Q&A: What is the wattage of a 42″ Toshiba Regza TV? How about a wall heater (found in apartments)?
Question by Anvera12: What is the wattage of a 42″ Toshiba Regza TV? How about a wall heater (found in apartments)?
I believe I’m being ripped of by my electric company. I know this winter’s been cold, but from a bill to a 6 bill is kind of outrageous. I can do the calculations myself (I’m a mechanical engineer) but can’t seem to find this information on the ‘net. Any help will be appreciated.
How about when you use 4 of the wall heaters, and then go to 1 heater to save on electricity and the bill goes up? To me, it sounds like there’s something wrong. Also, I live in a 2-bedroom apt. It’s just me- not there most of the day. And to me, it is really high, compared to my bf’s, which he pays like for this month (of course, it’s a different county).
Best answer:
Answer by mike1942f
6 for home heating is not outrageous. To start with you need to check the kilowatt hour rates for the periods you are comparing, mine jumped 20% last fall when a fixed rate period ended. You should be able to find the wattage of both on a plaque next to the power cord/electrical. Of course, with the TV, it may be against the wall. A small space heater is usually 15 amps or 1.8 kilowatt hours per hour of on time. A wall heater may be higher.
The owners manual, here http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/televisions/product.asp?model=42HL167 should have the data. Unfortunately, my attempts end when 346 of 376 Mb are done. Since it is an LCD with back lighting, I would guess 200-300 watts when on.
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