[gwrightson]

Cleaned 2 x 2 seater sofas this afternoon,  I cleaned her carpets last week .very happy hence booking to clean the sofa,s , i did however break a small lampshade , in her teenage sons bedroom ( first accident in a very long time  }  ,she was fine about it as of course i offered to pay , only cheap but she liked it , gave her £20 of the bill , she was happy . 
Now the ironic thing is ,  after cleaning the sofas and drying cushions with 2 truvox snail blowers and waiting for payment she said ......  " i do hope those fans didnt use to much electric, i dread to think what my bill will be "  :

Some thing tells me she was hoping I would reduce her bill by a small amount   

I was not forth coming   

Geoff

[derek west]

no more than 25 pence i would reckon, go on ya skin flint, knock it off her bill and don't be so tight.

[gwrightson]

well i am a yorkshire man  

Actuall it would be interesting to know exactly how much it would cost  2 driers  running for 2 hrs , i am afraid not clever enough to work it out

Geoff

[derek west]

well an oven for 2 hours is 15 pence, i'll google driers geoff

[wynne jones]

In conversation with a few custies they have assumed the blowers were heating the air as well. Electric heating is expensive, maybe worth mentioning when you start them up as they are supposed to be a benefit, not put someone off.

[derek west]

found this if it helps.

To work out the running cost of your tumble dryer or any other electrical item, first you need to look at your leccy bill and find out what you are being charged per/kilowat/hour. Then you need to find out the wattage rating for the appliance.
 So talking in round figuers, if your charge rate is 10p per kilowat/hour, and you run something rated at 1000w(1KW) for 1 hour, it will cost you 10p plus VAT maybe ?
 Hope my explanation is understandable.
 Dave T

[Mike Halliday]

I think they have a 0,75hp motor, so will use 8p an hour to run

[garyfindlay]

I cleaned a 2 bedroom, hall and living room flat, all carpets and it cost 50p using a powerflite perfect heat machine. I had to put lecky into the meter before I started. (Letting agent) I would think a drier is next to nothing.

[peter maybury]

That is the correct way of working out things Derek, Did they not cover that on the flood course we did earlier on in the year? I cannot remember covering it on that course but have done on others. If equipment is used in drying then the amount of electric needs to be quantified so that the customer can be reimbursed by the insurance company, so it is something that needs to be done. The cost per therm does vary but 10 p is quiter a normal cost. Many customers might be on different tarrifs at different times of the day. For just a few units the cost is negligable but if you have 10 driers and a few dehumidifiers running constantly over a week or so the costs can mount up.

Peter
www.carpetcleanercardiff.com

[derek west]

eh! 93%, thats all i'm saying peter,




















all though i have forgotten most of it all ready, i feel a refresher course coming on.

[Paul Moss]

I did a survey on this a few years ago for an organisation. The snail blowers cost £3.50 per hour to run.

[peter maybury]

Paul,
They cost nowhere near that much.............
Mike is correct with his calculations but the output of the units does vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.
Peter
www.carpetcleanercardiff.com

[Paul Moss]

Pete im only pulling your chain.


You should know better 

[Kinver_Clean]

My snail blower is rated at 900 watts. So in 1 hour it will use .9 kW. I am charged 11.5 p per kWhr so it will use around 10.3 p in electricity.
In the meantime my porty will use 36p worth.

[Billy Russell]

Pete im only pulling your chain.


You should know better 

Mossy, stop winding Pedantic Pete up!!!!!! You know how he gets his knickers in a twist!!!!!!! Anyway he knows its 10p, he runs out of fingers to count then!!!! 

[clinton]

He might start counting his  toes next time

[jasonl]

I have a spreadsheet which makes calculating electric costs for air movers and dehums easy to do.  I will e mail it if anyone wants it .

[JandS]

You can't use something like an oven or washer to
compare with it.
Ovens switch on and off as they reach the required
temperature so more depends on how efficient your
oven is.
Didn't someone a while ago do a 3 bed semi and clock
it on the meter.
Sure they said about 90p to do a 3 bed semi.

John

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Think of the savings she's making by not having the heating on trying to dry them (that's where I would spin it and go for another £5 on her bill)

Shaun