer. I personally don't think it uses much power. It does not appear to use much power. I can have my husband look at it though, to see what the watts,etc are if you are interested.
2229299
Yes it does waste energy... well during the heating season the heat escapes with in your house so its not a waste. During cooling season it does waste energy. It doesn't waste a lot of energy. For many people it is cheaper to use this system than it is to run the water for 5 minutes to get hot water. It depends on the cost of your water... Since I got it I am saving about 50g a day. Which pays for it self. Also the unit has a timer on it this way it doesn't run at night. I have mine tied into my home automation so it shuts off when the house is not occupied. It really is nice to have that hot water ready to go! Yes it does waste energy... well during the heating season the heat escapes with in your house so its not a waste. During cooling season it does waste energy. It doesn't waste a lot of energy. For many people it is cheaper to use this system than it is to run the water for 5 minutes to get hot water. It depends on the cost of your water... Since I got it I am saving about 50g a day. Which pays for it self. Also the unit has a timer on it this way it doesn't run at night. I have mine tied into my home automation so it shuts off when the house is not occupied. It really is nice to have that... » Read More Yes it does waste energy... well during the heating season the heat escapes with in your house so its not a waste. During cooling season it does waste energy. It doesn't waste a lot of energy. For many people it is cheaper to use this system than it is to run the water for 5 minutes to get hot water. It depends on the cost of your water... Since I got it I am saving about 50g a day. Which pays for it self. Also the unit has a timer on it this way it doesn't run at night. I have mine tied into my home automation so it shuts off when the house is not occupied. It really is nice to have that hot water ready to go! « Show Less
1657295
Sorry, no. We don't use it much. Ours doesn't stay cool as long as reported. If you have to clean yours it's obviously working for you.
936589
We don't use it in a high usage areA but the workmanship wouldend to believe that you wouldn't run into any problems. At 1200 watts it would get things done in a hurry.
2175080
I'm not surprised. Motors (there is one running refrigerator's compressor) draw a lot of power the second it starts but it only last for a second. A refrigerator also has a small fan that circulates air over the evaporator coils, That fan likely draws 2.9watts. The meter also can record cumulative energy usage in kWh, a properly running refrigerator shouldn't actually consume that many kWh.
2183736
I've never noticed an increase in my electric bill from using mine(I run two at once)but I run air conditioners in the summer and edenpure heaters in the winter so the energy consumption of my dehydrators is probably minimal compared to those.
1333691
Too much. Its a decoration now. I don't use it. I got it to cut down on my electric heat costs but it went up after I started using it.