Last month, I saw a post of someone who put a scent dispenser on a timer. I did the same. The savings is not the electricity, but the cost of scent refills.

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Frugal/comments/r9k0te/i_put_a_timer_on_my_scent_dispenser/ (thanks to /u/Starship_2_Mars)

I decided to use a smart plug to determine how much power my plug-in was consuming.

It uses 2.2 watts. I scheduled it to turn on 12 hours a day, so in 12 hours, it consumes 26.4 Wh. Or in a year, it consumes 9,636 Wh (9.6 kWh).
I pay 12 cents per kWh, so running it 12 hours/day, I spend $1.15 per year (versus spending $2.30 per year running it constantly).

So it's definitely not a savings on electricity, but rather the $3.50/month refill that now can last 2 months each.

(I know there are cheaper alternatives for room fragrance, but my life likes this particular brand, and she can splurge on something little like this.)

January 03, 2022 at 08:23AM