May Luk on tue 9 dec 03
Hi all;
I am moving studio this week and I have to figure out how much I spent on
the kiln for the studio because we are having electricity dispute with the
arts organization we rent from. I also need to do it for the new studio as
it's also a shared situation.
My kiln requires 5.5 kw and 30 amp. I have a log of all my firings; temp an=
d
time. How do I go about?
I don't get to see the actual electricity bill so I don't know the rate, bu=
t
I'd like to get a ball park of electricity used.
Many thanks
May
London, UK
I'm learning the virtue of patience as I won't be doing any firing next
month. I've been trying to get electricians to wire 2 kilns at 2 different
locations. They don't even call back despite several phone calls. They said
they'd come by but they don't specify a time and of course they don't show
up. The jobs' too small? It's too cold? The rugby is on? They only make
=A360/hour.
Paul Gerhold on tue 9 dec 03
Dear May,
As an alternative sugestion you can buy rebuilt electric meters for very
little money and wire them into your kiln circuit.I found my meter on the internet
for about 30$. Now I know exactly how much electricity I am using-helps with
taxes too.
Paul
wayneinkeywest on tue 9 dec 03
May:
Your power supplier (electric company) can and should
be able to supply you with the rate per kilowatt hour. It
might be a different rate for commercial than it is for
residential (it is here in FL, US) so be sure to specify
what location you are asking about. It gets more confusing
if the company charges based on useage, sometimes the
rate decreases the more you use, but that is mostly
commercial service. For your purposes, the "higher"
rate for low useage should not make that much difference
in price.
Multiply the rate
times the number of KW to get the approximate cost.
Add tax if there is any. The cost of maintaining the
account (service fees) should not factor in, for the
cost would be there were you firing or not. Last, ask
if there is a "fuel adjustment charge" and find out if it
is charged per account or per KW.
Now a question: Was that 5.5 kw per firing, or per
hour? If it is the rating on the kiln (label), then it is
per hour, and assumes all elements are on, and on
"high". Your firing logs can help here in figuring your costs.
Hope that helps,
Wayne Seidl
----- Original Message -----
From: "May Luk"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 5:23 AM
Subject: Math: Calculating electricity for kiln usage
Hi all;
I am moving studio this week and I have to figure out how much I spent on
the kiln for the studio because we are having electricity dispute with the
arts organization we rent from. I also need to do it for the new studio as
it's also a shared situation.
My kiln requires 5.5 kw and 30 amp. I have a log of all my firings; temp and
time. How do I go about?
I don't get to see the actual electricity bill so I don't know the rate, but
I'd like to get a ball park of electricity used.
Many thanks
May
London, UK
I'm learning the virtue of patience as I won't be doing any firing next
month. I've been trying to get electricians to wire 2 kilns at 2 different
locations. They don't even call back despite several phone calls. They said
they'd come by but they don't specify a time and of course they don't show
up. The jobs' too small? It's too cold? The rugby is on? They only make
£60/hour.
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