Dehumidifiers: overview of electricity consumption and costs

If you use a dehumidifier, you should keep an eye on power consumption and costs. Find out what you need to know in this tip on energy consumption.

Power consumption of dehumidifiers

How much electricity a dehumidifier consumes and what energy costs it causes depends on two factors.

• An important factor in the calculation is the nominal output of the dehumidifier.
• If you know the electricity price per kilowatt hour, or KW / h, from your provider, you can easily calculate the costs for the energy consumption of the dehumidifier.
• If your electricity provider calculates 30 cents per kilowatt hour and your dehumidifier has a nominal output of 200 watts, calculate the electricity consumption as follows:
• Divide the 200 watts by 1000 and multiply the result by 30 cents. Your dehumidifier consumes 6 cents an hour.
• However, the ambient temperature also has an influence on energy consumption. A damp basement is usually cool and can be dehumidified faster than a warm loft.
• The higher the temperature in a room, the more energy the device has to use to dehumidify the air.

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