Wednesday, June 29, 2011
New HOA Legislation in Arizona
Does a burnt out light bulb use electrcity.
Does a light use electricity when the bulb is burnt out and the switch is left on? No, it does not. Although the electricity is flowing to the bulb, one would think that it is using electricity. But, it is not. Even though the switch is turned on and electricity is available for use, because it isn't actually used we aren't charged for it. I wouldn't be so worried about taking the burnt bulbs out of the socket to save energy. Actually your better leaving it in until you change the bulb out. Not having a bulb in the socket and turning on the power could do more damage than good.
If we don't actually use the electricity in a functioning item we do not get charged for it.
If we don't actually use the electricity in a functioning item we do not get charged for it.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Hampton Bay Ceiling Fan
I tested our living room ceiling fan for 457 hours or 19 days. The total cost to run the fan continuously for 457 hours running on high is $2.15 and used 23.22 KWH. Here's the break down:
It uses 52.9 KW on high, total KWH used 23.22, total cost $2.15, Hourly cost $0.00, Daily Cost 11 cents, Weekly Cost 78 cents, Monthly Cost $3.34, Yearly Cost is $40.73.
Provided your ceiling fan is reversible and will draw warm air up in the summer which blows cool air down. It keeps cool air circulating in your home preventing the A/C from kicking on as often. In the winter reversing it blows warm air down and draws cool air up causing warm air to circulate keeping the heater from kicking on as often. Somewhere along the line people forgot the benefits of ceiling fans. If you have them use them they are your friends. They are cheap to run even if they are 10 or 15 years old. If you don't use them your not circulating the air in your house. You will end up with some rooms being hotter than others. Plus depending on where your thermostat is you could end up with your A/C running more often because the wall temp. will increase quicker.
The temp. your thermostat is set at isn't the actual air temp. The air temp is actually warmer or cooler than the thermostat says because it's located on the wall. Meaning it is measuring the temp of the wall to determine the air temp. The actual room air temp is 1 to 2 degrees hotter or cooler if in the winter than what the thermostat says the temp is.
If a light bulb is burnt out does it use electricity when turned on? It sounds like a dumb question, I know. But, I still would like to what everyone thinks and why you think it.
It uses 52.9 KW on high, total KWH used 23.22, total cost $2.15, Hourly cost $0.00, Daily Cost 11 cents, Weekly Cost 78 cents, Monthly Cost $3.34, Yearly Cost is $40.73.
Provided your ceiling fan is reversible and will draw warm air up in the summer which blows cool air down. It keeps cool air circulating in your home preventing the A/C from kicking on as often. In the winter reversing it blows warm air down and draws cool air up causing warm air to circulate keeping the heater from kicking on as often. Somewhere along the line people forgot the benefits of ceiling fans. If you have them use them they are your friends. They are cheap to run even if they are 10 or 15 years old. If you don't use them your not circulating the air in your house. You will end up with some rooms being hotter than others. Plus depending on where your thermostat is you could end up with your A/C running more often because the wall temp. will increase quicker.
The temp. your thermostat is set at isn't the actual air temp. The air temp is actually warmer or cooler than the thermostat says because it's located on the wall. Meaning it is measuring the temp of the wall to determine the air temp. The actual room air temp is 1 to 2 degrees hotter or cooler if in the winter than what the thermostat says the temp is.
If a light bulb is burnt out does it use electricity when turned on? It sounds like a dumb question, I know. But, I still would like to what everyone thinks and why you think it.
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