Installation Instructions: Electric Appliance Operating Cost Calculator
Terms of Use: You may install this Electric Appliance Operating Cost Calculator on your site for free, so long as my copyright info remains embedded in the code and the link back to my website is visible on the page you install the calculator on. You will find a link to the installation page located just beneath the calculator on this page.
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Below are the instructions for installing the Electric Appliance Operating Cost Calculator on your website:
Step #1:
Select and copy the script from the following text box, then paste between the <HEAD> and </HEAD> tags of the page you are installing the calculator on.
Step #2:
Select and copy the following HTML form code, then paste in the desired location between the <BODY> and </BODY> tags of the page you are installing the calculator on.
<tr>
<td COLSPAN="2">
<font face='arial'><small>This JavaScript calculator will help you to
estimate the cost of operating any given electrical appliance, based on the average KWH (kilowatt
hours) used per day, and on the average cost per KWH charged by your electric company.</small></font>
</td>
</tr>
<TR>
<TD>
<font face='arial'><small>Enter the dollar-amount of your last electric bill:</small></font>
</TD>
<TD>
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME=billDollar SIZE=9>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<font face='arial'><small>Enter the total KWH's used during the billing period:</small></font>
</TD>
<TD>
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME=billKWH SIZE=9>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<font face='arial'><small>Enter the watts as listed on the appliance:</small></font>
</TD>
<TD>
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME=watts SIZE=9>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<font face='arial'><small>Or, if watts aren't given, enter the Volts:</small></font>
</TD>
<TD>
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME=volts SIZE=9>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<font face='arial'><small>And, if watts aren't given, enter the amps:</small></font>
</TD>
<TD>
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME=amps SIZE=9>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<font face='arial'><small>Enter the average number of hours per day this appliance is used:</small></font>
</TD>
<TD>
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME=avgHours SIZE=9>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<font face='arial'><small>This is your average cost per KWH:</small></font>
</TD>
<TD>
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME=avgKWH SIZE=9>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<font face='arial'><small>This is the KWH's this appliance uses per day:</small></font>
</TD>
<TD>
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME=dayKWH SIZE=9>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<font face='arial'><small>This is the daily cost to operate this appliance:</small></font>
</TD>
<TD>
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME=dayCost SIZE=9>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<font face='arial'><small>This is the monthly cost to operate this appliance:</small></font>
</TD>
<TD>
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME=monCost SIZE=9>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<font face='arial'><small>This is the annual cost to operate this appliance:</small></font>
</TD>
<TD>
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME=annCost SIZE=9>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD>
<font face='arial'><small>This the percentage of your bill attributable to this appliance:</small></font>
</TD>
<TD>
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME=percent SIZE=9>
</TD>
</TR>
Step #3:
Edit the form HTML to match the look and feel of your site, then save and upload the page to your server and you're done!
**Please note that we do not provide support or installation help for the free versions of our calculators. We do provide support and installation help for our professional versions.