Electric bill shenanigans update

[///My5UV]

Didn't I tell you to go circuit-by-circuit and find where the power went? :-)

We run our pump in the morning before we get up and in the evening at dinnertime. On a timer. There are also demand-based timers, where you put a little doorbell button near the shower that runs the pump for a few minutes, but you need to run the wiring.

No natural gas in FL? Gas heaters are generally way cheaper to run.

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[MarkG]

But I really didn't expect that thing could use so much power, so I didn't even look at it.

There is natural gas but it's a separate bill (FPL only does electric). The gas is only for the range, outdoor grill, and pool heater...everything else is electric.



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[MarkG]

My power bill has actually averaged $620/month over the last yr...that's $7500/yr for just electric (gas is separate). I went to AskCharlieSheen.com and he said I should turn off my recirculating pump and use the money on drugs and hookers.



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[///My5UV]

Got natural gas plumbed to your water heater location? Dunno about FL, but here in Texas it's cheaper to use gas for heat than electricity. Of course just using a timer on that pump would probably do the trick.

[MarkG]

Yeah I just unplugged the pump and my usage plummeted. I went from around 110-130 kwhr/d (and a peak of 200+ last Sept) to a low of 30 and an average of around 40.