I catch grief every time the utilities bill comes in, so wanted to ask how much energy approx 40 ft of Flexwatt and a 39 ft heat cable would pull and about how much that would add to the utilities bill. Thanks for the help.
Ross
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Flexwatt Energy Usage
ROC
May 17, 2010 10:25 PM
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kingofspades
May 17, 2010 11:55 PM
Depends on what flexwatt you are using.
3" is 6 watts per foot...so essentially you are running 240 watts...a little more than two 100 watt light bulbs.
(Like two 100 watt and a 40 watt)
11" is 20 watts per foot. That would be 800 watts.
Heat tape I can't help you on. No idea. You'd have to look up the wattage on that particular rope.
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mykee
May 18, 2010 09:45 AM
It all depends on how you are running your heat tape/rope. I have all of my heat tape hooked up to Herpstats, so I can see exactly how much (%-wise) draw is being used at any given time.
My heat tape uses 10-20% to maintain heat for all my racks, and I have 220 feet of heat tape in use.
I use 4" (8 watts/foot).
192-384 watts per hour.
I doubt you have as much tape as I do, but it's easy enough to figure out.
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mykee
May 18, 2010 09:46 AM
That is under the assumption that you are pulling 100% power 24 hours a day.
10-30% is a more reasonable estimate.
Unlikely.
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kingofspades
May 18, 2010 10:55 AM
Yeah, I completely forgot to factor in T-stats.
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"What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For what happens to the beasts,
soon happens to men.
All things are connected."
-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)
Watever
May 18, 2010 08:37 PM
Don't forget that the heat goes somewhere.
In winter, no all that heat is useless.
I mean, a part of that energy will be used to heat the house instead of using other device.
I really doubt the heat tape and heat wire is your problem if you have high bill.
I would check the isolation and other device you use instead.
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