ReefNoob
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MarkieB said:Major wrongness!
When I upgraded to my larger tank I also upgrade to larger pumps, larger chiller, larger lights, etc. Also with the sump in the garage of course the LARGER chiller runs more.
you know,it runs maybe 5 to 6 times a day ( between 8AM and 6PM) when I let the house go up to 84;when it runs,it does so for about 10 to 15 minutes to drop the temp back.crvz said:How long does it run per day? My 1/4hp chiller sucked up 450watts while running, and if you're trying to keep the tank that much below ambient you're probably running it 10 hours a day or more. I'd bet if you kept the house cooler, you'd end up saving quite a bit of money.
That's what I'm now hoping for!Reefaddict79 said:The meter on your house could be acting up/out of calibration
agreed,there's a strong temperature to consumption correlation but that's been true for 2006,2007 and the bell shape curve makes sense.boudster said:Could this perhaps be a conincidence.....by Electricity bill tends to go WAY up around the June/July timeframe....most of the cost increase could simply be due to the fact that it's hotter outside.
That's exactly what I did,worst case scenario does not even come close to making sense!tedu said:Well, have you done the math ?
Let's say it consumes 5 amps ~= 600 watts.
If it ran
(24 hours / day * 30 days * 600 watts ) /1000 watts / kw = 432 kWh
432 kWh * $.16 / kWh = $70 / month
Your last month's usage looks like it jumped close to 1000 kWh, which definitely seems disproportionate to the projected usage.