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al70 · 10-17-2014, 06:58 PM

Hi all, could someone please tell me roughly how much per day will it cost me to run two 600 watt hps for 18 hours, cheers.

Jhhnn · 10-18-2014, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by al70

Hi all, could someone please tell me roughly how much per day will it cost me to run two 600 watt hps for 18 hours, cheers.

Depends on the rates where you live, which vary a lot.

You can guesstimate from your bill. A 600w lamp actually draws more power than 600w- closer to 700w in reality.

al70 · 10-18-2014, 01:25 AM

Thanks for the reply jhhnn, I did'nt know there was different rates for different parts of the country, I'll post all the details tomorrow, slán.

Swan Lee · 10-22-2014, 04:35 PM

Hi ,
2x600w=1200w
1200w per hour for 18 hours = 21,600 watts
I'm using Bord Gas whose rates are 16.59 cents per hour
Therefore 21,600 x 16.59 cent will give you a daily price.
I'll let you work it out cos i;m too ripped atm

al70 · 10-22-2014, 04:40 PM

Thanks for that swan lee, goodluck.

Swan Lee · 10-23-2014, 03:16 PM

So stoned yesterday, that i got to wondering if i got this right,so i worked it out and it comes just under €3.60 per day,which is comparable to my bills...except i do the 12/12 system...i assume you're (considering)doing Autos ?...Leckys too freaking expensive in this country.

al70 · 10-23-2014, 05:07 PM

Hi swan lee, I'm on a payg meter which carries extra standing charges so it'll probably work out at around twice that amount, yeah it's pretty expensive, I got the payg meter in because everyone around here is using the magnet to slow down the meter, works pretty good on old meters but it didn't work on mine, shut down everything when I attached it, had to call the company with a yarn to get it back on, do you think I'll ring alarms putting €60 a week into the payg meter ?

GreeeeN GRassss · 10-23-2014, 05:13 PM

that works out at 480 every two months WOW? am i right.

GreeeeN GRassss · 10-23-2014, 05:15 PM

works out on the esb web site 600 watt running 18 hours for two months is 114 euro

al70 · 10-23-2014, 05:20 PM

Yeah, I figure about €60 a week, I can just about manage that, I hope.

10-17-2014, 06:58 PM	#1
al70 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: 420 anywhere drive, nowhere close Posts: 1,631	electricity costs Hi all, could someone please tell me roughly how much per day will it cost me to run two 600 watt hps for 18 hours, cheers. __________________ There may be thieves n rogues in prison but it was the scum of humanity that put them there. Oscar wilde. VIVA LA FRANCE.
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al70 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: 420 anywhere drive, nowhere close Posts: 1,631	Thanks for the reply jhhnn, I did'nt know there was different rates for different parts of the country, I'll post all the details tomorrow, slán. __________________ There may be thieves n rogues in prison but it was the scum of humanity that put them there. Oscar wilde. VIVA LA FRANCE. Last edited by al70; 10-18-2014 at 01:27 AM.. Reason: spelling
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10-22-2014, 04:35 PM	#4
Swan Lee Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 69	Hi , 2x600w=1200w 1200w per hour for 18 hours = 21,600 watts I'm using Bord Gas whose rates are 16.59 cents per hour Therefore 21,600 x 16.59 cent will give you a daily price. I'll let you work it out cos i;m too ripped atm
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10-22-2014, 04:40 PM	#5
al70 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: 420 anywhere drive, nowhere close Posts: 1,631	Thanks for that swan lee, goodluck. __________________ There may be thieves n rogues in prison but it was the scum of humanity that put them there. Oscar wilde. VIVA LA FRANCE.
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10-23-2014, 03:16 PM	#6
Swan Lee Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 69	So stoned yesterday, that i got to wondering if i got this right,so i worked it out and it comes just under €3.60 per day,which is comparable to my bills...except i do the 12/12 system...i assume you're (considering)doing Autos ?...Leckys too freaking expensive in this country.
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10-23-2014, 05:07 PM	#7
al70 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: 420 anywhere drive, nowhere close Posts: 1,631	Hi swan lee, I'm on a payg meter which carries extra standing charges so it'll probably work out at around twice that amount, yeah it's pretty expensive, I got the payg meter in because everyone around here is using the magnet to slow down the meter, works pretty good on old meters but it didn't work on mine, shut down everything when I attached it, had to call the company with a yarn to get it back on, do you think I'll ring alarms putting €60 a week into the payg meter ? __________________ There may be thieves n rogues in prison but it was the scum of humanity that put them there. Oscar wilde. VIVA LA FRANCE.
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10-23-2014, 05:13 PM	#8
GreeeeN GRassss duppy conqueror Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,254	that works out at 480 every two months WOW? am i right. __________________
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10-23-2014, 05:15 PM	#9
GreeeeN GRassss duppy conqueror Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 1,254	works out on the esb web site 600 watt running 18 hours for two months is 114 euro __________________
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10-23-2014, 05:20 PM	#10
al70 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: 420 anywhere drive, nowhere close Posts: 1,631	Yeah, I figure about €60 a week, I can just about manage that, I hope. __________________ There may be thieves n rogues in prison but it was the scum of humanity that put them there. Oscar wilde. VIVA LA FRANCE.
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