I currently run a dehumidifier in my fish room. It's an older one probably from the 80s. An old Kenmore brown one. It uses 7.4 amps. I have it running 24/7 in my fish room.
7.4 x 120 volts = 888 watts per hour.
(((888 watts x 24hours)x30 days)/1000)x0.8 cents =$51.15 a month to run.
Now, I like the idea of keeping the humidity low in the room, as I rent. This is my garage so it gets cold without it. It seems to produce a fair amount of heat.
I currently have roughly 25 tanks in the garage. From 10gs, to 300g. The current dehumidifier does not put out enough heat to keep the water temp stable.
Goals of this post:
1. Should I buy a newer Dehumidifier? I've heard that watts pretty much transfer to heating watts. Basically, you can't really break the rules with electric heating, no electric heater that uses 100 watts, is gonna put out 500 watts of heat. Have you found your dehumidifier to put out a lot of heat? Maybe There are models out there, that produce just as much heat, but only half the wattage?
2. The great heaters in tanks vs heat the whole room debate. I'm having troubles finding out how long heaters would stay on in a setup like this. A 100 watt heater is unlikely to stay on 24/7. A space heater, uses generally 1500 watts. That'd be 15 tanks with 100 watt heaters on 24/7.
3. Humidity. It happens when the air temp is different than the water temp correct? If I was to heat the room, not the tanks, would I need a dehumidifier.
4. Lower my monthly power bills. Right now it's roughly $150-$175 A month. Up from $50 a month before I had fish tanks.
P.S. Does anyone know if a shop light that holds two lights, when used with only 1 light will only consume the wattage of that bulb? or does the ballast consume the same amount regardless of bulbs? And yes, my fixture will run with only 1 bulb installed.
7.4 x 120 volts = 888 watts per hour.
(((888 watts x 24hours)x30 days)/1000)x0.8 cents =$51.15 a month to run.
Now, I like the idea of keeping the humidity low in the room, as I rent. This is my garage so it gets cold without it. It seems to produce a fair amount of heat.
I currently have roughly 25 tanks in the garage. From 10gs, to 300g. The current dehumidifier does not put out enough heat to keep the water temp stable.
Goals of this post:
1. Should I buy a newer Dehumidifier? I've heard that watts pretty much transfer to heating watts. Basically, you can't really break the rules with electric heating, no electric heater that uses 100 watts, is gonna put out 500 watts of heat. Have you found your dehumidifier to put out a lot of heat? Maybe There are models out there, that produce just as much heat, but only half the wattage?
2. The great heaters in tanks vs heat the whole room debate. I'm having troubles finding out how long heaters would stay on in a setup like this. A 100 watt heater is unlikely to stay on 24/7. A space heater, uses generally 1500 watts. That'd be 15 tanks with 100 watt heaters on 24/7.
3. Humidity. It happens when the air temp is different than the water temp correct? If I was to heat the room, not the tanks, would I need a dehumidifier.
4. Lower my monthly power bills. Right now it's roughly $150-$175 A month. Up from $50 a month before I had fish tanks.
P.S. Does anyone know if a shop light that holds two lights, when used with only 1 light will only consume the wattage of that bulb? or does the ballast consume the same amount regardless of bulbs? And yes, my fixture will run with only 1 bulb installed.
