Anyone turn on their AC yet? (Phoenix, Tucson: appliances, home, buy)
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Damn that must be nice...$53.00? $80.00? This is what our electric bills have looked like over the last few months counting backwards starting with April...$157, $188, $154, $160, $165, $188. Our heating is hooked up to gas so that has it's own separate bill.
Well, that would include the maintenance of the beautiful yard, wouldn't it...
Damn that must be nice...$53.00? $80.00? This is what our electric bills have looked like over the last few months counting backwards starting with April...$157, $188, $154, $160, $165, $188. Our heating is hooked up to gas so that has it's own separate bill.
I'm an definitely living in the wrong state...I hate the heat and have a very low tolerance for it. I can sense as soon as it hits 78 in the house and I'm miserable, especially working from home and being here all day and night.
but my place is only 1100 sq feet and I have not run the ac or heat since November. It should be like $40 or something. I have friend who has a 2200 sq foot house and she has run the heat all winter and her bills are $45 a month.
What is causing your bill to be so high? Your pool?
Anyone turn on your AC yet? I know its not summer time yet and the temps are still low compared to summer. My house has got up as high at 82 degrees upstairs according to the thermostat but i have not turned on my AC yet. Its been very comfortable with a ceiling fan so far.
Im wondering how hot it will get before i decide to turn on my money burner.
Looks like next week the temps will start to hit the 90's, im sure i wont be able to take it anymore once it gets that hot.
Heck no! LOL Not until the temps get well into the 90's. I have reflective coating on my roof. It's a chilly 65 degrees in the house right now at high noon........brrrrrrrrr.......but then again I live in the Tucson area and don't need AC, evaps do the job well enough for a lot less $$$.
What is causing your bill to be so high? Your pool?
That's a good question actually.
I'm guessing the AC for one (it just kicked on again as I'm typing this, heh) and then the computers which are on 24/7 (two of them) plus a third computer that is on occasionally. The pool has to be a big factor too, although it's set to run at night but maybe I need to reduce the hours the pump is on? Aside from that, I don't know...washer/dryer is only used a couple times a week, same with dishwasher.
We're on SRP's time of use and managed pay plans. We've built up a nice credit (about $750). Hopefully the monthly payment will go down a little after the next account review. Of course SRP is raising rates an average of 3.9% on May 1st, so we will see... In a 1700+ sq ft house with a pool and a spa our actual charges last month were $70. The averaged payment stands at $153/mo now, exactly the same as it was in 2001.
I'm on APS so I'm not familiar with the credit aspect of SRP you are speaking of, can you tell us more about it?
I've been here for about 1yr. In the summer my bill was around 240 for 1600 sq ft w/ pool. I started working late in the summer and got a programmable thermostat late in the summer as well so hopefully my bill will be a little less this year.
I think I'm going to sign up for budget billing. From my calculations the bill will be about 120/month.
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That's a good question actually.
I'm guessing the AC for one (it just kicked on again as I'm typing this, heh) and then the computers which are on 24/7 (two of them) plus a third computer that is on occasionally. The pool has to be a big factor too, although it's set to run at night but maybe I need to reduce the hours the pump is on? Aside from that, I don't know...washer/dryer is only used a couple times a week, same with dishwasher.
We have the old type thermostat with no programming. During these early spring months, we turn it off completely. I'll run the fan only occasionally to filter the air, but opening the windows and arcadia doors on the back of the house does a pretty good job of air exchange if there's a little breeze. For your pool, try cutting back the hours the pump runs. In the winter mine was only on for two hours a day. Not much grows in 35-40 degree water. During the summer I'm in the pool almost every day and I still only run the filter 4-5 hours a day. I honestly don't see any difference from when I used to run it eight hours a day like the experts suggest. Since my in floor cleaning system died a couple years ago, I vacuum it when it needs it (just like the old days). You could at least experiment with fewer hours and judge for yourself. You won't do any irreversible damage by trying it.
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Originally Posted by jlhct
I'm on APS so I'm not familiar with the credit aspect of SRP you are speaking of, can you tell us more about it?
I've been here for about 1yr. In the summer my bill was around 240 for 1600 sq ft w/ pool. I started working late in the summer and got a programmable thermostat late in the summer as well so hopefully my bill will be a little less this year.
I think I'm going to sign up for budget billing. From my calculations the bill will be about 120/month.
All it is is averaged billing. When you sign up they use either your own history (total electric use for a year divided by 12) as a starting point or go by averages for homes like your own. During the winter when we use less electricity, we build "credit". Our payment is $153/mo. This past month, we used $70 worth of electricity, so we added $83 to the books. Over the winter it's added up to $750. If in July we use $200 worth of electricity, they'll take take $47 of the $750 and add it to our $153 payment. Our account is adjusted once per year in the fall. It doesn't save you any $$$ on your overall electric bill, it just makes budgeting easier when you don't have to guess what your bill will be.
Not yet ... we never turned the heater on either during winter. It's great!! Our bill has been average around $75/mo since the end of summer and it started cooling down. There has been a couple of times though when I wanted to turn it on but I've been stubborn. We'll see how long it lasts ... but I doubt it'll be for much longer!
We have the old type thermostat with no programming. During these early spring months, we turn it off completely. I'll run the fan only occasionally to filter the air, but opening the windows and arcadia doors on the back of the house does a pretty good job of air exchange if there's a little breeze. For your pool, try cutting back the hours the pump runs. In the winter mine was only on for two hours a day. Not much grows in 35-40 degree water. During the summer I'm in the pool almost every day and I still only run the filter 4-5 hours a day. I honestly don't see any difference from when I used to run it eight hours a day like the experts suggest. Since my in floor cleaning system died a couple years ago, I vacuum it when it needs it (just like the old days). You could at least experiment with fewer hours and judge for yourself. You won't do any irreversible damage by trying it.
All it is is averaged billing. When you sign up they use either your own history (total electric use for a year divided by 12) as a starting point or go by averages for homes like your own. During the winter when we use less electricity, we build "credit". Our payment is $153/mo. This past month, we used $70 worth of electricity, so we added $83 to the books. Over the winter it's added up to $750. If in July we use $200 worth of electricity, they'll take take $47 of the $750 and add it to our $153 payment. Our account is adjusted once per year in the fall. It doesn't save you any $$$ on your overall electric bill, it just makes budgeting easier when you don't have to guess what your bill will be.
Oh ok so its the same kind of plan I'm thinking about doing.
I kinda like knowing what the bill will be instead of the summer suprises
I'm on APS so I'm not familiar with the credit aspect of SRP you are speaking of, can you tell us more about it? I've been here for about 1yr. In the summer my bill was around 240 for 1600 sq ft w/ pool. I started working late in the summer and got a programmable thermostat late in the summer as well so hopefully my bill will be a little less this year. I think I'm going to sign up for budget billing. From my calculations the bill will be about 120/month.
Wow! I'm getting royally screwed. I pay $134 a month for my equalizer (that is based on all of last year- meaning I am paying for the average usage of the prior residents. So I have not been able to build any credit since my winter bills have been so high. I still have a balance due. My APS total monthly usage in my one bedroom apt last summer was almost $200. That apt was poorly insulated. Then since August 2007 my 2 br 2 bath- about 1100 sq ft is already $80 in the off season with no AC or heat. I'm in trouble this summer. I can't wait to buy a house!!!!!
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