How to Track the Watt Usage of Your Air Conditioner
There are a couple of ways to keep track of your air conditioner’s watt usage. If you have a smart electrical meter, you can track the numbers during a cooling cycle. This will show you how many watts the system uses per minute. You can also use a smart thermostat and download its corresponding app. The app provides you with a detailed analysis of the air conditioner’s electricity usage, cooling cycles, efficiency, system errors, and more. You can also compare your electricity bills. For example, look at your electric bill from the same month last year, and compare it to the same month of this year. If the average temperatures of each month are similar, but your electricity bill is a lot higher this year, it could be due to an electrical rate increase or a loss of efficiency in your cooling system.