Cost of Running a Dehu or Air Mover
The following is a formula you can follow to find the cost of running a dehumidifier or air mover on a typical restoration job.
Convert Amp draw to kilowatts and multiply kilowatts by the local charge per kilowatthour.
Example:
- Dri-Eaz Sahara : 5 amps x 115 volts x 24 hours = 13,800 watts.
- 13,800 watts divided by 1,000 = 13.8 Kilowatts
- 13.80 Kilowatts x local cost = Daily power cost (Note: the national average per kWh is approximately $0.1063)
Average Retail Price of Electricity to Ultimate Customers by End-Use Sector, by State:
http://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.cfm?t=epmt_5_4_a