cost of running an oxy con

[firedinglass]

In another thread Katie asked about the cost of running a kiln, which it turns out is virtually nothing.... i have wondered how much the oxy con is costing me to run,  i suspect it's a lot more of a money concern.  I always dread the arrival of the electricity  bill....does anybody have a rough idea?

[sarah t]

i have no idea ...but torch uses less gas then hot head so i figure its about even ...and got to be less than a kiln ??

[Josephine]

I'm not sure that it is less than a kiln. The kiln obviously uses most when it is heating up, but once it is up to temperature I think the power consumption really is fairly minimal, the oxycon on the other hand is running all the time you are working.

[julieHB]

Hi, on my oxycon it says it uses 1.7A at 230V, which translates to 0.391kW. If I pay 10p per kWh that corresponds to a running cost of about 4p per hour.

[Josephine]

Thats not too bad then. My husband tried implying that our jump in electricity usage  a few months ago was due to my beadmaking...I'm thinking it was actually down to the big flat screen tv he decided to buy!

[GlassOcean]

Hi, on my oxycon it says it uses 1.7A at 230V, which translates to 0.391kW. If I pay 10p per kWh that corresponds to a running cost of about 4p per hour.

Not just a pretty face my lovely! 

[firedinglass]

Thanks julie, in that case I can't be blamed either for the huge leap in the electricity bills!   

[julieHB]

I believe the most costly appliance in my studio during the winter months has been the heater.....