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02-05-2008, 09:04 PM
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I'm a GROUCH! So deal with it!
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Dominion East Ohio Gas
Has anyone gotten their bill for the month yet... You may not want to open it... I have a 1400sf house, new windows, new 93% efficiency furnace, good roof.. and i keep the temperature at 68 degrees....
i am not on a budget plan (same every month, etc)
my bill was $501.
wtf?
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02-05-2008, 09:40 PM
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Loving the rustbelt :)
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A few years ago i had a bill that high, but my house was 2700sq/ft and was 100 years old, all origional windows and only insulated in the attic floor. Most winter months my bill was $350 or so. I also kept my thermostat on 64 and stocked up on blankets........besides that my aunt bought me an electric blanket that i used to cover up with on the couch.......it was warm and toasty!! I feel bad for the suckers who bought my house last year!
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02-06-2008, 05:43 AM
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Captain Obvious
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Holy New Jersey Batman! That sounds like my monthly heating bill for oil in NJ! Check days in cycle or possibly they used a very low guess for your usage last month vs a real meter read.
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02-06-2008, 06:58 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ottomobeale
Holy New Jersey Batman! That sounds like my monthly heating bill for oil in NJ! Check days in cycle or possibly they used a very low guess for your usage last month vs a real meter read.
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I think otto might be correct.
My advice for everyone would be to replace your current thermostat with a programable type thermostat. Mine allows for different settings on Mon-Fri and Sat-Sun. So, during the week, it's set to 70 from 6am-7am. Then it drops to 60 while I'm at work. Then, before I get home at 5:30, it jumps back up to 70 until 9pm. I may not go to bed at 9, but it doesn't drop back to 60 instantly. So, during the week, it's at 70 for the 5 hours that I'm home and awake, and at 60 for the 19 hours when I'm not home, or sleeping.
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02-06-2008, 04:31 PM
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I'm a GROUCH! So deal with it!
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Join Date: Dec 2007
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i already have the programmable thermostat
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02-08-2008, 11:45 AM
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Our current apartment is only around 900 sq. feet, has new windows but is not insulated. We keep it at 60 all the time except from 4:30pm - 9:00pm when we keep it at 68. Our monthly bill in the winter is around $300. I don't really enjoy paying $300 a month to freeze in my own home!
Anyway, we're considering buying sometime this year and I noticed that most homes around cleveland were built in the 50's and 60's. Are most of these homes decently insulated or am I just asking for an even bigger bill while still freezing?
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02-08-2008, 03:55 PM
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I'm a GROUCH! So deal with it!
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Here and there, you decide.
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i cant keep it at 60 degrees because my wife runs a daycare out of the house.. any other suggestions
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02-09-2008, 10:53 PM
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ASE Master Certified Automobile/Heavy Truck Tech
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak Park, unfortunatley
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I have a 1700 sq ft house, and it was built in 1920. My last gas bill was about $220, so I guess i'm not doing too bad
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02-10-2008, 01:38 PM
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I'm a GROUCH! So deal with it!
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Here and there, you decide.
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i think what happened is that i have been getting "estimated" bills for awhile and now they finally read the meter.. will be interesting to see next month.
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02-12-2008, 10:51 AM
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I live in a small house, 1100sqf, and my bill this month is $203. I have no insulation in walls, old windows, etc. - I have a programmable thermo. Overall, I don't have huge gas bills, but I know people that are really having problems keeping their big houses heated.
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