$500!!!! That is outrageous. Highest electric bill i've ever had was still less than $100. You live in a 20 room mansion?
On 8/17/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So, last months bill was $497.00. It's a bit high for my comfort > level :) I had already started my saving efforts (replacing > incandescents with fluorescents, thermostat on 78 to 80, lights off > when out of the room, teaching my daughters to close the damn door!) > I decided there had to be more that could be done. My electric meter > is digital so it makes it really easy to track, but of course that > only tells you the usage for the entire house. Next thing was to hit > google to figure out how to calculate kw/h usage of appliances. > Simple formula: > > (Volts * Amps)/1000 = kw/h per 1 hour. > > First target, my pool pump....it seems a little shifty to me and > worthy of my suspicion. > > (220v * 8A)/1000 = 1.76 kw/h * (8 hrs a day) * (30days) * ($0.135 > p/kw/h) = $57.02 that sneaky little bastard has been adding to my > electric bill a month. > > I'm almost afraid to see how much my pc with it's multiple is drawing :( > > > -- > Hieroglyphics? let me be specific I wanna be down in your south seas > But I got this notion that the motion of your ocean means small craft > advisory > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:213402 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
