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Hi Guys

Is a standing electric fan cheaper on your electric bill than using a wall-mounted aircon unit? If so, is it a big difference?

[yodanole]

Yes. It is much cheaper. There is a big difference in cost. Caveat: The wall mounted air conditioner is more comfortable ( for me ). A classic case of "You get what you pay for". However, It is September 19th. I am more worried about heat at the moment.

[Fallacy]

[jvalmer]

An air-conditioner dehumidifies the air too. So in the summer months it would make you're place so much more comfortable.

Still using my air-conditioner mid-way through September. Being from one of the dryest parts of Canada, were it isn't unusual to snow at the end of August, I generally use my a/c from mid-April all the way to the beginning of October.

[Lazio]

I have a 35cm diameter fan and it consumes 40Watt/hour.
I have a 6pyeong (19sqm) A/C which consumes 650W/hour.
You should run the fan for 16 hours to equal one hour of A/C usage. So yes, the difference is big. Even though once it reaches the set temperature, the compressor shuts down for 5-10 minutes and later back on etc. But it would still draw some power since the fan is running. How much it actually runs and how long it shuts down for depends on the area it cools and the outside temperature vs. the set temperature.

No doubt the A/C makes you feel more comfortable. They can cool a larger area than what they are rated for, as long as you don't want 18Celsius. My unit could keep about 45-50 sqm at 25 Celsius (with a comfortable 50 something % humidity) at night during the hottest part of the summer and it was still turning on and off. It couldn't do the same during daytime though.

[Weigookin74]

[jvalmer]

[goreality]

A fan uses less energy than an air conditioner. It is also much cheaper to purchase. You can also move it around and set it up easily.

There are some downsides. It is not really comfortable during the hottest months of summer as it just blows around hot damp air. An air conditioner will blow around dry cool air. The other downside is it is more dangerous and you must sleep with a window or door open to avoid death.

[Fallacy]

I have managed to avoid fan death all these years by avoiding the use of a fan, and instead found that sleeping in a sealed room with the contemporary air conditioner on all night 4 months out of the year was seemingly no life hazzard at all. I just stopped using my A/C this past weekend at night, but I miss the whirring sound. Perhaps I should submit this research for publication in the Korean Journal of Fan Death.

[swashbuckler]

Of course, an AC is cheaper. It uses, by far, less electricity.

Rocket Science 101 people..

Is a university degree still required for 'English Teacher' in Korea?

[Fallacy]

[Weigookin74]

[jvalmer]

[Lazio]

[Fallacy]

I gave up on a great relationship solely over this climate issue. We sadly had to part ways because attempts at compromise proved impossible, as our temperature comfort zones were just extremes that were too far apart. Except for this, we got on great, but struggling with this issue, whether indoors or out, was terrible. Anyway, finally stopped using the air con, and now the inside temperatures are naturally falling down into a range I like: 18-22 degrees C. For my ex: 30-34 C. As you can see, even 26 C just made us both miserable.