outside their houses I mean what about their electrical bills, aren’t they going to rise if you have that many Christmas lights on?
It would be very miserable if everyone stopped putting up Christmas lights because of the electricity prices! "Tis the season to be jolly"… and all that =)
You get charged by the kilowatt so it doesn’t matter when you use it.
. Cool your home at 78° or warmer with the thermostat fan switch on "auto." For additional savings, raise your thermostat to 82° or warmer when you’re away from home. 6. Avoid pre-rinsing dishes before putting in dishwasher. It can save up to $70 a year.
2. Heat your home at 68° or cooler with the thermostat fan switch on "auto." To save even more, lower your thermostat to 65° or cooler at bedtime or when you’re away from home. 7. Limit the time you run your pool pump:
Summer – run it no more than six hours a day
Winter – no more than four hours a day
3. Install a programmable thermostat to adjust the temperature automatically and maximize your energy savings. It also helps to maintain a comfortable temperature when you wake up or return home. 8. Adjust the water level on your washing machine to match the load size, especially when using hot water. Always use a cold rinse.
4. Clean or replace your air conditioner’s filter every month to trim your cooling costs and help your unit run more efficiently. 9. Clean the lint filter in your dryer before every load to dry your clothes faster and save money.
5. Turn off your ceiling fan when you leave the room. A fan that runs constantly can cost up to $7 a month depending on size and age. 10. Use the auto sensor function on your dryer, if you have one, to conserve energy by
It depends on where you live because:
1) Electricity rates vary dramatically across the continental US. Costs per kWH may be as low as 2 cents (Central Washington State) or has high as14 cents (New York City).
2) If your climate is moderate, an electric heat pump may be the lowest cost option as the primary source for heating and cooling.
Your local utility company or heating and air conditioning specialist should have information that will help you decide what is the best option to heat and cool your house.
-jtd
We live in TX and are gone all day but it is running in the 105 range down here?
I lived full time in a 30 ft fifth wheel w/slide outs for over two years in Northwest Washington state, just south of the Canadian border.
I don’t know how rates compare, and obviously the need there was for heat rather than A/C, however, it should be able to give you a ball park idea of costs.
During the winter, when heating was neccessary almost 24/7, and we used electric space heaters, our electricity costs ran around $50 a month. At least one of us was home most all the time, and there were two TV’s, video game consoles, and a computer running usually, plus refrigerator, and electric cooking appliances, and two electric blankets at night.
During the summer, spring and fall, electricity was closer to $15-25, which included a few days of A/C, but not many.
Hope this gives a bit of an idea.
Enjoy!
We live in TX and are gone all day but it is running in the 105 range down here?
I lived full time in a 30 ft fifth wheel w/slide outs for over two years in Northwest Washington state, just south of the Canadian border.
I don’t know how rates compare, and obviously the need there was for heat rather than A/C, however, it should be able to give you a ball park idea of costs.
During the winter, when heating was neccessary almost 24/7, and we used electric space heaters, our electricity costs ran around $50 a month. At least one of us was home most all the time, and there were two TV’s, video game consoles, and a computer running usually, plus refrigerator, and electric cooking appliances, and two electric blankets at night.
During the summer, spring and fall, electricity was closer to $15-25, which included a few days of A/C, but not many.
Hope this gives a bit of an idea.
Enjoy!
Turning the electricity on for 15 minutes or running the oil for an hour?
going by my old ’selectos burner’if i run it for one hour it will heat 30 gallon of water and heat four rads for 1/4 of a gallon of oil,cost about 50 pence,….if you run a electric shower for 15 minutes burning say 8 k.w at 12 pence = cost is 24 pence approx,but no more hot water.
Turning the electricity on for 15 minutes or running the oil for an hour?
going by my old ’selectos burner’if i run it for one hour it will heat 30 gallon of water and heat four rads for 1/4 of a gallon of oil,cost about 50 pence,….if you run a electric shower for 15 minutes burning say 8 k.w at 12 pence = cost is 24 pence approx,but no more hot water.
We have a townhouse, (2 floors of living space and a basement) in NYC and use only window a/c. Would a dehumidifier help? I know that reducing the humidity will help the air feel cooler, but will the cost of running the unit outweigh the benefits?
very good question..the thing i would think would help you in deciding this is that if you use the dehumidifier… the air conditioner will not have to run near as much to cool your home because the dehumidifier lowered the humidity and made it easier for your ac to cool your townhouse….so there might not be much difference in your utility billl because each unit helps the other to work better…also make sure it has a humidastat on it…what this does is sense the amount of moisture in the air and you can adjust it to run more or to run less
Because our electricity is by the unit I only put the immersion on in the evening for showers, Will it be cheeper per day if I leave it on all day? My firends say it takes more energy to heat from cold that top up as required when its on all day?
It will be cheaper to heat up what you need, when you need it, if it is left on 24 hours you have the convenience of having hot water on demand, but energy is wasted simply because of heat losses which you will get to varying degrees depending on levels of insulation.
Think of it like a kettle, if you are out all day, and only have a cup of coffee when you come home at night, which is going to be cheaper?
A) boiling a cupful of water when you come in.
or
B) trying to keep the kettle boiling all day so it is ready for your cuppa when you need it.
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