Pump Electrical Cost Wizard
When choosing a pond or waterfall pump it is important to consider the pump electrical cost in your buying decision. Some energy efficient pumps have a higher purchase price, but due to lower electrical usage will cost considerably less money to operate. For this reason, it is best to determine the pump electrical cost before buying a pond pump based on purchase price alone. It's possible to recoup the initial cost increase of an energy efficient pump via the monthly electrical savings.
Do energy efficient pumps really save you money?
Let's compare the elecrtical cost of two pond pumps that have a similar flow rate.
Flowrate at 5' of head 2,600 gph
Watts 327
Inital cost $349.99+
Monthly operating cost $28.30
Pump cost + 1 year electricty $689.59
Flowrate at 5' of head 2,820 gph
Watts 139
Inital cost $472.99+
Monthly operating cost $12.00
Pump cost + 1 year electricty $616.99
The month to month savings between the two pumps is $16, with these savings you will have paid off the inital additional investment of the more energy efficient pump within 7.5 months.
Now what?
After running the calculator above, you now know the opearting cost per month to run a given pump. Have a look at our Choosing a Pond Pump page to see the pumps we offer, as well as the wattage of each pump!
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