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作者: low_B 時間: 2013-1-23 17:43 標題: High BC hydro bill

I moved to this house few month ago, today I got the hydro bill was $700!! We change all the appliances to energy star, use cfl light bulbs....anyone have these problems?

作者: fibbi 時間: 2013-1-23 17:51

Sounds like you have huge house

作者: Quest 時間: 2013-1-23 20:10

本帖最後由 Quest 於 2013-1-23 20:12 編輯

when did you register your account with BC hydro? are you on smartmeter already?

There's no way you can get 700bux for 2 months, that's like 700bux on 60 days, works out to over 10.3 bux/day. What that typically equates to is about 100kW/hr (tier-2 rate) in 24 hrs, or 4.2kW/hr of usage continuously.

2 things you can do: (1) call them to verify the meter readings; (2) you personally check to see if there' s any parasitic power draw (get a KillaWatt from internet to measure the power consumption of your home appliances) (3) if you have rental properties, check to see if they are running grow-ops.

Personally, I do not see any possibility of you using 4kW/hr (that's 4,000watts per hour, you know!!!)

To give you an example: a family of 4, hot water heater tank and hydronic heating on natural gas, I typically use approx. 17kW/day avg, or 700watts/hr typically, that includes 3 laundry runs a week, home cooking, etc.

Q.

作者: low_B 時間: 2013-1-23 20:40

Sounds like you have huge house
fibbi 發表於 23-1-2013 17:51

Haha....之前間屋3500呎加埋所有gas,cable都唔駛咁貴！宜家搬到2000呎唔夠嘅屋要成700電費，你話嬲唔嬲！
So do you guys think that I need to paid the bill first then argue with bc hydro? Actually, I called them today, they said I need to checked the meter first....haha....I really don't know how to check lor....like turn on an appliance and see wor....or we can ask hydro to hire 3rd party to check the meter.....wtf.....

作者: Quest 時間: 2013-1-23 22:09

In all fairness: you shall call them to coordinate with a meter reading, you don't have the authority to call on a third party to verify your meter readings in this case (if memory serves)...

https://www.bchydro.com/accounts ... /meter-reading.html

When calling them, make sure you get the guy/gal's name when they pick up the phone, so as to keep track of them. Some of them lazy ass would give you a lazy response just to brush you off their shoulders, so by taking down their names, that would raise their awareness that you might report to their supervisor if disputes arise, or you aren't very happy with their attitudes, etc.

My house is 2000sqft as well, and I get an average bill for the given house size/activity.

作者: satil 時間: 2013-1-23 22:53

非常奇, 700蚊電費, 2個月, 真係唔多啱.
我每兩個月都係200蚊以下. 己係7個開24小時的電腦, 3個電視, 全屋燈用led, 一般五件電器, 日日洗碗機, 隔日洗衣乾衣, 3個wine cooler, 1個freezer. (不過heat同煮食就用gas. )
我就曾經試過個抄錶掉轉咗兩個數字, 突然收多我成千度電. (用了聰明電錶就無這麻煩)
因我有舊紀錄(每月都好平均), 他們即時發現無可能, 自動比我唔比住, 等下一次單(抄錶)才確認.
你剛轉新屋就麻煩了.
想問你, 你是新屋? 舊屋? 這會有分別.

作者: low_B 時間: 2013-1-23 23:07

Is a old house but we change the windows and roof already, use electric heat....

作者: satil 時間: 2013-1-24 00:04

本帖最後由 satil 於 2013-1-24 00:05 編輯

回復 7# low_B

你是否搬屋後第一次單?
間屋是否賣了一段時間? 裝修?

作者: low_B 時間: 2013-1-24 00:37

Is the second bill la, the first one is normal , we still renovate the basement...you think the tools of renovation use a lot ?coz the first bill was mainly use for renovation (around $150), this bill is still ridiculous

作者: Quest 時間: 2013-1-24 10:02

renovation equipment such as drills (mostly on cordless nowadays anyways), etc. rarely use 4000watts/hr.

Check all your electric heater to see if they have been unintentionally/intentionally left on, or due to faulty thermostat settings or something like that.

My friend's parent experienced similar issues (abeit less though, around 280/2 mnths) since he and his brother moved out of an old, 45yr old 1600sq ft house (mainly natural gas heating)......after much investigation (*by my friend of course, I'm his technical advisor), they found their parent's bedroom has a wall-base electric heater left on at all times (without even knowing)....so once that turned off, electricity bill plummetted to around 80/2mnths

作者: low_B 時間: 2013-1-24 13:04

Thank you for you guys advice....I will check ga la

作者: stevoo 時間: 2013-1-24 16:35

That should be normal if you use electric baseboard for heating . I have an 40 year house use straight electric including hot water, no gas service at all and when it comes to winter time our hydro charge is always skyrocket. Our bill this month is over $800 and same time last year is $900 but from what I see is high charges in the winter cold months and the rest of the year in $200 range. From my past four years of experience my average Hydro each month is about $250, hope that helps!

作者: low_B 時間: 2013-1-24 17:48

That should be normal if you use electric baseboard for heating . I have an 40 year house use straig ...
stevoo 發表於 24-1-2013 16:35

You change the heater? Do you change the window? I change all the new stuffs and my basement is no one to use....ai....really don't know....

作者: bubblesalt 時間: 2013-1-25 09:35

Wow, is it the cold weather? We have several units that we rent out (1 bedroom apartments), and their Hydro bill was crazy too!

One guy's apartment had a $390 bill (2 months bill) for a one bedroom apartment, another had a $260 bill (also 1 bedroom).... We went, they are not doing grow-ops, the $390 one is this Indian guy that turned the heat to 30 degrees (it's like sauna when we went) and a lot of TV / Computer / portable heaters....

作者: stevoo 時間: 2013-1-25 09:40

回復 13# low_B
Double glazed windows had been done long time ago and we convert everything to electric about 4-5 years ago. I live in the basement as well and yes it is colder than the main floor in the winter but you will love it in the summer.

作者: shoparound 時間: 2013-1-25 11:27

Usually who pays for the hydro bill for a rental apartment unit, the landlord or tenant?

作者: low_B 時間: 2013-1-25 13:29

Depends on the agreement lor

作者: low_B 時間: 2013-1-27 09:06

回復 10# Quest

請問如果出街，d電heat應該turn down 到0度呀，又或者較到13-14度呀？

作者: Quest 時間: 2013-1-27 09:15

for electric baseboard heating or forced air furnace, I'd typically turn it down if the house is vacant for over 8hrs. Anything less than 6 hrs, it's up to you.

reason being that electric and forced air heating takes shorter time to "ramp up" the temperature, unlike hydronic water heating systems, which take 4hrs of "preheating" before they really begin to heat up the house.

Also: consider investing in a programmable thermostat for baseboard heating (those 5+1+1 are fine), for you can set it to drop a few degrees during daytime (when the house is vacant, etc.) and then by 6pm or so, it will "ramp up" again to regular settings when family members gradually return to the house during dinner time, etc.

Depends on how "cold" you can tolerate, sometimes, dropping 4C or more maybe a bit tough on the rest of the family members. Try 3C first.

Lastly: what's your regular temp setting? 18C is "guai-low's norm whereas others (chinese), typically has it a bit higher (around 20C or higher).

Again: the higher the temp setting you set during normal hours, the more electricity to heat up your house.

Q.

作者: low_B 時間: 2013-1-27 11:06

I usually turn to 18-19度咋

作者: satil 時間: 2013-1-27 11:37

我平日無人14c , program咗, 回家前15分鐘, 提升至19c.

自從換晒用led燈, 因燈光不熱, 就算在燈下, 亦感覺凍少少. 反而要加溫, 一得一失

提意你可以做個實驗, 保持全屋電器開就開關就關半小時(只把電heat校至10c), 之前之後抄下電錶讀數.
再, 保持全屋電器之前狀態半小時(只把電heat校至25c), 之前之後抄下電錶讀數.

作個對比. 就有數計了.

問多句, 你的熱水tank及煮食爐是電?gas?
你電heat, 有冇zoning? 有冇program?
搬新屋換了新電視? hehe.
屋頂保溫綿是否不夠.
嘗試找找有冇漏heat位. 例如, fireplace是開放式?煙囪有蓋否? 厠所抽氣機是經常長開? 門邊漏風?

作者: low_B 時間: 2013-1-27 14:20

全屋只有煮食爐係gas,heat control is most low cost one,扲嗰d ...聽完你哋講,諗緊換program 嗰d la....haha...change tv...yes...屋頂要問下老公先，不過已知係換新屋頂，封咗fireplace la....

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