Electrical Bill

[Ciglesias]

Hey there I just received my electrical bill today and it was way over the ordinary. This month I have added a few things to my tank but I do not think it would added that much difference. I currently have running

Stock 8w pump (nuvo 10)
AI prime HD (running 10-30 w for ~15h)
Inkbird temp controller set for 81 (50 w heater)

I have everything plugged into a normal surge protector. I was wondering if I’m doing anything wrong or if this is part of the hobby.

 

[James M]

Part of the hobby

 

[fermentedhiker]

what did you add/change?

 

[mich2599]

Don’t see why there would be a big change.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Ours is above average for our area. Yes it's part of the hobby.

 

[Saveafish]

That's not a lot of juice to pull. Maybe it was just real cold there and your heating went up. NOTE: colder weather causes even your hot water heater to work harder too.

 

[mta_morrow]

If that’s all you added, you need to look somewhere else for the culprit.

 

[Saveafish]

Hey there I just received my electrical bill today and it was way over the ordinary. This month I have added a few things to my tank but I do not think it would added that much difference. I currently have running

Stock 8w pump (nuvo 10)
AI prime HD (running 10-30 w for ~15h)
Inkbird temp controller set for 81 (50 w heater)

I have everything plugged into a normal surge protector. I was wondering if I’m doing anything wrong or if this is part of the hobby.

That's less than a 100w light bulb.

 

[4FordFamily]

You don’t want to see my electric bill... I agree it’s just part of the hobby!

Winter bills the worst even though I have gas heat

 

[redfishbluefish]

Agree with @mta_morrow ....that minuscule amount of additional wattage might have added a couple bucks at best to the electric bill. You need to look elsewhere. Were your last couple of bills estimates and they finally read the meter?

 

[Ciglesias]

what did you add/change?

I added the light and temp controller about mid December. The pump and heater in my tank have been running for months and no increase in my bill.

 

[Ciglesias]

You don’t want to see my electric bill... I agree it’s just part of the hobby!

Winter bills the worst even though I have gas heat

Dang ok. Would a $150 increase in price sound right though?

 

[Ciglesias]

That's less than a 100w light bulb.

?

 

[Ciglesias]

If that’s all you added, you need to look somewhere else for the culprit.

Ok that’s what I was thinking too because it was a $150 spike.

 

[Saveafish]

For winter yeah.
I added over
1000watts lights
2000watt heater.
Mine went up 200$

 

[Saveafish]

Ok that’s what I was thinking too because it was a $150 spike.

Do you have electric hot water heater

 

[Philipgonzales3]

Hey there I just received my electrical bill today and it was way over the ordinary. This month I have added a few things to my tank but I do not think it would added that much difference. I currently have running

Stock 8w pump (nuvo 10)
AI prime HD (running 10-30 w for ~15h)
Inkbird temp controller set for 81 (50 w heater)

I have everything plugged into a normal surge protector. I was wondering if I’m doing anything wrong or if this is part of the hobby.

How much is it usually and how much was it now?

 

[redfishbluefish]

Check your bill....you can calculate what the tank is costing you (approximately). Your bill should include $ per kWh or $ per kWh/day. Use this to determine what your tank is costing you. It becomes more difficult if you have a tiered bill.

 

[fermentedhiker]

yeah that doesn't sound reasonable for that tank to have that much of an affect. I'd definitely look elsewhere for the culprit. Leaky hot water faucet etc...

 

[Flippers4pups]

I agree, something's else is pulling wattage.