Energy savings, Technical
How much does my air compressor cost to run?
How much does my air compressor cost to run? How much is my septic tank air blower costing me? How can I reduce the electricity my sewage system uses?
Energy Cost Calculators
These are a few of the questions that we are more and more seeing asked by customers looking to keep their household bills under control. As a modern aeration based domestic sewage treatment tank is typically running 24 hours a day even a small difference in the efficiency of the air blower adds up significantly over the course of the year.
We have put together a couple of online energy cost calculators for your sewage system which we have been finding useful. They the three main scenarios:
- determining what your current sewage system electricity consumption costs
- looking at possible savings from changing your air compressor
- forecasting future costs based on changes to future electricity prices
To find the power consumption for your particular air compressor please refer to the manufacturer notes or check in as we are running a number of popular air compressors through independent lab testing.
Other costs of running your air compressor include filter and diaphragm changes, labour costs associated with fitting these which all tend to be swept up into an annual or regular servicing costs, with part costs being readily visible online.