Hi,

Do anyone knows how much is electricity consumption for fish pond pump? I have this brand called 'grundfos' KPBasic 200 - 1x220-240V.50Hz.

Please advise if this pump consumed high electricity?

Thank you.

what is the rated current draw?

what you mean? pls explain.

thanks

Adapted from http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=333879

watts x hours per day of operation ÷ 1000 x cost per kilowatt hour

not sure how to calculate, (malaysian tariff) dont hv the watts for this model...its read like this:-
'grundfos basic' KPBasic 200 - 1x220-240V.50Hz.

Its 24 hours operation. Can help?

thanks

This post has been edited by lily64my: Jun 17 2010, 10:37 PM

check ur bill see the tarif

there should be a label somewhere that states the rated current draw and voltage
the one you gave is voltage, i.e. 220-240V, 50Hz
the current draw would be something in Amp unit

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Added on June 18, 2010, 3:32 pmok, a quick check online returns a power consumption of about 220W
so it is roughly 1KW-hour for every 4 hour of operation
24hour usage return about 6KWh
cost per day is 6 x your electricity tariff


This post has been edited by electron: Jun 18 2010, 03:32 PM

Hi,

Thank you very much for your help. I did search online on grundfos pump but cant find anything.
I did a calculation of 6 x 0.286 = RM1.716/day x 30 = RM51.48/month (RM=Ringgit Malaysia).

I must say it is somehow quite expensive to run. I mite run 12 hrs instead. Hope fish are ok (tilaphia).

Thanks again.