Operating Costs

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Comparing the up front costs of purchasing a Little Giant pump versus an Oase pump. Just because the Oase pump costs about $475 more than the Little Giant pump does not necessarily mean it's not the correct choice.

This table is based on a $.13 cost per kilowatt-hour, and assumes since the Little Giant pump is only warranted for 1 year versus 3 years for the Oase pump, that you will have to buy 3 times as many Little Giant pumps as Oase pumps. Admittedly, this is subjective so you can assume anything you believe is reasonable. Note that even if the Little Giant pump lasted for the entire 3 year period you still save over $1,000 with the Oase pump.

4,000 gallon / hour pumps	Little Giant	Oase
Purchase price	$ 175.00	$ 650.00
Operating costs for 3 years	$2,358.72	$ 876.10
2 extra Little Giant pumps	$ 350.00
Total cost	$2,883.72	$1,526.10

Total Oase 3 year savings	$1,357.62

Detailed calculations:

	GPH	Watts	Watts/day	Kilowatts/day	Cost/day	Cost/mo	Cost/yr
Little Giant	4,100	700	16,800	16.8	$ 2.18	$ 65.52	$ 786.24
Oase	3,900	260	6,240	6.2	$ 0.81	$ 24.34	$ 292.03
Oase Savings per month and per year						$ 41.18	$ 494.21
Note: The Oase savings is better than a 1 year payback
Oase Warranty for 3 years				Cost of 2 extra Little Giant Pumps
Little Giant Warranty for 1 year

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