Indoor Electric bill and the Landlord

[ojuyn]

Okay AFN,
Its been awhile...
So my Question is if a 400w lamp runs 20/4 will the landlord have a red flag set off by the hydro bill? or will the change in cost be minimal? Currently renting all inclusive. Thanks :tiphat:

 

[namvet25]

It might raise the elec bill some what but not ware it should cause any alarms.

 

[Servadac]

I run 2 x 600w hps on 20/4 with 2 fans and air con 2940w on low speeds 24/24 and got an electrical Bill of 150€ per month, so i reckon your setup would ne no more than 50€ per month, hope its helps

 

[A4]

If you know what your landlord pays for electricity or what the prevailing rate is in your are you can do the calculation.

So in my area I pay roughly .11 per kilowatt/hr. So that is, .00011 per watt per hour. So, a 400w bulb running for one hour would cost 400 * .00011= .044. If run 20 hours a day, 20 * .044= $.88 and then run 30 days in a month $.88 * 30= $26.40.

So it would costs me 26.40 a month to run that light 20 hours a day, 30 days.

 

[ojuyn]

Awsome!! Thanks for such quick replies everyone!!!

 

[Soylent Green]

It depends on your landlord!

Using 400w 20/24 cost me around 20 dollar = 15 euro =13 pound every month!

but a lamps uses more than just 400 its more like 420-440w and you nee some fans and /or pumps 24/24 also 40-120 watt extra.

So it depends totally on the total use of electricity in your house!

If you live alone in a small house and you dont use allot of electricity monthly I would advise to go for a small led setup with a total of 200-250 watt to stay stealthy for your land lord!

Anyhow better safe than sorry :gthumb:

 

[Servadac]

And the extractor and intake if not passif maybe a humidifier etc etc , estimate with all That no more between 30 to 50 bucks p/month