Cool Calf Systems

[drpeper2b]

Can anyone that has a Cool Calf System let me know about how much more their electric bill is a month.  The system I would like to purchase is the one that holds 4 calves.  Any info is appreciated.

 

[AJH]

Don't have a cool calf but I have something pretty much as close as your gonna get and the electric bill is $300-$450 a month depending on how many fans you like to run in there!

 

[Nasc]

Same unit plus two fans = $3.09 a day per calf for us last summer

 

[Jill]

Like AJH that is what our average bill will run, not a cool calf system, but same type cooling unit with 2 additional fans running. 

 

[AJH]

Nasc How is your bill so cheap do u have three phase power, my cooler is 14*35 and it really dosent matter for the price I posted if you have 1 calf in it or 5

 

[BCCC]

Nasc How is your bill so cheap do u have three phase power, my cooler is 14*35 and it really dosent matter for the price I posted if you have 1 calf in it or 5

If she has 4 calves in the cooler for 30 days a month that's $370.80 a month.

 

[AJH]

Yeah I know what ya mean but if nasc only had one calf in the cooler for 30 days it would be 92.00 If thats the case then theres something wrong with my cooler b/c it don't matter how many calves u got in there it's pretty much the same every month!

 

[Nasc]

Not up much on this electric stuff. My AEP guy gave this info:
Single phase to the barn 120 / 240
Our barn is on its own meter.

We ran three calves for 90 days at that rate last year.
Cool room is12’x16’ with a 10’ ceiling. For wall insulation I used 3” foam plus I used rubber roofing on the side walls to make it waterproof. Even with the higher ceiling I think the 3”foam & Rubberized sidewalls made the room more efficient than your average fiberglass/wood sidewalls. 
We don’t cool room the calves 24/7. We put them in right before sunrise, and turn them out at sunset. So the unit & fans ran about 14 hours a day on average.
Hope this helps
Nasc!