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  1. PV2U
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    Hey Edge! Thanks for checking in - I got it installed and it's working great so far. I'm establishing some use patterns and have noticed some...
    Post by: PV2U, Mar 10, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  2. PV2U
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    Okay, I checked that the other day. It was a warmish day, and I couldn't get the water to read below 70F! I can't hardly believe that, so I'm...
    Post by: PV2U, Mar 2, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  3. PV2U
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    Hmmm... I'm going to measure the temp of my outdoor spigot and see what the inlet temp of the water to my water heater is.
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 21, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  4. PV2U
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    Nope, no pool and the house is cooled with the heat pump as well. I usually keep it around 74/75. And yeah, that excess shoulder season usage...
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 21, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  5. PV2U
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    Just for kicks, added in the cooling days. Looks like things are tracking pretty well, peaks-and-valleys wise.
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 21, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  6. PV2U
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    Great Guns! I didn't know the Taj Mahal was wired for electric! HA! 3x the house and 1/2 the power bill!?!?! Dang, I'm getting a complex! :O)...
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 21, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  7. PV2U
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    Wait a minute! You mean these gasifier whatchamacallits don't have a built-in coffee maker? Of all the places to skimp on material! HA! :O)...
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 21, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  8. PV2U
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    Agreed, but strangely enough, I do feel the "disconnect" exercise was useful, even though it didn't really show me anything more conclusive than...
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 21, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  9. PV2U
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    Thanks for the link, NYEDGE - not that I've an idea in the world what I'm looking at, but it looks about like I would expect it to? No heating...
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 20, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  10. PV2U
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    Good ideas, J.T., and congrats on the low bill! I usually double up the little ones in the shower, but those little buzzards DO like to dawdle in...
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 20, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  11. PV2U
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    Okay, yeah, as I said to DBoone, I miscalced and it was actually 32 kHw, so that makes it a little more understandable I guess. I think someone...
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 20, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  12. PV2U
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    You're right! I redid my math, and it was 32 kWh for 24 hrs (9:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.), but every major load was removed with the possible...
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 20, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  13. PV2U
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    P.S. As an aside, today I turned off the heat pump, hot water heater, dish washer, clothes washer and dryer and still used around ~40 kWh. Now, to...
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  14. PV2U
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    Hey Will! Do I need to dig around and find the actual, historical monthly HDD average and then overlay, or will the current average do all right?...
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    Kewl! As I think about it, I don't think I have enough land at my current residence to support a horizontal loop, and prolly can't afford a...
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    Oh my WORD! And that's for a horizontal loop? Gravy train, talk about sticker shock! I ain't trying to mortgage my gold tooth! HA! Although,...
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    Okay, just wanted to post the chart I created based on the results of my electrical usage history. Interesting how, over time, the high were coming...
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    a GSHP installation is approximately $10K or so? Is there ever a legit recoup in investment? It gets as hot and humid as a cuss here, I wish you...
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 15, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    HA! I wish it WAS something as obvious as that! I would be the first one to execute the "Cabbage Patch" dance! Should be interesting to get an...
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 15, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Power Bill... Thoughts?

    Just did. They only had back to 2002, and I was the owner then, but it will be interesting to throw it in a spreadsheet and see what the graph...
    Post by: PV2U, Feb 15, 2011 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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