"So what is really the purpose? Are you going to start turning things off now that you know how much electricity various things use?
Like hot tub only on Sunday from 4-4:30 Cooking only Mon, Tues, Wed...???"
Like hot tub only on Sunday from 4-4:30 Cooking only Mon, Tues, Wed...???"
and my reply was
"you make a good point, knowing what is happening in your house regarding electricity usage is useless unless you act on it.
In the immediate term, I find myself shutting off my lights in rooms that I'm not in. But the long term, it's really trying to figure out what are my energy hogs such as the fridge (10 years old), A/C (15+ years old) and dehumidifier (7+ years old).
Figure out how much they are really costing me to run and determine the ROI on a new one.
Also, I'm curious to find out what electric gadgets I have running in my house that I think are harmless or not even think about but are actually using more electricity that I would have thought. Become an "electricity detective" sort of speak.
Yesterday, I noticed that my electricity usage was spiking up more often than the day before. So I walked around and checked out the high electricity appliances and low and behold, I left the freezer door slightly ajar which was making the fridge cycle on and off more often. So if you leave things on like the oven and you forgot, you'll know because the display will show high usage."
In the immediate term, I find myself shutting off my lights in rooms that I'm not in. But the long term, it's really trying to figure out what are my energy hogs such as the fridge (10 years old), A/C (15+ years old) and dehumidifier (7+ years old).
Figure out how much they are really costing me to run and determine the ROI on a new one.
Also, I'm curious to find out what electric gadgets I have running in my house that I think are harmless or not even think about but are actually using more electricity that I would have thought. Become an "electricity detective" sort of speak.
Yesterday, I noticed that my electricity usage was spiking up more often than the day before. So I walked around and checked out the high electricity appliances and low and behold, I left the freezer door slightly ajar which was making the fridge cycle on and off more often. So if you leave things on like the oven and you forgot, you'll know because the display will show high usage."
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