SECO bill this month???

[lanabanana73]

Our SECO bill generally runs in the high $40 during the summer when no one is in the home. This month however, the bill was $61. Anyone else have higher than normal bills? Maybe because it has been so hot and the air conditioner is running more?

[asianthree]

Are you there? Or is house empty

[lanabanana73]

House is empty.

[Mleeja]

Our SECO Bill is more than $40 in the cool months!

[Fredster]

What size house do you have, what is the thermostat set at?

[Mikeod]

We had the hottest June on record here this year. Your system may have had to work harder/longer each day.

[Bosoxfan]

When we were snowbirds one of the best investments we made was a humidistat.The air conditioner only kickedon if the humidity in the house was high.

[patfla06]

This year has been the hottest since I moved to
Florida in 1997!

[lanabanana73]

What size house do you have, what is the thermostat set at?

1600 sq ft and thermostat is set at 82.

[marksaint]

Ours went up as well, It was a warmer month than usual. Did you check your billing period? Usually 27 to 30 days, my most recent was a bit over 5 weeks, so that accounted for most of the increase.

[outlaw]

$196 this month (ouch) with a new 16 seer AC, pool, and all gas.

[Down Sized]

$145 with a pool all electric house

[Bavarian]

Around $300 a moth. Thermo at 7. Pool pump.

[rjm1cc]

I would guess that you do not have a problem with the home and it is just the weather. Although you might look at the KW used and not just the dollars.

[Barefoot]

When we were snowbirds one of the best investments we made was a humidistat.The air conditioner only kickedon if the humidity in the house was high.
:thumbup: We've saved a lot of money because of our humidistat!

[shumbapie]

:thumbup: We've saved a lot of money because of our humidistat!

I concur. Our humidistat has saved us a bunch. It paid for itself in less than two months.

[ajbrown]

IMO the savings of using a humidistat is a tough thing to measure, month to month, year to year, too many variables.

That said, it is logical they save some money and I am not trying to convince anyone to not get one.

My real point is be a bit careful with them. They are typically very inaccurate. When I would watch my Dad's FL home, I would leave a hygrometer at his home (calibrated with a salt test). His home did not match what he had it set for.

Here is just one article out of many...

It presents a case for a much lower setting than many use...

The Truth About De-humidistats (http://www.cottagetocastlehw.com/blog/2011/09/18/The-Truth-About-De-humidistats.aspx)

[John_W]

1600 sq ft and thermostat is set at 82.

82 is too cool for an empty house. We have ours on 83 degrees and we live here year-round. Our home is all electric masonry CYV 2 BR, and our normal bill in the summer is about $85 and this last one was $93. We usually have a ceiling fan on as well.

[Fredster]

1600 sq ft and thermostat is set at 82.

Your bill sounds about right considering the warmer weather.
Our PV is only 1100 sq ft and our bill was just
$10 less than yours!
We also set the thermostat at 82 and leave
two ceiling fans running at low speed.

[ajbrown]

82 is too cool for an empty house. We have ours on 83 degrees and we live here year-round. Our home is all electric masonry CYV 2 BR, and our normal bill in the summer is about $85 and this last one was $93. We usually have a ceiling fan on as well.

83, you are a true Floridian, I thought I roughed it at 79 :)

[Nucky]

I've been roughing it at 72 degrees. 1250 sq ft. Give me a guestimate??? $$$$. 5 new ceiling fans. Two hot newbies. Hot as in heat. LOL.

[raynan]

Gardenia at 78 during day, 70 at night.

[ColdNoMore]

June 7 to July 7, $190.38 for 1,700 sf.

Thermostat set at 72 deg. during the day, 68 deg. at night.

Last year during the same period was $193.21.

Life's too short to try and save a few pennies on air conditioning...in a Florida summer. :shrug:

[asianthree]

Lilly set at 82. Bill was $73. We have a humidistat.

[lanabanana73]

Thanks, everyone for your input. Now, I'm choking on this month's water bill!!

[asianthree]

Thanks, everyone for your input. Now, I'm choking on this month's water bill!!

Yep now that's hard to swallow

[2BNTV]

My present bill is $110 for a patio villa of 1100 sq ft with A/C set for 78 degrees.

I know my A/C has one foot on the banana peel and one foot in the coffin and it's has been a hot summer.

Will change out in the winter months as it supposed working ok, for now. At least, that's what Chuck says.......

[TNLAKEPANDA]

2000 sf set at 78 bill was only $36. We were not. Home last cycle but we leave temperature at 78 most all the time. WH was shut off of course.

[looneycat]

Our SECO bill generally runs in the high $40 during the summer when no one is in the home. This month however, the bill was $61. Anyone else have higher than normal bills? Maybe because it has been so hot and the air conditioner is running more?

yes, tell mother nature to turn down the heat

[dewilson58]

Yep now that's hard to swallow

Don't swallow.