How much it will cost per month for using AC ?

[Techarena]

I would like to buy a 10000 BTU AC, i want to calculate the cost of operating the AC per month...

How to calculate????

[Gsxrnz]

2,128.25 Baht

[VIPinthailand]

around 2000 bahts a month for 1 bed room.

[BudRight]

*sigh*

The largest variables are the cost per kilowatt hour and whether you pay for electricity directly from the company or from some idiot reseller.

Edited May 28, 2015 by BudRight

[CharlieH]

MOVED to Electrical forum

[TommyUK1960]

Its down to what you pay for electric, how often you intend to have it on and what settings you use..

[Forkinhades]

Im sure someone can give an answer in Kwh, then multiply that by your tariff.

For more accuracy we would need how many hours per month you intend to use?

Even better we can calculate the hourly rate?

Im not good with BTU to KW conversion

[luxoretired]

dependant on so many factors ,especially insulation and exposure to direct sun ,but my total electric bill per month for 2 aircons and all electric cooking and hot water is 900bht per month .900 .house is well insulated and airco is inverter so house unit running daytime at 350 watt ,yes 350 watt.its 38c outside.

[Torrens54]

We have 3 Split System Aircons. One downstairs runs off and on most of the day. Upstairs 2 Units most of the night. We also have 3 Fridge/Freezers running 24/7 and last month's Electricity bill was similar to the previous month, about Baht 4,000 - 4,200. Been similar, perhaps a little less at this time of the year for a number of years.

Can't figure out why, but the price of Electricity in Thailand is higher than in Australia. Our electricity bills even during Summer in Perth were about Half of what we pay here and we had Central Reverse Cycle Ducted Air, 3 Similar Fridge/Freezers and a rather Large Chest-type Freezer.

Hope this helps.

[thrilled]

The 4000 baht is A good number.If you use it much during the day it might be more.

[Crossy]

A 10,000 BTU aircon will draw about 1kW when the compressor is running. Many factors determine the compressor duty cycle (set temperature, room insulation, outside temperature etc.)

Let's guess at 30% duty cycle so that's .3 units per hour.

Run 12 hours per night = 3.6 units per night

30 days per month = 108 units

Government power is around 4.2 Baht per unit = 450 Baht per month.

Adjust the run time and power costs to suit your situation, adjust the duty cycle to suit if you have a cold requirement.

How big is the room? 10k is a fairly small aircon.

[Iamemjay]

We already have one 10000BTU split system unit in our small bedroom. We have no insulation, although the room is on the Eastern side of our traditional timber clad house with sheet internal lining. We are at higher altitude so it is normally only necessary to use it at night during the hottest months. During those times we use it for sleeping only on probably 50% of nights, the others the ceiling fan is sufficient. We leave it set on 25 deg. Our power comes from the Provincial Electricity Authority.

During these hot months our bill rises by about 300B pm. If we used it every night this would translate to about 700B pm.

I am sure the much higher bills being quoted to you in this thread are for much larger units probably set on lower temps and being used during the daytime as well, maybe in large uninsulated spaces.

[SantiSuk]

I find there is rarely a need to run an aircon unit all night. Set it on 1 or 2 hours (buy one with a timer facility on the remote control - I suspect they all have them these days) and run a floor fan on low playing towards the bed. Most nights you won't wake up wanting to switch the aircon back on. But you do need to go to bed well hydrated (the fan will suck moisture out of you!)

[AlexRRR]

We have 3 Split System Aircons. One downstairs runs off and on most of the day. Upstairs 2 Units most of the night. We also have 3 Fridge/Freezers running 24/7 and last month's Electricity bill was similar to the previous month, about Baht 4,000 - 4,200. Been similar, perhaps a little less at this time of the year for a number of years.

Can't figure out why, but the price of Electricity in Thailand is higher than in Australia. Our electricity bills even during Summer in Perth were about Half of what we pay here and we had Central Reverse Cycle Ducted Air, 3 Similar Fridge/Freezers and a rather Large Chest-type Freezer.

Hope this helps.

I think you been out of AU too long, no way could you run what you run for $AU170 a month these days.

[Crossy]

Flame removed, an otherwise sensible post.

I note our OP has not returned to this thread, or Thaivisa for that matter, since he posted on the 28th.

[IMHO]

Flame removed, an otherwise sensible post.

I note our OP has not returned to this thread, or Thaivisa for that matter, since he posted on the 28th.

Nor the poster who used the topic as an excuse to post a link.

These forum spammers are indeed getting trickier with their tactics

Edited June 1, 2015 by IMHO

[IMHO]

I find there is rarely a need to run an aircon unit all night. Set it on 1 or 2 hours (buy one with a timer facility on the remote control - I suspect they all have them these days) and run a floor fan on low playing towards the bed. Most nights you won't wake up wanting to switch the aircon back on. But you do need to go to bed well hydrated (the fan will suck moisture out of you!)

IIRC, you're in Sisaket, which has 3 seasons: hot, hotter and hot & wet. So I guess that means you either live in a bunker, a tent, or you have acclimatized very, very well

[Issangeorge]

Every once in a while we have a very hot night and I say I'm going to get AC, something happens the next day and I never bother. The next night I have no trouble sleeping, and that's the end of AC until the next time. Usually not more than two or three times a year. Now I know I acclimatise quickly so don't even think about air.

[slerickson]

Every once in a while we have a very hot night and I say I'm going to get AC, something happens the next day and I never bother. The next night I have no trouble sleeping, and that's the end of AC until the next time. Usually not more than two or three times a year. Now I know I acclimatise quickly so don't even think about air.

Yea, same here. Gets down into the 80's and surprisingly it feels comfortable with a fan and no covers. Back in the U.S. I'd have been grumbling but as you said you can get used to it. I like it in the big city but out in the country with a breeze and all the windows permanently open its nice to not bother with it.

[ubonjoe]

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