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January 19, 2019 at 5:51 am
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Rob Schepis
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Vessel Name: TenaciousEngines: 6BTA 5.9 330's - "Seaboard Style"
Location: Long Island, NY
Country: USA
Are you guys aware that running these Wolverine heaters 24/7 will cost $655 per year?? This assumes a reasonable 15 cents/kwh. I’m struggling with justifying this cost… help me out here.
Maybe an option would be to run them on a timer – 12 hours, on/off would cut the costs in half. you could also tweak the cycle times seasonally depending on temperatures and humidity.