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Old 01-08-2015, 09:22 PM   #7 (permalink)
Cobb
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Not bad, we have 1000 sq ft, 2 people bill is 100 a month in summer, 150 in winter, about 500-800 kw. We have a heat pump. When Im not here the other person uses a space heater in their room.

My empty condo with cf 7 lamps on 24/7 uses 100 kw a month or 20 bucks worth of power.

Maybe you can get a window heat pump or get a window ac unit and turn it around backwards? Fuel vs electric for heat is suppose to be more efficient. What if you directed a fan at the radiators to make force heating?

Otherwise more insulation and shaving off usage here and there. Maybe get a killawatt meter and test stuff to see where the power is going. My shock was the plain tv box uses 400 watts even when off, the electric dryer sucks 7500 watts with door open but meter still running. Lastly was the water heater.
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