I just a electtic bill of $217 bucks so I called about it the lady said it was in part because of price change but mostly do useage we where avg 900 units and this bill we used almost 1800 units.What could cause such a jump? She said that is was not likly a TV or light bubles but a major electric appliance. We have a gas heater, gas water heater and stove. We have not added any new appliances. We have not done any different that I can think of. Any ideas on where to look for what could cause such a jump? This is not something I want to see again on my bill.
2007-02-05 13:16:24 · 5 answers · asked by lady_jane_az 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
what is a heat pump?
2007-02-05 13:41:29 · update #1
ask them if it is an actual reading by a tech.
2007-02-05 13:31:05 · answer #1 · answered by blue_eagle74 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they eat a great number of means. a familiar 100W mild bulb consumes 0.83A of electrical energy at 120 Volts AC. The heating factors in a range or a dryer ought to get a lot hotter than that mild bulb with the intention to practice dinner your nutrition and dry your outfits. Why 240V? because means = Volts * cutting-edge, so that you ought to desire two times as many Amps of cutting-edge in case you've been using 120V. (that is also why overhead means lines are stepped as a lot as countless thousand volts.) you could also be conscious that those heavy-duty living house equipment have particular 3 or 4 prong plugs that are a countless structure from the different ones you're used to. it truly is because they use 3-section cutting-edge. (many of the flaws at your residence use 2 of the three stages.)
2016-11-02 10:34:17 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask for an itemized bill for the last 4 months, it could be they haven't been reading the meter, just averaging it.
2007-02-05 13:21:04 · answer #3 · answered by T C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are heating your house with a heat pump then your compressor is not working and you are running on resistance heat.
Trust me - if you have a heat pump get a service man out.
2007-02-05 13:30:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take the meter reading, and give it to them...some times the fools where i live "estimate" your meter reading...i complained, and now they come out to read it every month
2007-02-05 13:55:10 · answer #5 · answered by gary d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋