Submitted by peon2 t3_10p5xyg in pittsburgh
Showerbeerz413 t1_j6ik5yp wrote
Reply to comment by peon2 in Is everyone's utilities pricing insane or am I getting screwed? by peon2
so then it doesn't sound like an issue of you getting screwed per rate, it sounds like something in your house is using ALOT of power. Might be worth going over everything im the house and seeing where that massive power draw is coming from
Yomama-22 t1_j6itofk wrote
A dehumidifier will wreck your electric bill if it runs a lot. More than one refrigerator will too.
dcraider t1_j6jj3rl wrote
Yes this. We have a DH in the basement and runs almost non-stop 6-months out of the year, and of course a freezer in the basement, which are notorious at gobbling up electric as well.
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dcraider t1_j6jk2mv wrote
It's only 9 cu. ft. and energy start rated. It claims $24 annual running cost a year but who knows.
Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j6jorjv wrote
that's a small one and isn't terrible. People have the very large ones -- that are the size of a standard fridge but are all freezer. They're usually butt old and in grandma's basement for the past 50 years and just chew up electricity.
burritoace t1_j6md9di wrote
Chest freezers are pretty efficient actually
Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j6mhioh wrote
whoops, thanks for correcting me. I must be thinking of those fridge size stand up freezers.
burritoace t1_j6ml3c0 wrote
Yea those ones are quite a bit worse
peon2 OP t1_j6ilqnw wrote
Is there a way to check how much power a single appliance is drawing?
Ryan_JK t1_j6iofkw wrote
You can buy a killawatt meter if it is an appliance that plugs into a normal outlet. If it’s something you need to monitor at the panel then you would need something more complex. I was looking at this system the other day but have no experience with it, not sure how effective it is.
jnc2000 t1_j6km3pn wrote
I'm been a happy Sense user for almost 3 years. Is it perfect, no, but it has helped me chase down phantom draw issues, and I've been able to keep my usage in line with what I expect. Our house currently has a tankless electric hot water, electric vehicle, and five people in the house.
Showerbeerz413 t1_j6immb8 wrote
by itself, I don't think so, but there are outlet usage monitors that can measure how much power a device pulls from the plug.
merkinmavin t1_j6j48py wrote
There's a device called a Kill A Watt and every homeowner should have one. Simple yet effective way to confirm how much juice something is using. And it can be used to avoid overloading a circuit.
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