Power consumption running costs
of a water treadmill from riverpool.com

Main 10 Hp electric motor (moving the water)

The operating cost is determined by:

- the number of hours of use per day,

- the speed of the water while in use (most important factor), and

- the local cost of electricity.

 

	Normal use		Thriatlon training
	1 hour of use per day - every day		2 hours of use per day - every day
	Average speed		Maximum speed
	10c per kwh electricity cost		10c per kwh electricity cost
	Cost per day: $0.17 Cost per month: $5.00		Cost per day: $1.44 Cost per month: $43.20

Heating cost (Standard electric heater)

The running cost is determined by:

- Local weather

- room insulation and temperature (assuming an enclosed installation)

- number of hours of use (without thermal blanket on)

- local cost of electricity

- target temperature of the water

 

	Best case scenario		Worst  case scenario
	Warm climate		Cold climate
	7c per kwh electricity cost		23c per kwh electricity cost
	good room insulation		poor room insulation
	1 hour per day without blanket		2 hours per day without blanket
	target water temperature: 78 degrees F.		target water temperature: 86 degrees F.
	Cost per day: $0.20* Cost per month: $6.00 * (Costs are approximate)		Cost per day: Summer: $ 2.50; Winter: $6.00 Cost per month: Summer: $ 75.00; Winter: $180.00

In all cases, these heating costs are much less than the heating cost of a regular pool

(The amount of water to be heated can be twenty or twenty five times less than a regular pool and the surface area of our pool is only 8' x 15')