How much does a fan running all day increase your electricity bill in a month? These are secret tips for saving

Summer heat has started, and it is becoming difficult to live without a fan in the house even for a moment. But have you ever wondered how much electricity this ceiling fan consumes when it runs all day long? Running the fan continuously without proper information is sure to leave you feeling dizzy after seeing the electricity bill at the end of the month. While using a ceiling fan, if you understand its power and duration of use, then you can easily keep your budget under control.

Generally, the ceiling fans we use consume 60W to 80W of electricity. For example, suppose you have a 75 Watts fan in your house. It consumes approximately 0.075 units of electricity while running for one hour. This small calculation decides your monthly electricity bill.

If you run the fan for an average of 10 hours every day, then approximately 0.75 units of electricity is consumed daily. That is, if calculated in a month of 30 days, then about 22.5 units of electricity is consumed by just one fan. This is just a fan’s story.

If the cost of electricity is considered to be around Rs 7, then the monthly expenditure on one fan is around Rs 157.5. If you have 3 fans in your house and they keep running throughout the day, then you may have to pay electricity bill of around Rs 450 to 500 every month just for the fans.

Nowadays BLDC (Brushless Direct Current) fans are quite popular in the market. They consume only 25 to 35 watts of electricity. If you replace your old fan with a fan using this new technology, your electricity bill can be reduced by more than half. This provides huge savings in the long run.

In many houses the fan keeps running even when there is no one in the room. Such small carelessness causes the electricity bill to increase at the end of the month. If you have 3-4 fans in your house, then running the fans unnecessarily can increase the bill amount significantly. A little carelessness can have a direct impact on your budget.

If you want to save electricity bill, then you have to adopt some habits. Don’t forget to switch off the fan while leaving the room. When the outside temperature is low, keep the fan speed also low. If possible, replace old model fans with star rated fans.

Compared to the regulators of old models, electronic regulators help more in saving electricity. By reducing the speed of the fan, electricity consumption also reduces to some extent. Therefore, running the fan at the right speed is also a kind of wisdom.

Use of fan is necessary, but how much it should be operated should be under your control. If you understand this small mathematics behind it, then you can easily keep your electricity bill under control. Use fans wisely this summer and save money.