pond pump

[pinkypunk]

we have got a pump running 24hrs a day how much is this costing a month please.
the punp is a titan 8000

[paddywak]

You need to know the power rating of the pump, which is usually given in watts. If for example the rating is 1500w, divide by 1000 to give 1.5kw multiply this by the time the pump is running, in your case 24hrs to give 36 Kilowatt hours.(Kwh) The Kwh is the standard unit the power companies charge for so look on your last bill and some were on it it will give you the cost per Kwh (eg 10p per unit) multiply this by 36 and this gives you the cost in this case �3.60p per day. I've got a pond and rarely leave the pump on 24/7

[paddywak]

just been doing a bit of googling and the wattage of the Tian 8000 is apparently 146w, so it will use 3,48Kwh over 24hrs which will be about 30-40p per day. as I said check your bill for the exact price per Kwh

[nonomaybe]

pinkypunk, if you are running a fountain or other form of oxygenating system just run it at night as running it through daylight hours may encourage algae and stuff. It seems perverse but as a "decoration" just switch the fountain on when you want to sit and be mesmerised by it or encouragement to go to the toilet !!!!!