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How much does one item cost to run?
Energy / hr
How much energy does it use?
Btu/hr
This is equal to:
Units
Cost / unit
Total cost/hr
Electrical power
Kilowatts /hr
Propane
Gallons/hr
Natural Gas
Therms
How much does the hot shop cost to run?
Enter your equipment's energy profile
Maximum
Charging
Idle
Units
Furnace
Btu/hr
Glory Hole 1
0
Btu/hr
Glory Hole 2
0
Btu/hr
Glory Hole 3
0
Btu/hr
Pipe Warmer
0
Btu/hr
Garage
0
Btu/hr
Total
Btu/hr
Enter your energy costs
Energy source
Cost / unit
Units
Propane
/Gallons
Natural Gas
/Therms
Charge frequency
/week
working days per week
/week
Results
Per Hour
Per Day
Per Month
Estimated cost
Propane
Estimated cost
Natural Gas
Assumptions
8hr working day
8 hour charge cycle - charging batch
Per hour cost is is average hourly cost over a months time
Cost per day is average daily cost over a months time
Monthly cost is average monthly cost over a year with no down time
Some average equipment energy requirements
Max BTU's
Idle BTU's
Glory hole with 21" fire ring and 3 doors
500,000
200,000
Glory hole with 18" fire ring and 2 doors
300,000
125,000
Glory hole with 12" fire ring and 1 door
150,000
80,000
1000 lb Daytank
900,000
200,000
250 lb Freestanding Pot Furnace
500,000
125,000
18" wide pipe warmer
75,000
50,000
Medium sized Garage
50,000
20,000
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