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Turkey Related Subjects => Cost of Living in Turkey => Topic started by: KKOB on August 25, 2007, 05:14:52 AM

Title: Air-Con Running Costs
Post by: KKOB on August 25, 2007, 05:14:52 AM
A friend of mine has a villa in Ovacik that she rents out and is trying to work out on a "worse case scenario" how much it would cost for a 7,000 btu unit to be left on for 24 hours non-stop. Assuming that the doors would also be left open, and therefore the thermostat wouldn't kick-in, has anyone got a clue how much it would cost?
Title: Air-Con Running Costs
Post by: stuart on August 25, 2007, 06:33:20 AM
how about checking on her meter how many units it uses for one hour, get the unit price rate from tedas then multiply bye 24!!.either way would certainly knock a big hole in her income...
Title: Air-Con Running Costs
Post by: tel on August 25, 2007, 08:53:38 AM
Turn the Acon off LOL...Isolate it.
Surely a notice saying switch off Acon should suffice, when leaving to go outside.
You can get keys that turn off electric supply also if they lock the doors when going out.
Other than that Stuart (above) is right and demand a deposit though, just in case as an addition.
Title: Air-Con Running Costs
Post by: karaokemark on August 25, 2007, 13:32:49 PM
We had a key card fitted that turms all the power off except the fridge when you leave the apartment and take the key out, cost about £50.00 the builder had it done for us was a good investment.
Title: Air-Con Running Costs
Post by: stoop on August 25, 2007, 13:39:32 PM
quote:
Originally posted by karaokemark

We had a key card fitted that turms all the power off except the fridge when you leave the apartment and take the key out, cost about £50.00 the builder had it done for us was a good investment.


We have one as well. Great money saver. Keeps the Efes cool as well:P
Title: Air-Con Running Costs
Post by: sominekebap on August 25, 2007, 13:41:53 PM
Anyone with a metal bottle top can get round this though ;-)
Title: Air-Con Running Costs
Post by: Elsa Padfield on August 25, 2007, 14:08:49 PM
Can this be done after the build.  Currently I have a notice on the inside of the front door asking for the air con to be turned off and to check that guests have thier door keys but a simple 'switch off' device would be better.
Title: Air-Con Running Costs
Post by: stoop on August 25, 2007, 14:17:40 PM
Or you could tell them they have to pay for the electric. Get the meter read before and after they leave - your agents could charge them for it.
Title: Air-Con Running Costs
Post by: jantaylor on August 25, 2007, 15:48:46 PM
Elsa, We had an isolation card put into our apartment, it doesn't have to be a new build - it cost £35 and you should get it welded to your keys so guests have to remove it each time they leave the apartment. We've never used ours though as we don't let the apartment. We got it done as everyone else on the complex was and it was cheap so we thought it would be a plus point if we ever sold up.
Title: Air-Con Running Costs
Post by: karaokemark on August 25, 2007, 17:44:14 PM
Somine I only allow family to use our apartment I would hope non of them are daft enought to use bottle tops to make electric connections.
Ours was installed after the build Elsa
Title: Air-Con Running Costs
Post by: sominekebap on August 25, 2007, 17:49:36 PM
I dont think the key actually holds or carries any charge itself?
Title: Air-Con Running Costs
Post by: KKOB on August 25, 2007, 17:52:20 PM
And there was me thinking that some bright spark would have a straightforward answer to this simple question.  :) ;) :)
Title: Air-Con Running Costs
Post by: Elsa Padfield on August 25, 2007, 18:08:18 PM
Thanks for the answers.  We may investigate if we manage to come in October.
Title: Air-Con Running Costs
Post by: c1 on August 27, 2007, 16:22:57 PM
the light shop at the far end of letoon ? road has these units for sale.+ spare key cards
Title: Air-Con Running Costs
Post by: loz on August 27, 2007, 17:09:40 PM

quote:
And there was me thinking that some bright spark would have a straightforward answer to this simple question.


Alan just read you plea,

Take the worse senario
7000BTU running at the max of 3.5kWh (cooling rate) = 84kWh per day single rate meter at 22Kurus -KDV = 18.48 TL

I would imagine that the property has a 3 rate meter then this will be slightly (only slightly) less. you could say it is going to cost approx £6-£7 per day.

I am not working out an exact answer it is too hot and I dont get paid to do this any more. 8): :)
Title: Air-Con Running Costs
Post by: KKOB on August 27, 2007, 17:19:15 PM
Loz,

Thanks very much for that. A round figure of £7 per day is good enough.