Keen 1st Gear March 3, 2008 Share March 3, 2008 just to ask what is the electric differences between air con and fan? around how much can i save from on-ing the fan instead of air con for say per hour? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirbrian Neutral Newbie March 3, 2008 Share March 3, 2008 just look at your fan and aircon kWh figures. the current electriciy tariff is $0.2262/kWh. So assuming your aircon uses 10kWh then per hour you are paing $2.262 per hour.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolicense Turbocharged March 3, 2008 Share March 3, 2008 let's say fan is 100watts, aircon is 3000watts.. that 30 times difference.. how's 29 times savings? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirxe Clutched March 3, 2008 Share March 3, 2008 Thinking about it in layman terms, the latter would definitely save much more $ as its just one simple device that uses electricity as compared to the air-con which uses electricity and water. All I know is that I prefer the Fan as compared to the Air-con. As I prefer to be blown than to be chilled... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyver 1st Gear March 3, 2008 Share March 3, 2008 If not that hot ... use fan. If very hot ... use aircon. Period. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kklee 6th Gear March 3, 2008 Share March 3, 2008 Here's my calculation and assumptions.... A 16" standing fan (at my place) consumes 60W. Switching it on for an 8 hours for 30 days will cost 0.060kW * 8 * 30 * $0.2262 = $3.26 p.m. Assuming A typical aircon with cooling capacity 6000 BTU will probably use approx 1.76kW and assuming with temperature control, over an 8-hour period, the per day average would be 1.76kW * 8 /2 = 7.04kW Thus, over a 30 day period, 7.04Kw * 30 days * 0.2262 = $47.77 p.m. Difference between FAN and AIRCON, $47.77 - $3.26 = $44.51 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beei 1st Gear March 3, 2008 Share March 3, 2008 hot or cold, also will use fan at home.. already more than 12 hour in air con room for work.. air con not good for body.. alot of germs trapped inside the room.. if someone is sick, then the whole room of people will become sick on next day.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Route88 2nd Gear March 3, 2008 Share March 3, 2008 WoW...the diff is quite alot ya Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic March 3, 2008 Share March 3, 2008 (edited) Go naked. Open all windows. FOC lah. I only on A/C when I go to sleep and I set it on timer to auto switch off @ 5am cos @ that point in the morning is quite cool. I usually wake up @ 7am. By doing this I save 2 hours of the electricity every night. Edited March 3, 2008 by Watwheels Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Route88 2nd Gear March 3, 2008 Share March 3, 2008 I retire using home air con after my new home.Kept delaying installing until today..benefit i got is ...my kids dont get sick so often,dont depend on air-con since habit has changed,save electricity.I heard too much air con no good for the bone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kklee 6th Gear March 3, 2008 Share March 3, 2008 Yeah, the other killer is GAS. Just to highlight, the aircon calc is just an approximate. Since we're on this calculation thingy... Notebook PC w/ 100W AC Adaptor - 0.1kW * 4 hours * 30 days * 0.2262 = $2.71 Desktop PC w/ 400W PSU = 0.4kW * 4 hours * 30 days * 0.2262 = $10.86 NB. Excluding consumption of LCD Monitor Can't imagine those gamers whose high power PC is on 24 hours a day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beei 1st Gear March 3, 2008 Share March 3, 2008 save money on healthcare and electricity Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meecar Clutched March 3, 2008 Share March 3, 2008 JUST A friend advice from a CAT leave the mouse alone if your tee tee get caught between the scroll ball ...dont call for help if that happens nothing can help you except snip snip Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeobh 4th Gear March 3, 2008 Share March 3, 2008 I live in a 19th storey pigeon hole since 1982 -the window unit breaked down after after 7 yrs of usage thereafter I decided to go natural (No more aircon) - I am still going strong. My neighbours all have since upgraded more than twice from window to Centralise units covering the the living and dinning halls. I am only the primitve guy in the blk left but I am happy that I have try to prevent the long term damages caused by articifical cooling to my body and the enviroment and also manage to have fatter saving account. Try it , you will love it, your other half will hate it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanium 4th Gear March 3, 2008 Share March 3, 2008 i go for fan, cos i used to the "fan" sound le... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunny21 Neutral Newbie March 3, 2008 Share March 3, 2008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirxe Clutched March 4, 2008 Share March 4, 2008 Ouch, thats the end of my crown jewels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keen 1st Gear March 4, 2008 Author Share March 4, 2008 Go naked. Open all windows. FOC lah. I only on A/C when I go to sleep and I set it on timer to auto switch off @ 5am cos @ that point in the morning is quite cool. I usually wake up @ 7am. By doing this I save 2 hours of the electricity every night. haha... that 2 hours with window close? wun be hot ah? wun it be very stuffy? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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