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    Speedy Builder5
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      If I install a Trickle flow bathroom fan which consumes the following:-

      Wattage: 1W at lowest trickle speed – 8.3W at highest extraction speed

      Ignoring when the fan is working at full power, how many kilowatts will it consume per year in trickle mode.

      Is it just 1000/ 365 x 24= 0.12Kwh

      Bob

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      #745422
      Clive Brown 1
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        1 year (non-leap) = 8760 hrs. Therefore annual energy consumption @ 1 watt continuous is 8.76 kWh.

        #745425
        Michael Gilligan
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          @michaelgilligan61133

          I would express it as

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          … but I’m very tired at the moment, so might have done something daft.

          MichaelG.

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          Edit: __ <phew> Clive got the same answer.

          #745456
          John Haine
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            @johnhaine32865

            The clue is that the fan consumes 1 watt, which is power, or 1/1000 kW.  Energy consumption is then the integral of this, so the fan consumes 1/1000 kilowatt-hour, multiply by hours/year to get annual consumption.

            #745458
            Speedy Builder5
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              @speedybuilder5

              Thank you.  1 Kwh has an average price of £0.25 or about £2.25 per year.  That doesn’t seem too much to fork out.

              Background to my request is that I have a tenanted flat where the bathroom has been allowed to develop mould. That has been treated with “Mould stop” to little effect.

              The bathroom window is left open ajar as confirmed by the letting agent but still the mould has returned. I think the problem is that there is no through draft. There is an extractor fan that comes on when the light is on plus a delay after but that has not solved the problem. I guess the tenant is resistant to leaving the bathroom door open especially in winter!

              The suggestion is to install a fan with humidity control and Trickle mode for constant air movement, but I needed to show the tenant that having the fan on Trickle would not significantly be a burden on the electricity bill.

              Bob

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              duncan webster 1
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                Put a vent in the door to allow some flow, then hope the tenant doesn’t block it off

                #745615
                not done it yet
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                  @notdoneityet

                  I doubt 1W will solve your problem.  The room needs to be dried out as well as kept ventilated.  A cold and damp room is more likely your problem.

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