Knowing the energy consumption of any electrically operated home appliance help you save money in the long run.
Today, you will learn everything about the domestic flour mill or home atta chakki power consumption.
I do not recommend that you measure the power with the help of any meters if you are not an expert in the electrical domain.
Calculating the actual power consumption is easy for me as I am an electrical engineer and have all the measuring tools like clamp meter, volt meter, power meter, etc.
I have measured the power consumption of many atta chakki brands because I work in a research and development department for a utility machines manufacturing company.
You can read the in-depth comparison of Natraj vs haystar atta chakki as they both have the same power consumption.
Also, if you want to buy atta chakki for your home, you should not miss my buying guide on the best atta chakki for home.
Anyway, I will show you how much power your home atta chakki will consume if you run it for an hour.
Further, I will also explain how you can calculate the estimated power consumption of any domestic flour mill without using any meter or measuring device.
Atta Chakki Power Consumption (Domestic Flour Mill Power Consumption)
The average power consumption of atta chakki, having a 1 hp motor that runs for an hour, will be around 0.70 to 0.85 units.
If you want to convert it into rupees, read your electricity bill, find the unit cost, and then multiply it by 0.85, which will be your maximum average power consumption if you run atta chakki for an hour.
You will get the power consumption data of atta chakki on every atta chakki or domestic flour mill manufacturer’s website or atta chakki product page on Amazon or any other marketplace or e-commerce platform.
However, all the power consumption data are approx, and it purely depends upon the quality of the input power supply and the load conditions.
Most people estimate atta chakki power consumption with reference to one-hour operation. And there is nothing wrong with that reference.
What Is The Power Consumption Of A Domestic Flour Mill?
Usually, the electric motor alone consumes 99% of the power to the atta chakki.
Are you wondering about the rest, 1%?
The home atta chakki, or domestic flour mill, has some other electrical and electronic systems along with the electric motor.
For example,
- The switches ( Interlocks )
- The buzzer ( Alarm )
- The LED light ( New models )
- Microcontroller
- Vacuum cleaner ( Auto clean atta chakki models like Natraj Superb ) etc.
All these systems consume some power that will be added to the total power consumption.
Just because a significant portion of power consumption is an electric motor, the rest of the power consumption is usually ignored.
If you visit Amazon to buy atta chakki or a domestic flour mill, you will find the electricity consumption data.
However, measuring the power with the help of measuring tools will be around 0.75 to 0.87 units.
Does Atta Chakki Consume More Electricity?
Unless you maintain the atta chakki properly, any atta chakki will NOT consume more electricity.
If the power consumption of your atta chakki is higher than 1 unit, you should look into the causes like abnormality inside the atta chakki, motor issues, power quality, etc.
How Much Electricity Does Home Atta Chakki Consume To Make 1kg Of Flour?
The atta chakki will consume approximately 0.076 units to make 1kg of atta or wheat flour.
Let me explain the calculation to find out the energy consumption to make 1kg of atta(wheat flour).
The average grinding capacity of all popular brands of atta chakki is around 6-10 kg. Let us take the minimum average of 6kg/hour.
So, If you run your atta chakki for an hour, you will get 6kg of atta.
To get 1 kg of atta, you have to run your home flour mill or atta chakki for approximately 10 minutes. If you convert it into cost, 1kg of atta will cost you 0.40 rupees.
Now you feed 1kg of wheat into the hopper, and after 10 minutes, you will get approx 1kg of atta.
To be precise, it will be less than 1kg because of the remaining atta inside the atta chakki.
The motor rating is 1 hp which is equal to 0.76 kW.
You can use the following equation/formula to calculate the cost of running atta chakki for an hour. ( I have simplified the equation/formula. Read the exact formula )
P = Kwh = 0.76*1 =0.76 units
But, as you are operating your atta chakki for just 10 minutes, the new calculation will be,
P = kWh = 0.76*0.10 =0.076 units
If I consider electricity charges of 5 rupees/unit, the electricity cost will be 0.38 rupees.
Considering the rest of the technicalities of the power formula, it will be around 0.40 rupees.
So, to make 1kg of atta, your energy consumption will be around 0.076 units, costing you roughly 0.40 rupees.
How To Reduce The Power Consumption Of Atta Chakki At Home?
You can’t reduce the power consumption of atta chakki than its rated power.
Every domestic flour mill or atta chakki has rated power designed to perform with the highest efficiency at standard load conditions and power quality.
Here are some tips to reduce the power consumption of home atta chakkis.
Always ensure the power quality ( 230 v AC, 50Hz ) or use an inverter or stabilizer. You can also buy inverter-based atta chakki to save power.
Clean your atta chakki after every use. You can read my complete guide on how to clean atta chakki at home for a better understanding.
Only operate atta chakki occasionally; get at least 15 days of atta by using atta chakki one time than running it every week.
Always buy auto cut-off type atta chakki
Avoid buying cheap atta chakki that will cost you more later on
Check the sieves’ (jali, mess,chhalni) condition and clean them properly
Check the fresh air vents and make sure they are not choked
Before use, physically check the atta chakki, like the grinding chamber, cutter blades, looseness of blades, air vents, etc.
Check for any abnormal sounds during the operation and rectify the causes immediately. You can eliminate the unexpected cost of repairs if you know the most common atta chakki problems and rectify them as soon as possible.
Avoiding problems at an early stage is equal to saving money because faulty parts consume more electricity.
Ensure the atta chakki does not run ideally (however, most atta chakki comes with an auto cut-off feature). If the auto cut-off feature has some issues, the atta chakki will continue running even after the empty hopper.
Never operate the atta chakki in a confined space like a store room or at a location where fresh air is not available easily.
Please do not run atta chakki along with other appliances with the same power socket at a time.
Follow the manufacturer’s guide for servicing and get your atta chakki serviced periodically.
Wrap up:
I hope you have a basic idea of domestic atta chakki power consumption. Whenever you buy atta chakki for home, always ensure that you buy the atta chakki (flour mill) with an excellent motor.
Because the electric motor is the main part of the overall power consumption of your atta chakki.
A low-quality motor will cost you more electricity bills every month, and a good-quality motor will save you more money!