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Vacuum pump calculator

By using a variable frequency drive on your vacuum pump, you could use half the energy you now use during milking. Use this calculator to estimate your savings. It calculates the cost difference between standard vacuum pump systems and vacuum pumps with variable frequency drives.

Vacuum pump calculator

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Horsepower of vacuum pump:
Hours per day: 1hours 2hours 3hours 4hours 5hours 6hours 7hours 8hours 9hours 10hours 11hours 12hours 13hours 14hours 15hours 16hours 17hours 18hours 19hours 20hours 21hours 22hours 23hours 24hours

Number of milking units: 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50
Average electric rate ($): kWh
Installation cost: