SRC Member totoro17 Posted February 25, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted February 25, 2006 Hi, Is 150watt low for chiller? How much ur electrical bill you have spend for your reef? Best regards, Darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member totoro17 Posted February 27, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 27, 2006 y no pple reply? 150watts consumption is it high or low for chiller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member neokn Posted February 27, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted February 27, 2006 y no pple reply? 150watts consumption is it high or low for chiller? Well, that will depend on how long is your 150W chiller works. If your 150W chiller works 24/7. Then base on calculation 24 x 7 x 150 = 25.2Kw per day. 25.2Kw x 30 x 0.2102 = $158.92 per month Compare a 400W chiller that works 8hrs a day 8 x 7 x 400 = 22.4Kw per day 22.4Kw x 30 x 0.2102 = $141.25 per month Then, I would rather take the 400W chiller as in the long run, I save on the $. Unless, you are talking abt Arctica or Daeil Chiller which is low power consumption but efficient. But then initial price will be a killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member prec Posted February 27, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted February 27, 2006 how come ur calculation so weird bro? 100odd bucks for chiller? mine is only 30odd la.. 650w x 8hrs x 30 days x 0.2102 / 1000 = $32.79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member totoro17 Posted February 27, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 27, 2006 im thinking of buying frm another forumer here his haier chiller for $80 but nw raising $$ for it... normally chiller is on 24/7 or can i on it during the day time only??? will it spoil the chiller? how much top up gas? wats other thing i nid to take note when im maintaining the chiller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member totoro17 Posted February 27, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 27, 2006 how come ur calculation so weird bro? 100odd bucks for chiller? mine is only 30odd la.. 650w x 8hrs x 30 days x 0.2102 / 1000 = $32.79 so which is correct? $100+ for a chiller damn expensive....i cun afford...can anyone pls clarify? thx a million Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member hondaker Posted February 27, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted February 27, 2006 i think the calculation for neokn is a bit off the first eq, he mentioned wattage per day but actually he multiplied by 7, so it should be per week instead so the final figure should be divided by 7 to obtain the correct results **EDIT** 24x30x150W=108kW per month monthly bill = 108kW X 0.2102 / 1000 = $22.70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member hondaker Posted February 27, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted February 27, 2006 im thinking of buying frm another forumer here his haier chiller for $80 but nw raising $$ for it... normally chiller is on 24/7 or can i on it during the day time only??? will it spoil the chiller? how much top up gas? wats other thing i nid to take note when im maintaining the chiller? i do not have chiller, but from the reports seen on the forums, the chiller is rated based on their kick in timing vs idle timing. so over a 24 hour period, if it kicks in 1 min every 3 mins, means 8 hours of operation per day and using the above mentioned formulas, u get the monthly bills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member neokn Posted February 27, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted February 27, 2006 Well, that will depend on how long is your 150W chiller works. If your 150W chiller works 24/7. Then base on calculation 24 x 7 x 150 = 25.2Kw per day. 25.2Kw x 30 x 0.2102 = $158.92 per month Compare a 400W chiller that works 8hrs a day 8 x 7 x 400 = 22.4Kw per day 22.4Kw x 30 x 0.2102 = $141.25 per month Then, I would rather take the 400W chiller as in the long run, I save on the $. Unless, you are talking abt Arctica or Daeil Chiller which is low power consumption but efficient. But then initial price will be a killer. Sorry, some calculation went wrong here. If your 150W chiller works 24/7. Then base on calculation 24 x 7 x 150 = 25.2Kw per day. 25.2Kw x 4 x 0.2102 = $100.80 per month Compare a 400W chiller that works 8hrs a day 8 x 7 x 400 = 22.4Kw per day 22.4Kw x 4 x 0.2102 = $89.60 per month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member totoro17 Posted February 27, 2006 Author SRC Member Share Posted February 27, 2006 Sorry, some calculation went wrong here. If your 150W chiller works 24/7. Then base on calculation 24 x 7 x 150 = 25.2Kw per day. 25.2Kw x 4 x 0.2102 = $100.80 per month Compare a 400W chiller that works 8hrs a day 8 x 7 x 400 = 22.4Kw per day 22.4Kw x 4 x 0.2102 = $89.60 per month huh? cfm or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member neokn Posted February 27, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted February 27, 2006 huh? cfm or not? Coz I use 4 wks to represent 1 month mah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Qxnviolet Posted February 28, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted February 28, 2006 I think the respective power usage of 25.2 KW and 22.4 KW is for the week....not day? Quote My Newbie Tank Thread My Blog All pics taken with CanoN!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member w3ish3ng Posted February 28, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted February 28, 2006 my total increase only 70bucks leh, including all my eq leh. haha ur caculation got problem? Quote Member of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezz Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Sorry, some calculation went wrong here. If your 150W chiller works 24/7. Then base on calculation 24 x 7 x 150 = 25.2Kw per day. 25.2Kw x 4 x 0.2102 = $100.80 per month Compare a 400W chiller that works 8hrs a day 8 x 7 x 400 = 22.4Kw per day 22.4Kw x 4 x 0.2102 = $89.60 per month If your 150W chiller works 24/7. Then base on calculation 24hrs x 0.150KW = 3.6Kw per day. (You didn't convert the 150W to KW) 3.6Kw x 30 x 0.2102 = $22.7016 per month Do the math for 400W yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Qxnviolet Posted February 28, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted February 28, 2006 Erm, anyone has any idea how many Watts of power does a CL450 consume? Quote My Newbie Tank Thread My Blog All pics taken with CanoN!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ekia Posted March 1, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted March 1, 2006 Erm, anyone has any idea how many Watts of power does a CL450 consume? 450W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Ekia Posted March 1, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted March 1, 2006 Sorry, some calculation went wrong here. If your 150W chiller works 24/7. Then base on calculation 24 x 7 x 150 = 25.2Kw per day. 25.2Kw x 4 x 0.2102 = $100.80 per month Compare a 400W chiller that works 8hrs a day 8 x 7 x 400 = 22.4Kw per day 22.4Kw x 4 x 0.2102 = $89.60 per month Your calculation is wrong la... Don't scare ppl Take the 400w chiller running for 8hrs a day... 400/1000(kW) x 8hrs = 3.2kWh/day Cost per day = 3.2 x $0.2102(our tariff now) = $0.67264 So it cost only $0.67264 per day to run the 400w chiller for 8hrs a day... (idle time negligible) Cost per month = $0.67264 x 30 = $20.1792 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member dleecool Posted March 1, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted March 1, 2006 Hi, I saw the power rating for Arctica chiller at www.eaquanature.com stated that DBS-150 is actually 600W. the 150W is the cooling capacity not the power rating. Am I rite?? Anyone can clarify?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member neokn Posted March 1, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted March 1, 2006 Thanks for pointing out the typo error. And I forgot to multiply the cost of per kW. Really, k.n.s. So double checked calculation is as follows: If your 150W chiller works 24/7. Then base on calculation 24 x 7 x 150 = 25.2Kw per wk 25.2Kw x 4 x 0.2102 = $21.19 per month Compare a 400W chiller that works 8hrs a day 8 x 7 x 400 = 22.4Kw per wk 22.4Kw x 4 x 0.2102 = $18.84 per month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 lol I was so shocked by the $100+/month figure, almost fainted. Bought a Teco RA240 yesterday and it is 220W!!! So should be around $30+/month la. Ok la still can afford. Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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