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RebelOne

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7. Unbelievable. I live in a 2-bedroom mobile home,

Reply to Sometimeswedrown (Original post)

Sun Jul 28, 2013, 01:40 PM

Jul 2013

and my electric bill is never more than $140 in the winter when I run electric heaters, And in the summer when I run 2 window A/Cs, it never hits $100. And my A/C is usually set at 65 to 70 degrees.

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Help me lower my electric bill ARGHHH [View all] Sometimeswedrown Jul 2013 OP

Good luck... Wounded Bear Jul 2013 #1

Are you talking winter heat bills or summer cooling bills? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 #2

Well been asking around Sometimeswedrown Jul 2013 #3

Depends on what sort of TV you buy, but it's not a big difference NewJeffCT Jul 2013 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2013 #5

Not mine. Fortunately, my house is surrounded by tall trees, RebelOne Jul 2013 #8

Standby Power ? jakeXT Jul 2013 #6

Unbelievable. I live in a 2-bedroom mobile home, RebelOne Jul 2013 #7

Electric water heater? Do you leave things plugged in all the time? politicat Jul 2013 #9

Does the bill come to you in your name? dixiegrrrrl Jul 2013 #10

Have you tried Bubble Wrap? Grey Jul 2013 #11

Wow! pipi_k Jul 2013 #12

Television definitely intaglio Jul 2013 #13

i wonder if the power could be leaking into ground somewhere there leftyohiolib Jul 2013 #14

I dropped my bill by about $20 a month just by getting everyone to turn off the lights when hedgehog Jul 2013 #15

It's my nighmare. kiva Jul 2013 #16

The trailer we used to live in had aluminum wiring. A Simple Game Jul 2013 #17

After the central air... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2013 #18

Does your electric company offer an energy survey? mcar Jul 2013 #19

Good suggestion about shutting off breakers one by one to try to isolate drain. WCLinolVir Jul 2013 #20

I rarely keep my hot water heater turned on. ConcernedCanuk Jul 2013 #21

I had something like this going on once Digit Jul 2013 #22

Thanks all Sometimeswedrown Jul 2013 #23

Have you tried turning up the themostat and avebury Jul 2013 #24

OMG READ THIS!!! Sometimeswedrown Jul 2013 #25

I had not thought about using that much ice. avebury Jul 2013 #28

The advatage of ice is it has a latent heat of 144 BTU's per pound Turbineguy Jul 2013 #33

Many, many years ago, when I lived in Miami, RebelOne Jul 2013 #34

Electric Turbineguy Jul 2013 #26

Incandescent bulbs are surprisingly huge consumers REP Jul 2013 #27

Electric - additional ideas avebury Jul 2013 #29

A few ideas here: DebJ Jul 2013 #30

Replacing the TV will help some. haele Jul 2013 #31

Not an electrical engineer here, but trying to be practical while comfortable- No Vested Interest Jul 2013 #32