It takes just a few actions to produce huge savings in energy bills. We have a 1,700 square foot house, and our average energy bill is less than $90.00 per . Month, Everything is powered by electricity. How did we do it? The answer is simple:
- We had energy efficient windows and doors installed.
- We made sure that our house was well insulated.
- When our heat pump (air-conditioner and heater) gave out, we made sure that
the new one was highly efficient. - We had a tankless water eater installed (it only hears water when it is needed). This
alone probably saves us at least $80 to $100 per month.
If interested, I will be glad to provide details.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I'm so glad you posted. My place is a 2 bedroom mobile home and 16 foot wide. It has a professional over roof installed and that helps on bills tremendously. I also run the AC at about 75 to 77 degrees and I have 2 ceiling fans and 2 Lasko Windmachines. I love to watch TV or sleep with air blowing on me. My last electric bill was $81 and I credit this with being sensible. Also, my windows are all double pane glassed. I have metal skirting all the way around the mobile also.
DenoPenno
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July 22, 2021
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Do you have solar panels to produce electricity?
FrayedBear
Level 9
July 22, 2021
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No.
I had to have the Heater and AC replaced a few years ago, so I also replaced the water heater as it was getting old as well. I got the tankless and I love it! My electric, gas, and water bills shrank.
HippieChick58
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July 21, 2021
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Explain to me what a "water eater" is & how it "hears water." I don't have this technology where I live.
ChurchLess
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July 21, 2021
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Sorry for the type. I mean water heater.
Up north during the winter, that would be impossible.
barjoe
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July 21, 2021
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We have the opposite here in Florida. Our electricity bills are highest in the summer, with the heat and humidity. At worst, our electricity reaches $130.00 in a suimmer month. Withe summer and winter combined , In the winter, our bill is as low cas less than $60.00 in a winter month. The average, for the entire year, however, is lass tan $90 a month.
Before making the changes I cited, our electricity bill ran as high as $220 in a summer month. The overall reduction in cost was well over 40 percent.
@wordywalt it's hot up here as well. We've had 100° heat waves. It's cheaper to cool the house in the summer than it is to heat the house in the winter. Your point is well taken. We can winterize our homes. Truth be told, my 120 year old rowhouse is better insulated than the new construction townhouse eyesores that are springing up in my neighborhood. We're going backwards.
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