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How much does it cost to run my appliance?

cb68
cb68 Posts: 2 Newbie
Hi. I have purchased an air purifier. Can someone please calculate what my daily running costs will be?
it is 60 watts and will be used for 2 hours per day.
My tariff is £12.28 per kwh


I have tried using an online calculator, but I'm bamboozled.

Thank you

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  • coffeehound
    coffeehound Posts: 5,741 Forumite
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    Should that be 12.28 p per kWh?
  • Owain_Moneysaver
    Owain_Moneysaver Posts: 11,389 Forumite
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    I seriously hope so :-)

    60 / 1000 * 12.28 * 2 = 1.5p per two hour session.

    Or £65 per year if running continuously 24/7/365.
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  • cb68
    cb68 Posts: 2 Newbie
    Thank you for your replies.
    Yes I meant to say 12.28p per kwh.
    Forgive me for being a bit unsure, but can you confirm that using it for 2 hours a day will cost me one and a half pence per day?

    If so, then I'm pleased as I really want to use it for 8 hours a day, which I think would be 6p per day. Is this right?

    Hayfever is really bad, so I'm hoping the air purifier will work.
    Thank you
  • matelodave
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    You could run it for 16 hours and only use about 12p of leccy or a whole 24 hours for 18 pence.
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