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Power Consumption and Decibel Levels
One piece of information I like to know before purchasing a product I will be running nearly constantly is power consumption. I hooked mine up to a Kill A Watt for each speed setting and with UV turned on and off, here are the results:
Low Speed UV Off: 1.133 kWh Per 24 Hours Running
Low Speed UV On: 1.289 kWh Per 24 Hours Running
Medium Speed UV Off: 1.394 kWh Per 24 Hours Running
Medium Speed UV On: 1.505 kWh Per 24 Hours Running
High Speed UV Off: 1.717 kWh Per 24 Hours Running
High Speed UV On: 1.843 kWh Per 24 Hours Running
This should allow you to roughly figure in how much this product will cost you to run on a monthly basis, depending on your local electric rates.
I also used a decibel meter to determine how loud each setting is (when the product is new):
Low Speed: 55 dB
Medium Speed: 63 dB
High Speed: 70 dB
Hopefully some other people that like numbers will find this helpful.
January 2016 · Home and Kitchen