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Just got my electric bill, seems high
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:08 pm
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:08 pm
370 for 2000 Sq ft. with electric heater. We set it at 67 while home and 65 while away. Am I stupid in thinking something is screwed up? Before it got cold my bill was no higher than 180. I'm going to call my heating an air guy, but if he says everything is good what is my next step? Already called entergy last month because of an unusually high bill and they said the meter was fine. House is about 6 yrs old
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Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:08 pm to jojothetireguy
67 and 65 is pretty damn low.
Mine was 84$ for our 2250 sq house.
Mine was 84$ for our 2250 sq house.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:09 pm to jojothetireguy
sounds like you got a major problem
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:09 pm to jojothetireguy
Need to turn it off while away.
ETA: "you leakin"
ETA: "you leakin"
This post was edited on 1/21/14 at 7:10 pm
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:09 pm to jojothetireguy
My bill was up $130 over last month.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:09 pm to jojothetireguy
Did you have a lot of Christmas lights up?
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:10 pm to jojothetireguy
thanks Obama !
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:10 pm to DeathValley85
That's high. Something is wrong
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:10 pm to jojothetireguy
Electric heat and coldest dec/jan on record....seems right
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:12 pm to Tigerstudent08
A few Christmas lights but nothing major. I didn't stand out or anything.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:12 pm to 4WHLN
shite mine was 260 for a 2000 sq. ft. House and i thought that was high. Just moved into this house tho. Pervious house was 1300 sqft and demco so it was CHEAP. Now I have entergy and they high
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:15 pm to gsvar2004
Go check out the spray foam insulation thread on the Outdoor Board.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:16 pm to jojothetireguy
that is pretty damn high for a house of that age...
are you sure you don't have some hot water faucets dripping or something like that?...
also, be sure to wrap your water heater and the water lines leading to/from it with insulation....
you may want to put in some insulated curtains, as it will likely be higher during the summer...
are you sure you don't have some hot water faucets dripping or something like that?...
also, be sure to wrap your water heater and the water lines leading to/from it with insulation....
you may want to put in some insulated curtains, as it will likely be higher during the summer...
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:25 pm to jojothetireguy
Mine was $12 last month.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:25 pm to Spankum
And that's the thing, we moved in this house in March and the bill while running the ac was never higher than 180.i know running an electric heater cost more to do, but damn something doesn't seem right
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:27 pm to Spankum
Change windows to energy ones, change light bulbs to low energy, wrap water heater pipes, insulated curtains, extra attic insulation (big one), and hang dry more clothes it's better go em anyway.
You'll lose money buying all this for a few years, but earn it back in fricking spades eventually.
Helps year round both AC and Heat
You'll lose money buying all this for a few years, but earn it back in fricking spades eventually.
Helps year round both AC and Heat
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:28 pm to jojothetireguy
that definetly does sound high, particularly if it is higher than all of the summer bills...
do you have a direct heater or heat pump?...also, get in the attic and have a look around to be sure some duct work hasn't come loose up there...
do you have a direct heater or heat pump?...also, get in the attic and have a look around to be sure some duct work hasn't come loose up there...
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:28 pm to TheCaterpillar
180 is pretty high for AC as well. Do the shite I said and it will dramatically change your bill.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:36 pm to jojothetireguy
Do you have Demco? Our billing cycles are weird. Some months we have 36 days in the billing cycle and it seems high if we have abnormal weather conditions.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 7:37 pm to TheCaterpillar
quote:
Change windows to energy ones, change light bulbs to low energy, wrap water heater pipes, insulated curtains, extra attic insulation (big one), and hang dry more clothes it's better go em anyway.
damn good suggestions....
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