How much electricity goes it use? Is it like having a kettle on all the time? ...seems kinda wasteful (?)
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The energy use is insignificant. The value is having instant hot water available when you want it.My wife likes a cup of tea in the morning. Rather than wait to heat water on the stove or in the microwave,she gets instant hot water at the sink. It's a convenience, certainly not a necessity.
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It mostly only turns on when you've used some hot water. Otherwise, it's off most of the time.
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Minimal electricity depending on use. The unit contains a thermostat and heats only when necessary. What ever the cost, the convenience out weighs the pennies involved.
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What if you put a rubber band on the faucet and left it running for 24 hours straight? It takes 1000 heat calories (1000 of these make a food Calorie) to raise a liter of water by 1 degree Celsius The HWT-F1000S can heat 60 cups of water per hour to boiling, or 14.2 liters, assume your water comes out at 12C (about 55F) then you must heat 14.2 liters by 1 degree C exactly 88 times to reach 100C, boiling. There is quite a bit of extra energy required to get it from 100C to its vaporization point - we do not desire this for a sink. So 1000 calories * 14.2 liters * 88 degrees temperature increase = 1249600 calories, or 1.45 killowatts. 12.20 cents national USA killowatt cost, so 17.69 cents per hour to run the Insinkerator as much as it can do. Assumes 100% efficiency of the heater, which is impossible. If you put a rubber band on the inksinkerator and left it on for 24 hours, this would be about 4 dollars and 25 cents worth of electricity, or about 6 or 7 bucks with a real world expectation of how efficient the heater is. Edit: I found out this unit pulls 750 watts max. So to compare with our math above, we see that .75 kw at 12.20 cents is 9.15 cents per hour. My answer was about twice. I think my answer is close enough for back of the envelope math!
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Shuts off power for as many hours per day as you would like. Useful if your power is cheaper during the night or if you have solar hot water and you want them to bear the bulk of the "cost" of heating water early in the day with electricity being used to heat water only if the solar panels don't produce sufficiently say by 2PM or so. Also, even if the above doesn't apply for you, why have hot water losing heat while you asleep... in other words, heat the water when you need it rather than around the clock. It may seem like saving chicken-feed but water heaters consume a lot of electricity -- so it's wise to heat the water about the time you need it and at no other times. Shuts off power for as many hours per day as you would like. Useful if your power is cheaper during the night or if you have solar hot water and you want them to bear the bulk of the "cost" of heating water early in the day with electricity being used to heat water only if the solar panels don't produce sufficiently say by 2PM or so. Also, even if the above doesn't apply for you, why have hot water losing heat while you asleep... in other words, heat the water when you need it rather than around the clock. It may seem like saving chicken-feed but water heaters consume a lot of... » Read More Shuts off power for as many hours per day as you would like. Useful if your power is cheaper during the night or if you have solar hot water and you want them to bear the bulk of the "cost" of heating water early in the day with electricity being used to heat water only if the solar panels don't produce sufficiently say by 2PM or so. Also, even if the above doesn't apply for you, why have hot water losing heat while you asleep... in other words, heat the water when you need it rather than around the clock. It may seem like saving chicken-feed but water heaters consume a lot of electricity -- so it's wise to heat the water about the time you need it and at no other times. « Show Less
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This particular model may be too small. The manufacturer's website has a sizing chart that will tell you which model you will need to produce the amount of hot water your number of fixtures will require. I would check with local officials to see if it meets temperature, sanitary and other specific requirements for restaurant use. The cost savings we have achieved are because of occasional use. If hot water is used constantly, it might use more electric than a conventional water tank electric or gas water heater. This unit draws a lot of current when actually in use. The temperature control is excellent and the unit produces really hot water, very quickly.
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I haven't noticed any changes in my electricity bill that could be attributed to this instant hot water system. While it works much like a conventional house electric hot water heater, it is only heating 2/3 of a gallon, not 30 or more gallons. It is under my kitchen sink and you can hear it cycle, much like a refrigerator does, to maintain the temperature. So, it is not really heating all the time, just as needed.
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Too much. Its a decoration now. I don't use it. I got it to cut down on my electric heat costs but it went up after I started using it.
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Nope - electric. The base plugs in to an outlet and the Kettle itself can be removed from the base unit once the water has been heated. Hope that helps!
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I don't know for sure but believe it conducts electricity to heat the water. I am not sure if the base of the kettle is a heater as well. I di know it is slightly faster and quieter than other base only heat kettles I have had in the past. I use it a lot (at least 3-4 times/day and it is still going strong since I bought it a few years ago. Hope that helps!
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Jane Lewis' answer sounds right! I "reduce" the amount of electricity used by setting my timer for 25 to 30 minutes and then plugging in the top to the base when the timer rings. This gives the base time to start the boiling process.
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Mine says 36 watts on the bottom. If you have average electric rates of $0.10 / kWh), it would 9 cents per 24 hour day or $2.60 per month to operate continuously. If your electric rates are on the low side (Midwest and Pacific NW), maybe half that. If your rates are high (New England, California, Alaska, Hawaii), than twice as much.We (in Kenai, Alaska) leave one plugged in all the time in the Winter and rotate whose shoes are on it. If we've just come back from a skiing or fishing trip, than I've two more in the garage that I plug in as needed.
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Jacqueline, Amazon forwarded your question to me to answer. I also use mine every day. I have osteoarthritis in my thumbs and I use it just before I retire for the night. I leave it on low until supper time when I turn it up to the desired temp and it's ready by bedtime. The only thing I don't know is how much electricity it's using. I just consider it a medical expense. Hope this helps.
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I read the manual briefly when I bought it--I recall nothing related. You can see all of the buttons in the picture. It's pretty basic--turn it on to boil, it then by default keeps it hot until you shut it off. Usually I'll just pull the power cord when I'm done with it.
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I never timed it, but it's 1000w, while many are 1500 watts.. The fastest I've seen just for heating water is to buy an induction burner and a separate pot. If you are looking for speed specifically, it's a 1000w, and the temp setting I believe cycles on and off so it doesn't overshoot the setting. Both these flow things up a little. It probably is slightly slower, then the pour is slow too because of the little spout.. HOWEVER, I find the convenience of the accurate temp control trumps a slightly slower boil time, because its ready when you are. But if you are not specifically wanting the skinney spout for pour over coffee, or using for those tiny tea pots, get the regular spout. . I never timed it, but it's 1000w, while many are 1500 watts.. The fastest I've seen just for heating water is to buy an induction burner and a separate pot. If you are looking for speed specifically, it's a 1000w, and the temp setting I believe cycles on and off so it doesn't overshoot the setting. Both these flow things up a little. It probably is slightly slower, then the pour is slow too because of the little spout.. HOWEVER, I find the convenience of the accurate temp control trumps a slightly slower boil time, because its ready when you are. But if you are not specifically wanting the... » Read More I never timed it, but it's 1000w, while many are 1500 watts.. The fastest I've seen just for heating water is to buy an induction burner and a separate pot. If you are looking for speed specifically, it's a 1000w, and the temp setting I believe cycles on and off so it doesn't overshoot the setting. Both these flow things up a little. It probably is slightly slower, then the pour is slow too because of the little spout.. HOWEVER, I find the convenience of the accurate temp control trumps a slightly slower boil time, because its ready when you are. But if you are not specifically wanting the skinney spout for pour over coffee, or using for those tiny tea pots, get the regular spout. . « Show Less
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I really think it's less use of electricity than if you used the oven - it's faster and I put mine in the garage so the house isn't heated (no extra use of AC?) It may be just what you have to do today if you want dried products instead of hanging them in the sun like our forefathers did.
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this kettle is 1500 watts. Standard 120 volts with 3 prong plug. Shuts itself off when done heating water only takes a few minutes depending how much water you use. Full kettle only takes a few minutes.[2]
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Dear friend!!! Here only the electric pump. Without connecting to the electricity network, it will not work!!! If You need to kettle worked without connecting to the electricity network advise You to pay attention to the electrical kettles Panasonic. Sincerely, Taras.
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There is a short cord attached to the base station. The kettle itself is cordless.
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definitely not. actually, you shouldn't buy this thing at all. I bought two recently, and one never worked; the other failed after a few days.What you need to get is a power transformer, and a very high-wattage one if you're using a kettle / hair dryer / flat iron; if you don't use a transformer, you will blow a fuse. The Seven Star models work well; they may seem expensive, but $80 is a small price to pay to continue using your electricals. Make sure you look up the specs on your devices to see how many watts they use. Kettles typically use 1200 watts.