Are Ponds Expensive To Run?

[fergalthefish]

i know this is probably a 'how long is a pice of string' question but as a rough guide are ponds expensive to run?? i have one in my garden but as i rent my house and therefore it is the landlords responsibility technically speaking, i was wondering how much this is putting onto my electric bill each year??? pond is approx 8foot x 6foot x 3foot deep. any ideas??

 

[Davo86]

whats being run on the pond? i.e. just a pump, pump and clarifier, pump and steriliser?
It also depends on the wattage of each item being used

 

[fergalthefish]

i know its got a pump and a filter!! and theres a switch thats says 'UVC' on it, whatever that means. how would i know what watt it is?

 

[Rodders]

I think my circa 9000ltr pond has about 200watts for the pump, air pump and UV.

 

[Davo86]

I just found this quote

check the Watts and do a quick calculation. To get from Watts to £ per year multiply the Watts figure by 0.9 as a simple approximation. In other word 50 Watts will cost about £45 per year, 80 Watts about £72 and so on.

If the pump box does not give a Watts figure be careful ... maybe the supplier is hiding a high cost factor. If there's no Watts but you see an Amps figure convert the Amps to Watts by multiplying the Amps by 200 for a comparitive annual running cost figure. If the Amp reading is 0.3 then the annual power cost would be about £60.


The watt figure should be found on the pump itself unless you know the brand and size in which case you should be able to google it,
the watt for the UVC (ultra violet clarifier) will be on the bulb itself unless you can google that too.

 

[fergalthefish]

thanks davo i'll try that!!