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re: What's your gas bill during winter months?
Posted on 1/12/18 at 1:50 pm to slackster
Posted on 1/12/18 at 1:50 pm to slackster
I'm in Birmingham, and paid $70.30 on January 2nd. Nov 30th I paid 42.46. This month's bill is going to suck though. Wife was off work for almost 3 weeks, and I was off 10 days at Christmas, and we didn't travel. Right in the middle of a bad cold spell. Gas furnace and water heater. Ours is dirt cheap in the summer, but cranks up in the winter. The power bill is the inverse of that. 50 year old house, 2 stories, and all that.
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Posted on 1/12/18 at 1:58 pm to StringedInstruments
GD...I was pissed mine was $70!
Posted on 1/12/18 at 3:43 pm to 99BLKBRD
I called Spire (Alabama’s new gas company) and asked about the bill. She asked me if we ever smelled natural gas anywhere in the house. I said I do when I turn the oven on.
She said that qualified as an emergency and sent a technician right away. Also said we couldn’t discuss the bill until the leak was checked. Since no one was home, the technician shut off the gas. We’ll have to call back tonight when we get home. Going to be bare butt cold by the time it gets turned back on.
I can tell this is going to be one of those PITA house issues.
Also, I thought it was normal to smell a little bit of natural gas when the oven was lighting?
She said that qualified as an emergency and sent a technician right away. Also said we couldn’t discuss the bill until the leak was checked. Since no one was home, the technician shut off the gas. We’ll have to call back tonight when we get home. Going to be bare butt cold by the time it gets turned back on.
I can tell this is going to be one of those PITA house issues.
Also, I thought it was normal to smell a little bit of natural gas when the oven was lighting?
Posted on 1/12/18 at 4:03 pm to StringedInstruments
$42 last month. It’s usually around $20
Posted on 1/12/18 at 5:27 pm to StringedInstruments
$35. Stove, heater, hot water, and dryer.
Posted on 1/12/18 at 5:49 pm to StringedInstruments
Our propane usage over the last 20 days has been about 220.00.
3600 sq ft
Gas heat & fireplace
3600 sq ft
Gas heat & fireplace
Posted on 1/12/18 at 5:51 pm to StringedInstruments
$224 last month
$231 this month
$231 this month
Posted on 1/12/18 at 7:07 pm to jack6294
During the winter it is around $50. 3600 sq. ft. gas cooking, heating, water heater and gas lanterns. Don't need heat until outside reaches 28 degrees.
I followed instructions of an architect about insulation and it works.
I followed instructions of an architect about insulation and it works.
Posted on 1/12/18 at 7:16 pm to StringedInstruments
quote:
She said that qualified as an emergency and sent a technician right away. Also said we couldn’t discuss the bill until the leak was checked. Since no one was home, the technician shut off the gas. We’ll have to call back tonight when we get home. Going to be bare butt cold by the time it gets turned back on.
I'm pretty sure they're going to charge you out of the arse for sending someone out there. That's not their problem, it's yours. Hopefully that's wrong though.
Check your bill for the actual usage in CCF. Compare it to a neighbor's.
Posted on 1/12/18 at 8:08 pm to ShootingsBricks4Life
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REAL QUESTION:
Not to hijack but if I smell some natural gas outside by the meter...is that normal? It's not strong say if I walked a few feet away but I smell it about a foot or two away from the meter outside.
No that is not normal. could also be a septic problem
Posted on 1/12/18 at 8:19 pm to slackster
Is there a way to convert CCFs to gallons? Atmos says we used 78 CCFs but I don't know how much that is in relation?
Posted on 1/12/18 at 8:25 pm to OSoBad
In relation to what? I've never heard of a gas bill in gallons 
That being said, 1 CCF is 100 cubic feet. 100 cubic feet is 748 gallons. 78 CCF is more than 58000 gallons.
That being said, 1 CCF is 100 cubic feet. 100 cubic feet is 748 gallons. 78 CCF is more than 58000 gallons.
Posted on 1/12/18 at 8:28 pm to slackster
When we had propane it was always measured in gallons when we would order, it would just help relate to how much were using. 58k gallons can't be right...I'll have to look at the bill again
This post was edited on 1/12/18 at 8:30 pm
Posted on 1/12/18 at 8:29 pm to OSoBad
I guess that makes sense.
Like I said, your 78 CCF is 58,348 gallons.
Like I said, your 78 CCF is 58,348 gallons.
Posted on 1/12/18 at 8:36 pm to StringedInstruments
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I can tell this is going to be one of those PITA house issues.
You will probably have to pay a plumber to do a gas line pressure test on the house gas pipes before they will turn it back on. May take a while if all the plumbers are making bank fixing frozen pipes. Pressure test in N. MS cost me $200 on a rental property last month.
Posted on 1/12/18 at 8:37 pm to StringedInstruments
AC is much less than the summer here in palm beach county.
When I lived in NOLA in that cold winter in 2010 we were around 190-200 in Jan/feb. it was about 1900 ft townhouse with horrible insulation. That was the last cold winter I’ve experienced.
When I lived in NOLA in that cold winter in 2010 we were around 190-200 in Jan/feb. it was about 1900 ft townhouse with horrible insulation. That was the last cold winter I’ve experienced.
This post was edited on 1/12/18 at 8:40 pm
Posted on 1/12/18 at 8:46 pm to St Augustine
Gas guy came over when my wife and kid were here. My wife is pregnant, and I think that motivated the guy to do a thorough check (cue the jokes). He stayed for an hour and found no leaks in the furnace, stove/oven, or gas lines. He also tested the lines and efficiency of the blower and vents.
He did say that our crawl space’s insulation is completely deficient. Also that the windows were old and he could feel a draft just by putting his hand near the window sills.
So pay out the arse we will for our heater to be set on 67.
He did say that our crawl space’s insulation is completely deficient. Also that the windows were old and he could feel a draft just by putting his hand near the window sills.
So pay out the arse we will for our heater to be set on 67.
Posted on 1/12/18 at 10:23 pm to StringedInstruments
I smell a little when my furnace is firing up? It’s old as frick so it may be going out. Good luck man.
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