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DaveP · 10th May 2008, 23:59

Any electronics gurus out there?
A friend brought me a dehumidifier from the states, which is fantastic--much more comfortable in my (studio) apt. AND much better for my guitars than the normal 60-80% humidity. (For some reason, they're way more expensive here.)
'Course I had to get a power converter, since the US is 110 volts in contrast to 220 in LOS.
I had a tiny one that didn't provide enough "oomph" to run it, so went to pantip and found a shop with some hefty ones. They had a 300 watt one (around the size of a coffee mug?), a 400w one (a small cat?) and a 500w one (small loaf of bread?). I thought, 'what the hey, may as well get the big one'--didn't want to make another trip, in case still not robust enough.
And finally the gist: After about 25 days running the dehumidifier through it, my electric bill was about 1000B higher(!). Obviously undesirable.
And finally the question: Any clue if I got, say the 300w unit, if my bill should go down? My hunch is it's still powerful enough to run the dehumidifier.
TIA, DP

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DaveP DaveP is..... Established User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 132 vCash: 500 Rep Power: 16	Power Usage Any electronics gurus out there? A friend brought me a dehumidifier from the states, which is fantastic--much more comfortable in my (studio) apt. AND much better for my guitars than the normal 60-80% humidity. (For some reason, they're way more expensive here.) 'Course I had to get a power converter, since the US is 110 volts in contrast to 220 in LOS. I had a tiny one that didn't provide enough "oomph" to run it, so went to pantip and found a shop with some hefty ones. They had a 300 watt one (around the size of a coffee mug?), a 400w one (a small cat?) and a 500w one (small loaf of bread?). I thought, 'what the hey, may as well get the big one'--didn't want to make another trip, in case still not robust enough. And finally the gist: After about 25 days running the dehumidifier through it, my electric bill was about 1000B higher(!). Obviously undesirable. And finally the question: Any clue if I got, say the 300w unit, if my bill should go down? My hunch is it's still powerful enough to run the dehumidifier. TIA, DP