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Location: South Georgia | vjls - 2015-02-12 11:36 AM i run about 87.00 per month in summer 47 to 60.00 i have propane heat you could not give me a heat pump useless hate them
propane went thru about 150gals @1.99 in 5 weeks but we are having a mild winter my house is 2600 built 1977 but i have new windows except for 2
concrete floors keep it set @68 when i get cold i get in front of electric firplace. i am in a wheelchair so i get cold at night
my rental house #@ 5800 sq it runs them electric 300 to 500 a month the farm run about 200 and it 5800 too but the roof in inslated r40 walls r 30
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 A very grounded girl
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Location: Moving soon..... | 1,800 sq ft - $150 or less per month. Our water heater and central heat is propane. Everything else is electric. |
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Industrial Srength Barrel Racer
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| Three 4 Luck - 2015-02-12 8:28 AM
The worst our house has been this winter was $300 for the period between 12-20 and 1-20. Our average bill ranges from $150 to $200, although it has been as low as $90 when the weather is really nice. 3000 sq ft, heat pump, no furnace or any other auxiliary heat source. We have a combination of spray in foam insulation and the blow in fiber stuff.
What's bad is my barn ran over $100 for the same period. I have 1 small ceramic heater in the horse trailer and 2 heated water tubs, so I don't know why it was so high. Running 6 fans and the fridge last summer was $50 cheaper.
I'm guessing the heated water tubs. My barn bill last month was $130, that's just for 2 tank heaters and lights. - Crazy, dumb expensive! |
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Regular
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| I agree, it's the tank heaters that really raise the electric bills in the winter. My brother-in-law is an electrician, and he said the heaters are like the equivalent of running a hairdryer nonstop. We run 3 tank heaters, the barn, the shop, and the house on electric. House is off-peak though, that helps, radiant floor heat with a brick thermal-storage unit furnace. We're averaging $500/month. In the summer we average around $200.
However, my ~900 sq ft office (built in 2012, should be efficient!) is 100% electric, running over $200/month! That's ridiculous!
Edited by HorseyGirl 2015-02-12 11:42 AM
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 I Don't Brag
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| To the OP. Have someone come and look for a short....we had one in the ground and had to dig up the wire from pole to house. Apparently digging posts for the small porch had nicked it and we were pouring electricity into the ground.
As for tank heaters, I nested one Rubbermaid tank inside a second. Tanks are sitting inside the doors of the barn. And then I put the two tank heaters and one heated water bucket on timers. I check tanks twice daily while doing chores and adjust times when they are on. When temps are in the 20s, they only need to be on about 3 hours twice a day. It's going below zero tonight so they will be on about 6 hours over night. If it's a nice sunny day, I may skip the heat time all together. It has greatly reduced the electric bill in the barn. Also, when I plug in the semi block heater, I will put that on a timer also. It really only needs to run a minimum of 2 to 3 hours before you intend to start the engine, not all night, even in the coldest weather.
I know some say that there are thermostats on the tank heaters, but not on the 3 different types I am using. I started this because one of hubby's horses would not drink enough water out of the heated water bucket. It would get almost warm enough to bathe in. so I put it on a timer and didn't take long for me to try it on the tank heaters I am all about saving money so that I can pay my vet bills! lol. |
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 I hate cooking and cleaning
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Location: Jersey Girl | In the summer when the window A/C units are running our bill is usually about $130. My son moved out a few weeks ago so our bill went from $65 to $49. |
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 The Purple Princess
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Location: Charlestown, IN | CYA Ranch - 2015-02-12 10:36 AM mruggles - 2015-02-12 8:48 AM my electricity bill is any where from 350 to 600 a month...........
m Mine is too but that's for the whole place, automatic heated watertanks and our heat is hot water with an electric boiler. In the seasons when its nice that we aren't running the heat or air it can get to under $300
I'm in this category for the winter months. We had a mild November/December so the bill was around $200.. January & February's have been $350+/ea. It's COLD right now so I dread seeing the next bill.. Last year I think our largest was $615..... We did have a very cold winter last year though... |
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