Well, I'm thinking about growing with a 400w light...I was wondering what does the light bill usually go for when you have a freggin 400 watt light in your house on for like 18 hours a day lol.
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Well, I'm thinking about growing with a 400w light...I was wondering what does the light bill usually go for when you have a freggin 400 watt light in your house on for like 18 hours a day lol.
i wish the answer as well. but next time post in the right area.
I'm not too sure about a 400W bulb, but if you're going to be running that much light, you will need some sort of fan or cooling system as they do get very hot.
I just run a small 150hps here, and it costs me maybe $10 extra a month. So with a 400hps with some fans, about $40 extra a month, maybe less. Not a huge noticeable diff., so it's nothing to worry over.
So whats the extra $40 added upon to? What if the bill is like $290...$40 more doesnt hurt that bad but I rather not deal with the extra cash going down the drain lol.
i use a 1000 watter for 24/7 and my bill is like 85 bucks a month or more.
shits expensive but so is indo
You could easily compensate for a 150watt light. That's only 2-3 normal light bulbs depending on what watt you use for your regular lamps etc...All you have to do is conserve. 150 watt light shouldn't raise your light bill at all if you things right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nochowderforyou
Search for online calculators...
85 bucks? Lol that isnt expensive...In Michigan we use our regular lights around the house and it's fuckin like...100 somethin dolalrs. Thats why I'm trying to get a light bill report or what ever because if I can find some where that allows me to run high watt lights for as cheap as 85 bucks or more I'm moving there lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by friendowl
400 watts x 18 hours = 7200 watts per day
7200 x 30 = 216,000 watts per month (216KW)
Power in the US ranges from about 8 cents to 12 cents per KW
216 x $0.08 = $17.28
216 x $0.12 = $25.92
Ok I'm not so good on math lol..What is this saying here BigBlock?
ya i know what blockhead is talking about, there was a calculator on OG..
alls ya gotta do is get the price per watt in your area.. usually 8-12 cents per KiloWatt(KW) per hour... so 400w hps would cost you (4x.12=.48/hr)
do i really have to type out the rest...? or do you understand what he was saying now?
what hes saying is thats how much itll run you per month to run that light for 18hrs a day at those prices he calculated it with.:)
48ยข per hour?...If this is what your saying it seems to good to be true. But the only other thing that uses electricity that would be on would be my computer and my fridge lol...I hope my electricity bill doesnt be that much.