Power Consumption: Do I want the "low" power saving or the "high" power saving to lessen the impact on the electric bill?
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If you only care about the energy bill, then you want the energy saver set to "high". To my understanding this simply changes the backlight settings and possibly the useless and faulty Auto Light Limiter which attempts to darken the screen during bright scenes on its own.
2180950
NO my husband said that there is always a trickle of power being used whether it's just the clock, or security system, something that will be used so that there isn't a chance of over charge. Ours was on for 5 weeks. We were fine.
1143108
No; you should use as the control the one with the largest CHANGE in power draw, stand-by/off to on. The other consideration is the order in which you want devices to power on. if that is important, then the device that requires power first should be the master if possible.
559238
I only turn is on when I sit on it (there is an on/off button on the side). One min or two is sufficient to get the water warm, and I do not even care if the seat is warm or not. I do not see any impact to the electricity bill: if you are still concerned, you probably need to consider hard switch all appliances off around the house.
1979770
It has an "energy efficient" which uses less power and a full power setting.
10176
It is possible to leave it on 24/7. The only disadvantage would be a higher power bill as it would continuously draw power. I usually turn it off at night though.
1724481
It doesn't seem to require excessive power. Ours is pretty basic and it works fine.
128892
Hello Ana Cristina, I can't say that I've seen a reduction in my electric bill because I use it predominantly in my bathroom area where it gets warm from the shower but just the additional air flow makes that area tremendously more comfortable.
1974636
Hi Mac. Not that I can tell. I can only assume that is hasn't, or, is costing less. I have not seen a jump in my power bill. The way this Whynter runs compared to the LG I had before tells me it draws less juice. Sorry I can't be more help then that.
865729
It is better to have a little extra power, than to max out a smaller unit. Also depends on how long the device is running... if it is on all the time a a slightly higher unit will work better in the long run.
1736501
Nope. It is better to buy something that is rated higher. In case there is a need of higher power consumption. Besides, it is better to be over-rated then under in such scenario and prevents any of this eletrcial items from burning out.:)
277785
I do not know if it is, but I do know that two of them have have barely increased my utility bill even though they are running 24 hours a day. More important, they are very effective. In the lowest setting they are barely noticeable, and I have no difficulty sleeping when they are set at the mid-point. I run them at the maximum setting only when no one is in the room.
182453
I would think that the idle power consumption would be dependent upon the power consumption of the power supply you are using to power this device. Sorry for using the word "power" so much but it just worked.
1634752
Power consumption is heavy duty. You will need a outlet real close and use a 2000mw power supply and keep several in reserve !
1638582
It depends how you use the computer. If you often use more than 900W for gaming or processing then I recommend your UPS exceeds what you use. If you use it for surfing the internet or word processing then you're probably using less than 400W and it'll do fine. You can download meters that show your power usage if you feel like you might approach 900W regularly.
348269
We recommend to change both units. Not only you will save money in your electricity bill, but also you will get more seer rating.
1582288
Yes you are correct in your assumption that it always consumes some power unless the switch is turned off.