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nick_nuz t1_j6l4pv5 wrote

Few observations:

  1. Your temp is on fairly high. With that said, heat to what you are personally comfortable at, but just know that its pretty high. I feel like most eco temps would be around 64-66 during day and then 66 at night that creeps up to 68 during waking hours and then dips back down to 64-66 during day for energy saving.
  2. Youre losing heat through weak points. I’m not so sure if its an insulation issue, and depending on where your unit is situated within the building, I doubt its a wall/ceiling leakage issue, rather, you have large windows and you’re likely experiencing heat escape. Still, if it was bad, you’d probably be seeing condensation on your windows and since you didnt mention that, it’s hard to determine if thats the issue or not. You may want to consider insulated curtains (they help with both sound and climate)
  3. You may want to ask for a reading. PSEG gets it wrong occasionally, and if you truly feel this isnt matching usage, call them. My brother in Law in NYC had freakishly high bills and knowing his heating habits, it was clearly wrong. He called, they came out and it was sorted out. His situation was different though, he had his heaters off majority of the time and the usage wasnt making sense. It was easy to isolate.
  4. Reach out to a contractor friend or potentially someone in building management for a thermal gun to find weak points if thats something you can get your hands on.

And the final and most important one: 5. Listen to the advice people are giving you without your snarky condescending attitude. People are trying to help you and your outrageous and childish remarks and uncalled for. You probably are using more energy consumption than you’re aware of. You also may be losing heat through windows which is a very easy fix. Instead of name-calling in your replies (i.e. calling someone a ‘miserable f&&k’ or being sarcastic about water freezing), maybe dig deeper and figure out your estimated/actual energy usage compared to similar tenants. PSEG provides all this….just call them. Also, finding out the wattage of your unit is easy (even if installed by building), ask for brand/model and look it up.

Or dont…its your energy bill after all. What do I know, I only reduced mine (even with energy rate hikes) by over $250/mo by monitoring heating habits and getting thermal insulated curtains.

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Big_Project8852 OP t1_j6l7i4i wrote

Seriously thanks for the input. His comment about high school chemistry pissed me off.

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_j6l91pu wrote

I can ask an 9 year old what temperature is freezing and they know 0C/32F.

You can't possibly be as stupid as your trolling and pretending to be.

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nick_nuz t1_j6lrnm7 wrote

I get it. Another suggestion: try using a more energy efficient personal heater (I use a dyson cool + hot ). You could still figure out the wattage of your in unit heater and compare the savings to a personal heater, but this is an easy way to forecast your monthly usage and cost. I worked out a good blend of using my personal heater and vented heat to maximize comfort and cost.

I would explore this once you speak with PSEG and rule out an incorrect reading.

Bonus: They sell crypto mining heaters now and I’ve heard it covers the usage of the heater (one of my friends just got one which made me think of it, but personally I like my Dyson)

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Big_Project8852 OP t1_j6l6od3 wrote

If someone leaves me a snarky comment and insults my intelligence I’m going to respond to them with the same type of energy. But thanks for your opinion!

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