Reef Electricity Calculator... how much is your reef using?
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poolkeeper1
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Can't we all just get along!! I was making light of It all for crying out loud does no one have a sense of humor anymore?
gflat65
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I probably misread the info. It showed a 375W usage, but a cooling power of 790W. Since I've got it on a controller, it isn't on much that it isn't cooling, so I put it all in as the cooling rate. Did I misinterpret the info? All that electrical mumbojumbo is voodoo to us mechanical types
. If my skimmer pump runs, the chiller runs throughout the day and night. If the skimmer pump isn't on, I have to run a heater...
gflat65
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I've got an MR4 and an MR2. The Pan World pump is a monster. To run 700+ gallons (125, 120, 130, 30, 150, 100, 50 all on one system soon...), though, that's what I gotta have
. I guess I should look for lower pull pumps, though, with the same gph/head loss... I think that once I get the filter room finished and get the skimmer pump in there, the temp will regularly be lower. May be wishful thinking...
. I guess I should look for lower pull pumps, though, with the same gph/head loss... I think that once I get the filter room finished and get the skimmer pump in there, the temp will regularly be lower. May be wishful thinking...
shirley386
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Brandon - question regarding the electrical usage.
I understand that it would be hard to estimate the additional burden on the air conditioner to remove all the excess heat generated by the lights. Has anyone come up with an estimate on how much trade-off you would get in the winter for the heating effect of those same lights?
Additionally, I hear mentioned about removing the humidity being generated. I'm curious about how the humidity affects the cooling capacity of an air conditioner. It seems like the cold coils are simply sweating and the water is draining away by gravity. Does excess humidity place an additional burden on an air conditioner?
Thanx
I understand that it would be hard to estimate the additional burden on the air conditioner to remove all the excess heat generated by the lights. Has anyone come up with an estimate on how much trade-off you would get in the winter for the heating effect of those same lights?
Additionally, I hear mentioned about removing the humidity being generated. I'm curious about how the humidity affects the cooling capacity of an air conditioner. It seems like the cold coils are simply sweating and the water is draining away by gravity. Does excess humidity place an additional burden on an air conditioner?
Thanx
MVlk
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Unless your HVAC system specifically monitors and takes into account humidity, there will be no additional burden. The thermostat only senses the pure temp unlike humans which perceive humidity as part of our comfort equation. Unfortunately, most systems will also fail to remove enough humidity because of this. I ended up having to get a de-humidifier for this reason. I do not want to know what my power consumption is at this time. Ignorance is bliss right? I actually have a Kill-a-watt meter, but have not put it on for this reason. 
shirley386
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Somebody told me that you don't realize how much extra burden a tank will have on your utility cost because you have to consider that it will have to remove all the moisture as well as cool the air. When I thought about it, it seems like removing the moisture was simply a by-product of cooling the air and not something that consumed additional energy.
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