Looking at my bill in the summer when the only natural gas use is the dryer, hot water, and oven (oh and the BBQ), I use 10 therms in a month for $9. There's another $9 in meter fees and taxes so the actual bill is $18.
With at least 1 shower per day, the hot water is going to be the bulk of the use. No idea what it would be, but my guess is the dryer is using about $2 of gas per month.
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Originally Posted by hayden55
these refrigerators are bulletproof. I its already almost 20 years old still fully functional. I don't want to risk making it unreliable lol
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Put an energy meter on it and do the math.
My dad gave me an old deep freezer, and I monitored the energy use. It uses 3x more electricity than a cheap $120 new one. Doing the math, I will recoup the cost of the new freezer in 3 years just in electricity. Will it last 30 years? I don't care, because if it lasts more than 3 then I've saved money.
I confirmed the savings too by monitoring energy use in the new unit.
My newish LG fridge with french doors is consuming 738 kWh in a year for a total cost of $92, or $7.66 / month.
As an aside, I sold that old freezer for $20 to someone that came and picked it up. Little do they know it would be cheaper to just buy a brand new unit.