Newby with yet another issue. Blue is SUCKING electricity our bill $386 a month
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11-07-2009, 03:38
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Newby with yet another issue. Blue is SUCKING electricity our bill $386 a month
We had that issue with our 2000 LXI, at least we thought it was an issue. When
we are hooked up to metered shore power, we switch off the 110 V "Hot Water Heater" breaker and turn on the Hydronic Heat switch on the dash. This reduces us from 150.00 to 200.00 per mo in electric to about 40.00 per mo in electric. Of course we're then burning diesel, but, not much. San Antonio until Christmas --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Light Ltenergy@..." wrote: > > Well, it seems to be a really GOOD thing I found this forum. We just got our electric bill for the month. We used a crazy amount of electricity. Our park people told us a week ago to check things out. > > We began checking things and ended up checking each breaker (in the bedroom closet behind the bed) to see where the pull was coming from. We found a couple of breakers that seemed to be part of the trouble. > > But then again today, the electric meter was SPINNING out of control again. We turned off the breaker for the upper flor. lights and that helped some. Then we turned off another breaker that was labled in large red letters, "SURGE"... there are two breakers with those red words on them. They do seem to be an issue here. But now... we also found that the battery charger breaker is pulling HUGE amounts of elec also. We can't leave it off or our batteries will be sucked dry. When those breakers are OFF... the meter runs normally... > > ANY IDEAS? We are working to get past owners help on this also, but haven't gotten to contact them yet. Someone used the RED marker to mark those breakers... so SOMEONE knows something or at least was aware of the problems... > > ANY IDEAS would be SO appreciated. The electric bill for 30 days was $386................ ouch!!! We can't keep affording that... sheesh... > > HELP... > > hugs, Light > |
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11-07-2009, 04:17
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Newby with yet another issue. Blue is SUCKING electricity our bill $386 a month
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11-07-2009, 05:10
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Newby with yet another issue. Blue is SUCKING electricity our bill $386 a month
Been following this thread with some interest. To know how much power $386
represents, you need to know the electric rate. If you were paying Washington State rates, $386 would represent around 150 kilowatts (KW) per day. If your rate is triple that of Washington ($0.25 per KW) then $386 would represent around 50 KW per day. Our 1500 sq ft house has two energy inputs: Electricity and firewood. The electric consumption ranges between 40 KW per day and 100 KW per day depending on how much electric heat or air conditioning we use. So, if your local rate is around $0.25/KW then you may be using about the right amount of power for a small electric powered "house". But if your local rate is as low at $0.08/KW then you are probably looking for up to 100 KW/day of wasted power. There have been many good suggestions as to where you may be using excess power, and they are all worth looking into. On the other hand it is good to remember that these coaches were designed for original owners who probably did not take a second look at their power bill. Bob Griesel '84 FC31 WLII WA --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Light Ltenergy@..." wrote: > > Well, it seems to be a really GOOD thing I found this forum. We just got our electric bill for the month. We used a crazy amount of electricity. Our park people told us a week ago to check things out. > > We began checking things and ended up checking each breaker (in the bedroom closet behind the bed) to see where the pull was coming from. We found a couple of breakers that seemed to be part of the trouble. > > But then again today, the electric meter was SPINNING out of control again. We turned off the breaker for the upper flor. lights and that helped some. Then we turned off another breaker that was labled in large red letters, "SURGE"... there are two breakers with those red words on them. They do seem to be an issue here. But now... we also found that the battery charger breaker is pulling HUGE amounts of elec also. We can't leave it off or our batteries will be sucked dry. When those breakers are OFF... the meter runs normally... > > ANY IDEAS? We are working to get past owners help on this also, but haven't gotten to contact them yet. Someone used the RED marker to mark those breakers... so SOMEONE knows something or at least was aware of the problems... > > ANY IDEAS would be SO appreciated. The electric bill for 30 days was $386................ ouch!!! We can't keep affording that... sheesh... > > HELP... > > hugs, Light > |
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11-09-2009, 02:00
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Newby with yet another issue. Blue is SUCKING electricity our bill $386 a month
this is a good way to clue for shorts in your system like the one that may have
caused the RonM and Dupree fire???? if you have a big amp draw off the batteries, and nothing is running, the stored energy is going some place. patterns and trends reduced to some math is my only interest with maintenance records keeping. comparing the records to others records is vital if you think something is abnormal. electric bill cost says nothing as I pay over $1,000. per month at home but $750. of that amount is bulled at $rates +double the cost per units due to over allotment penalty . the ammonia refers burn more amps than compressor refers. I also would think they are less efficient in extreme cold weather also. it is easy to test for cost of appliance usage Costco sells a consumable amp gauge that you place between the wall outlet and the appliance. you can input your local utility costs or just calc the amps used. if this unit will take the 20 amp pass of the inverter chargers, you can use it to find the consuming rates then cost of operating various appliances. posted results by other forum members may help prove efficiency and create a standard to recognize as normal operation same goes for tire running temps and axle running temps Greg 94ptca --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "luckyron1" > > > > We had that issue with our 2000 LXI, at least we thought it was an issue. When we are hooked up to metered shore power, we switch off the 110 V "Hot Water Heater" breaker and turn on the Hydronic Heat switch on the dash. This reduces us from 150.00 to 200.00 per mo in electric to about 40.00 per mo in electric. Of course we're then burning diesel, but, not much. > > San Antonio until Christmas > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Light Ltenergy@" wrote: > > > > Well, it seems to be a really GOOD thing I found this forum. We just got our electric bill for the month. We used a crazy amount of electricity. Our park people told us a week ago to check things out. > > > > We began checking things and ended up checking each breaker (in the bedroom closet behind the bed) to see where the pull was coming from. We found a couple of breakers that seemed to be part of the trouble. > > > > But then again today, the electric meter was SPINNING out of control again. We turned off the breaker for the upper flor. lights and that helped some. Then we turned off another breaker that was labled in large red letters, "SURGE"... there are two breakers with those red words on them. They do seem to be an issue here. But now... we also found that the battery charger breaker is pulling HUGE amounts of elec also. We can't leave it off or our batteries will be sucked dry. When those breakers are OFF... the meter runs normally... > > > > ANY IDEAS? We are working to get past owners help on this also, but haven't gotten to contact them yet. Someone used the RED marker to mark those breakers... so SOMEONE knows something or at least was aware of the problems... > > > > ANY IDEAS would be SO appreciated. The electric bill for 30 days was $386................ ouch!!! We can't keep affording that... sheesh... > > > > HELP... > > > > hugs, Light > > > |
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