CCPM Dunedin Student Flats
Should we use the Heatpump?
According to old Energywise website (run by the NZ Government agency EECA) a 6kW heatpump uses just over 1kw of power per hour. That means it costs about 28c per hour to run a heatpump. So here are some comparisons to get you thinking about whether you should use the heatpump and keep warm.
One $5.00 coffee
= 17 hours of running your heatpump
= running your heatpump for 1 hour per day for 17 days
So if each person in a 5 bedroom flat gave up just one $5 cup of coffee at some stage during the year, the whole flat could run the heatpump for 3 hours every day for 1 month.
One $20.00 Big Mac large combo delivered by Uber Eats
= 71 hours of running your heatpump
= running your heatpump for 2.3 hours per day for 1 month
$25 of liquid refreshments
= 89 hours of running your heatpump
= running your heatpump for 3 hours per day for 1 month
= running your heatpump for 6 hours per day for 2 weeks.
So if each person in a 4 bedroom flat gave up $25 of refreshments at some stage during the year, the whole flat could run the heatpump for 3 hours every day for 4 months.