How Do You Calculate A Pond Pumps Electricity Cost?
When we choose a backyard pond pump, one of the important things to know is how much it will cost to operate. Most backyard pond pumps run 24 hours daily, 7 days weekly, so the electricity costs can mount up fast. The pump can easily cost $30.00 a month to operate and that cost needs to be factored into your decision on what pump to buy. Operation costs are relatively easy to calculate, but be warned that these costs are for illustration only. Many things can affect your costs, like tube diameter, head height and how many hours per year you use your pump. Either use the watt meter to find out watts or use the formula above. Multiply the watts your pump uses per hour times the number of hours per year you will run it. If it will be all the time, use 8,760 hours per year. To get kilowatts, divide by 1000. Now multiply by your cost per KWH (kilowatt-hour). Look on your utility bill. It should tell you what you pay per KWH. Now you have your yearly cost to operate. To find monthly costs, d
