Electric Bill unexpectedly high

[sammo]

Has anyone ever had a 400 Dollar electric bill.

I have small house my first winter in it. Been using two spaces heaters . My last bill was 200 Dollars the new bill is 400 dollars and i stopped using one.

Is it possible to have bill this high.???? Have they changed the price of electric.

 

[Johnny]

Has anyone ever had a 400 Dollar electric bill.

I have small house my first winter in it. Been using two spaces heaters . My last bill was 200 Dollars the new bill is 400 dollars and i stopped using one.

Is it possible to have bill this high.???? Have they changed the price of electric.

Amazingly bad! Mine was just short of $200,000 and I went through the roof!

 

[sammo]

I went through mine also! Now that needs repair.

Im in itzugino . The provinces are more. Time to wear the heavy clothes inside,

 

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Mine was 640000

 

[FrankPintor]

Has anyone ever had a 400 Dollar electric bill.

I have small house my first winter in it. Been using two spaces heaters . My last bill was 200 Dollars the new bill is 400 dollars and i stopped using one.

Is it possible to have bill this high.???? Have they changed the price of electric.

Yes. Our house is all-electric, including cooking, water-heating, and underfloor heating, and we live in Buenos Aires Province, Our provider is Eden, and they are bloody expensive.

A gas generator isn't an option to reduce the electricity bills, unfortunately, the maintenance intervals are ridiculous (like 200 hours). We have one (Generac), but for power cuts, it switches on automatically after about 10s.

We have timers on every major appliance, which helps a bit. Double glazing, modern brick construction (not the old style solid bricks), sealing all draughty areas will help. Plus I got a nice wood stove which will keep part of the house warm in winter. If there's any interest I can PM a link with a stock clearance of wood stoves at good prices.

I think you will have to go solar to see a big reduction in your bill. I need to look into this, the initial quotes I got were sky-high, but in time costs should come down.

 

[sammo]

Mine was 640000

Were you expecting that?

 

[Ceviche]

A gas generator isn't an option to reduce the electricity bills, unfortunately, the maintenance intervals are ridiculous (like 200 hours). We have one (Generac), but for power cuts, it switches on automatically after about 10s.

Could you share more about your experience with this equipment, including its efficiency, cost, capacity, and after-sales service?

 

[carride]

Yes. Our house is all-electric, including cooking, water-heating, and underfloor heating, and we live in Buenos Aires Province, Our provider is Eden, and they are bloody expensive.

Why not a gas boiler with radiant heat, either wall mounted radiators or underfloor heating? This is what we use. Not the boiler below, but a similar older model, from the same distributor. Separate gas hot water heater tank, which continues to work well during power outage.

Caldera de Condensacion a Gas Duo Tec Compact

Versiones sólo calefacción de 24 KW y doble servicio de 24 / 28 KW

triangularsa.com.ar

It is not surprising to me that electric space heaters are wasteful and expensive to operate.

 

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Why not a gas boiler with radiant heat, either wall mounted radiators or underfloor heating? This is what we use. Not the boiler below, but a similar older model, from the same distributor. Separate gas hot water heater tank, which continues to work well during power outage.

Caldera de Condensacion a Gas Duo Tec Compact

Versiones sólo calefacción de 24 KW y doble servicio de 24 / 28 KW

triangularsa.com.ar

It is not surprising to me that electric space heaters are wasteful and expensive to operate.

Because it’s cheaper to install all electric and before the luz was regalado.

 

[LuckyLuke]

There are various alternative heating options if you don't have natural gas in your area.

During our stay in Chile, I had a chance to use a pellet heater.

My sister's cabin has a wood stove heater, which doubles as a cooking surface.

People in the campo use portable garrafa (propane) heaters.