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TOPIC: Electricity bills
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Electricity bills 4 Months, 1 Week ago
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Hi,
Has any one monitored the amount of power their aquariums use and the cost involved?
Thanks,
Dave.
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Re:Electricity bills 4 Months, 1 Week ago
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No, spend most of the time trying not to think of such things, especially after the ESB bill reached a crescendo of €780 last Oct. Back to around €380 now. The cause of the increase was heating the room instead of the tanks. I know that does not make sense as it is supposed to be a cheaper method, but that's what happened when I tried it.
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Re:Electricity bills 4 Months, 1 Week ago
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i tried this method myself but in a shed and lined the walls with polystyerene, then cover it with some thin sheets of wood, had heaters in the tanks just in case.. i must say the extra effort with the polystyerene did make a difference in my case but savings were not huge
Seamus
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Re:Electricity bills 4 Months, 1 Week ago
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Seamus,
Try some tinfoil on the walls....shiny side in.....
Ask the chefs at work about the effect of shiny/dull side of tinfoil and the rate of cooking.....
kom
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Re:Electricity bills 4 Months, 1 Week ago
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I measured the load recently for my 2 tanks.
It's about 0.2kW at maximum
Darragh
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Re:Electricity bills 4 Months, 1 Week ago
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Interesting post.... guys just be thankful ye dont have a massive fish house, n lots of displays... never mind a 60,000 litre koi pond!!!! our "hamsters" are workin overtime!!!!!
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Re:Electricity bills 4 Months, 1 Week ago
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how about getting us fish addicts to run a mile in a wheel b4 we get inside the shop!!!!!!!
staff....... not cleaning or helping us out why not........
oops i gotta come back and see ya soon
matt
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Re:Electricity bills 4 Months, 1 Week ago
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serratus wrote:
Interesting post.... guys just be thankful ye dont have a massive fish house, n lots of displays... never mind a 60,000 litre koi pond!!!! our "hamsters" are workin overtime!!!!!
Just so long as you don't get carried away and start charging 'long-distance' visitors to use the toilet !!! (In the oft-quoted words of the wartime song "It's a Long Way to Tipperary"...you could substitute 'from Tipp' as well).
John
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