Power Factor for AC Pumps

[sphelps]

Hurry up, the large hammer I'm holding above the pump is getting heavy

[mike31154]

Nothing to confirm if you've measured consumption at 200 watts, other than what's stamped on the motor is evidently false info....

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by mike31154

Nothing to confirm if you've measured consumption at 200 watts, other than what's stamped on the motor is evidently false info....

If you plug the pump into an energy monitor it reads 82W but it pulls 1.8A. So the question is as far as the power company goes are they billing me for 82W or 1.8Ax115V=207W

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Hurry up, the large hammer I'm holding above the pump is getting heavy

I talked with a electrical post doc over here and he said you are billed for how much current you are drawing and not how much your appliance is consuming. When he heard about the PF of your motor, he was like "its terrible". So in that case, its more than 200W and you are being billed for that.

I will talk with my prof and let you know the final verdict after few hours.