I love it when a plan comes together
Aug. 4th, 2009 01:41 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elizillaBack on June 21 I located the culprit behind our high electric bills. The old dehumidifier was consuming 2/3 of the electricity coming into the house. I replaced it.
I just got an electric bill covering the first full month since I replaced the dehumidifier. For the first time since I've been monitoring this, our electric bill is lower than the average similar household. Usually it has been about 50% higher. The bill has dropped by about the amount I predicted after the first few days of measuring the new dehumidifier's power consumption, averaging 8 or 9 kwh lower per day.
I expect the new dehumidifier to pay for itself in under a year.
This power metering gadget is a nice tool!
I just got an electric bill covering the first full month since I replaced the dehumidifier. For the first time since I've been monitoring this, our electric bill is lower than the average similar household. Usually it has been about 50% higher. The bill has dropped by about the amount I predicted after the first few days of measuring the new dehumidifier's power consumption, averaging 8 or 9 kwh lower per day.
I expect the new dehumidifier to pay for itself in under a year.
This power metering gadget is a nice tool!
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Date: 2009-08-04 10:52 pm (UTC)