I reduced my electric bill by $ 120.00
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Comments (40)Brickeyee, I do know how much power I consumed on the days the testing occurred. I am one of those anal folk who keep a daily log (generally at 6:30 a.m. give or take 15 minutes) of power consumption. The first day of testing was Saturday October 11. 24 hours later the meter showed I consumed 46 KWH of power. The second day of testing was Sunday October 12. 24 hours later the meter showed I once again consumed 46 KWH of power. Similar temps. My results, therefore, are not meaningless. The unit works. That was the second tme I had done the test as recorded on the Tree Hugger forums, but only the first time I had published them. The first time I simply took the readings. The second time (published) I was carefult to record everything that was on/off, temps, times, etc. Short of taking the house into a laboratory, it doesn't get any better for real world testing. For those who utilize inductive motors such as found on heat pumps, hot tubs, freezers, refrigerators (no, they don't have to be old, either), this unit works well. If you don't have these types of units, don't buy one. You won't really get the benefit. The results are what they are. Sorry if you are one of those people who refuse to accept results that may run counter to your theory....See Moreabout my electric bills...
Comments (8)Hi ER LA, I remember you from when I used to read the Building a House forum and the Renewable Energy forums about 7 years or more ago. I have to tell you what happened when we put in the super two-fan-speed, two-burn-level furnace with computerized controller a few years ago. It was the Carrier/Bryant one, Evolution? DH had switched us to paperless bills and he was getting the bills in his email. I kept asking him to compare and see what the difference in the gas bill was, compared to previous winters, but he kept forgetting. Finally, I got him to look, and there was very little change - if at all, compared to our 1978 era furnace that had come with the house. Finally, after about a year of bugging him to either switch back to paper bills or email me some bills so that I could compare, I got to see the bills. Coincidentally, the same month that our 1978 furnace had tried to kill us with carbon monoxide and was replaced, our tenant had left our previous house and the bill reverted back to us. Our new "tenants" (they were not required to pay us rent, they were friends we were helping out) were getting free heat because their gas bill had been added on to ours. So our new high-efficiency furnace was giving us a twofer. Our bill was so low we could heat our home and our old home for less than the cost of our home alone had cost before. That was a pleasant surprise! Both homes have excellent insulation. We are slowly replacing windows as we do each room here....See MoreWill My Electrical Bill Be Crazy?
Comments (10)If you don't run anything your bill will not change at all. What amperage did you base your VD calculations on? 4/0al will allow you to run 60 amps continuous. 600' of 4/0 URD is a LOT of wire$$$. And on top of that you need a ground so you can add another 2/0AL ground to that cost. What exactly is the anticipated load? Why do you need less than 2%? IMO 3%-5% is more than adequate for anything you might run in a shed. If you take into account voltage drop as you plan to, the distance will not change anything....other than material cost. You say the distance is from the meter. Do you have a breaker panel or disconnect at the meter with spare breaker space?...See MoreI pay the community electric bill in a 3-flat complex
Comments (3)Depending on what kind of heat is used to run the dryer (gas, propane or electricity)... Nevermind. I would not pay communal electricity charges and unless it's in your lease, I don't believe your landlord can make you. (This also depends on where you live) You might want to look at your local or state laws regarding these issues. I'm in Canada so ours is the Landlord and Tenant Board. I'm curious as to how you know that you pay for the communal things? Can you see them wired into your panel? Every place is different so the increase in your bill could be for a number of reasons. An older fridge even. I'm going to be "that" person and tell you to consider yourself lucky. Right now, my fellow citizens have to decide between putting food on their table or paying their electricity bill. Mine is $150/mth ($220 in summer with the AC) for a 1400sq ft home which is considered cheap. I have friends who live in apartments and are receiving $300 bills. Some people in homes anywhere from $300-600. We can even go so far as to shut our panels/breakers off and yet are still charged delivery charges. To say Ontario is going through a Hydro crisis is an understatement....See MoreMiss EFF
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