Everyone knows that bouncy castles need electricity. Because the blower requires electricity to pump air into the unit, the bouncy castle remains inflated throughout its using. But the good news is that they consume very little power when running compared to the happy hours they bring us.

To effectively inflate a bouncy castle, you’ll need a blower that runs at 115 volts and draws between 7 and 14 amps. Larger bouncy castles may require a second blower and a separate circuit to keep them inflated. Depending on the size of the motor, different types of blowers will use more or less electricity. You can do some simple calculations to determine how much power you’ll be using and how much it will cost to run a bouncy castle for an hour or a day. A small 1 HP blower costs about $0.13 per hour, a medium 1.5 HP blower costs about $0.15 per hour, and a large 2 HP blower costs about $0.22 per hour. The average cost of running a bounce house in a day is about $1.28.

Typically, we plug directly into an outdoor outlet outside our home, and there’s no problem doing that. A 20 amp outlet is best, it is recommended that you unplug everything else on the same circuit as the outlet you use for the blower e.g. air compressors, electric smokers. Because the risk of running too many devices on the same circuit is to overload the circuit and trip the breaker.

Written by Doris from East-inflatables