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Old 02-23-2013, 07:31 AM
 
Location: Hyrule
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Every year I think something went wrong with my gas bill until I realize it's winter stupid.
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Old 02-23-2013, 08:17 AM
 
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My electric and gas are running about the same at this time. I figured it was common. This is actually the first time in my life I'm paying a gas bill. Prior it was all electric. I'm paying around $70ish for each. I think I'm glad I don't have a pool! I know we at times want one, but we work a lot so I don't see how we'd get our money's worth for it, honestly.
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Old 02-23-2013, 02:06 PM
 
Location: Queen Creek, AZ
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The hell? We're paying about $75/month for our 800-sqft apartment, and we definitely aren't heating a pool.
How old is the apartment? If it was built in the early 1990s or earlier, it could have one of those old-fashioned standing pilot furnaces, which have typically have an AFUE of 60-65%. Today, the minimum federal standard is 78% AFUE, with most basic units having an AFUE of 80%. Such modern units typically have electronic ignition rather than a standing pilot.
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Old 02-23-2013, 03:00 PM
 
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I think we've used our heat maybe four days total since we moved here in November, so I don't think it's a furnace efficiency issue. My post was about our electric, not our gas -- the post I replied to mentioned their electric bill, so I didn't specify. My bad.
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Old 02-23-2013, 03:30 PM
 
Location: Out there somewhere...a traveling man.
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We've had more than normal cold nights this season and there were more below freezing nights so the furnaces worked harder and longer therefore the cost increase.
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Old 02-23-2013, 10:22 PM
 
Location: Hard aground in the Sonoran Desert
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My february gas bill was $476 versus $75 electrical...using the gas to heat the pool all year... what is the point of having a $40,000 pool to stare at?
The point is I save $400/month in gas bills by staring at mine all winter.
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Old 02-23-2013, 10:28 PM
 
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The point is I save $400/month in gas bills by staring at mine all winter.

The $400. + bill was for one month. The gas bill for the pool heating season may be closer to 2K. If ya got it enjoy it....just don't flaunt it.
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