A Tower Garden is designed to be very energy efficient. The lights are LED. The pump only runs a few minutes an hour and water is recycled. The cost of running a Tower Garden will depend on your local utility costs. But here are the specs so you can determine your energy cost.
Tower Garden LED lights
1 amp, 125 watts, 12 VAC/60Hz
Tower Garden lights are recommended to be on 14 hours per day
Tower Garden Pump
0.43 amps, 23 watts, 120 VAC/60 Hz, 357 US GPH.
For indoor growing, the pump runs 5 minutes on, 45 minutes off, 24 hours a day.
For outdoor growing, the pump runs 3 minutes on, 12 minutes off, 24 hours a day.
Water in the Tower Garden
The Tower Garden Home has a 13 gallon tank. The Tower Garden Flex has a 20 gallon tank. Both recycle the water. Depending on the size and variety of plant, a gallon or 2 of water might need to be added per week.
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