Quick question about Utilities. . . .

Started by fsu813, June 03, 2009, 02:26:23 PM

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#15
June 05, 2009, 10:46:15 AM
84 during the day when i'm away. 76-78 when i'm inside. works like a charm.

ChriswUfGator

#16
June 05, 2009, 12:40:37 PM
You guys are crazy with your 78 degrees...pffffffffffffffft

I guess I must be warm-blooded or something. Anything over 72 just gets progressively more uncomfortable.

Sigma

#17
June 05, 2009, 01:16:21 PM
I went out of town a few days and turned my hot water heater off  - My bill was about $40 lower than normal.  I don't contribute all of that to the hot water heater as I started to keep more appliances unplugged, etc. 

But for the month of June, I will test this some more by turning the hot water off when I head to work.  I turn it back on just before bedtime as there is still plenty of hot water to use for the evening.  We shall see.

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fsu813

#18
June 05, 2009, 03:05:32 PM Last Edit: June 05, 2009, 03:50:16 PM by fsu813
anything over 72?

you must not venture outside 10 months out of the year.

BridgeTroll

#19
June 06, 2009, 10:41:17 AM
QuoteI went out of town a few days and turned my hot water heater off  - My bill was about $40 lower than normal.  I don't contribute all of that to the hot water heater as I started to keep more appliances unplugged, etc. 

But for the month of June, I will test this some more by turning the hot water off when I head to work.  I turn it back on just before bedtime as there is still plenty of hot water to use for the evening.  We shall see.

Sigma I have been doing this for over six months now and the savings are significant.  Last shower in the morning flips the hot water circuit breaker and the first one home resets the breaker.  Plenty of hot water.  Just dont forget to reset the breaker... you will have a cold morning shower... :D
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ChriswUfGator

#20
June 06, 2009, 10:55:08 AM
Quote from: fsu813 on June 05, 2009, 03:05:32 PM
anything over 72?

you must not venture outside 10 months out of the year.

Nah, I go outside a lot. That's different, because there's wind, noise, air moving around you, etc. It's easier to get comfortable than inside a closed space, where there's no breeze or open air.

To get comfortable enough inside, especially if I'm moving around or drying to dry off from taking a shower, or cooking, etc., there's no way it can be 78 degrees. I honestly don't know how you'd get comfy that way. To each their own.

fatcat

#21
June 07, 2009, 08:06:59 AM
I keep the AC at off position and turn it one for short period by manually set the target temperature to be one degree (or even half a degree) lower than current. Your body will adjust pretty quick. I do not remember the last time my bill get above 300 in the summer. My house is about 2000sqft. 

jrtmom

#22
June 08, 2009, 11:25:33 AM
We have 2350 sq ft and a typical summer (June-September) bill is $275-$300, depending on how much we have to run the irrigation.  We do have a separate meter. 

Electric alone last month ran a little over $200 with two AC units.  We have a 3-year-old SRG home, keep our outside lights on at night, and keep the AC around 78.  Turning off the ceiling fans in rooms we don't use, running only one outside light front and back reduced the bill last year about $60 during the summer. 

In the non-summer months it goes down to around $200 at the low point. 

Hope that helps!

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