[mixsonci]

I know this subject has been dscussed previously but I have some additional questions. I just received my first full month's electric bill from SECO and I think it's high. Some background, my tenants moved out in mid-August and the house has been sitting empty since then. I already paid SECO the re-connection fee so this bill is only for electricity used. My management company has closed down the house to the bare minimum, ie. hot water, AC down to 80, sprinkler set at 2 x per week, etc. It is a 3 bedroom, 3 bath designer home. The bill I just received is $158.00 for the month. I have read on this forum previously that electric bills run about $150.00/month and that's with someone living and using the electric all day and night. Now, I'm wondering if they were talking about maybe a smaller home, not a designer. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind that amount if it is normal, I just thought from what I read previously that that is high. And if it is, I need to have SECO look into it.

[Enjoying Life]

My SECO bill was running high when my home was not occupied and it turned out my air-conditioner had a small leak and it was running constantly to maintain the temperature of 80 degrees. It is just a thought of something to check out.

[mixsonci]

EL, Does $158 for an empty house seem high?

[jblum315]

Does seem high. My bill for similar house with everything going is about $150. Did you empty and shut off the refrigerator? They use a lot of juice.

[NECHFalcon68]

Look at your usage numbers and compare vs previous months.

My neighbor has a humidistat, was gone all summer, and his bills were about $40 per month.

[tuccillo]

Our bill for last month (8/26-9/24) was $143 (1101 KWHs) for a designer home with 2 of us. This is with the temperature set to 77. I would start by having the AC checked.

Originally Posted by mixsonci

I know this subject has been dscussed previously but I have some additional questions. I just received my first full month's electric bill from SECO and I think it's high. Some background, my tenants moved out in mid-August and the house has been sitting empty since then. I already paid SECO the re-connection fee so this bill is only for electricity used. My management company has closed down the house to the bare minimum, ie. hot water, AC down to 80, sprinkler set at 2 x per week, etc. It is a 3 bedroom, 3 bath designer home. The bill I just received is $158.00 for the month. I have read on this forum previously that electric bills run about $150.00/month and that's with someone living and using the electric all day and night. Now, I'm wondering if they were talking about maybe a smaller home, not a designer. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind that amount if it is normal, I just thought from what I read previously that that is high. And if it is, I need to have SECO look into it.

[TNLAKEPANDA]

When we close our Designer home up for the Summer our SECO bill is never over $40 and we do not turn the WH off. We water 3x a week. I would say $150 is WAY high for an empty house. We did install a humidity control and leave our AC set at 78. The AC will not come on unless the humidity get to 60% or higher. Heat is not a problem but humidity is.

[Medtrans]

We have a new home in Lake Deaton which is sitting empty, other than an occasional visit, awaiting our retirement next year. Can someone give me the name of a company who puts in a humidistat?

[outahere]

Originally Posted by Medtrans

We have a new home in Lake Deaton which is sitting empty, other than an occasional visit, awaiting our retirement next year. Can someone give me the name of a company who puts in a humidistat?

Since you are in a new home, you probably already have one as part of the A/C system. When we moved into our new home in Hillsborough last spring, Munn's came out and did a full orientation on the A/C system and how to use the humidistat. The orierntation session was at no charge, so check the documents you received at closing because may have the same "coupon".

[MSGirl]

My 3/3 was $172 with people living in it. Bill was for 5 weeks. Check your dates.

[tuccillo]

We have a new home in Lake Deaton and the HVAC was installed by Munn's. It did not come with a humidistat but they would add one for about $180. Whoever did your HVAC (The Villages uses several different companies) should be able to install one.

Originally Posted by Medtrans

We have a new home in Lake Deaton which is sitting empty, other than an occasional visit, awaiting our retirement next year. Can someone give me the name of a company who puts in a humidistat?

[cmj1210]

There is a humidistat on the new ones. Read your manual or have Munns come out & show you. I'm fortunate to be married to an HVAC Tech & we are using the humidistat on our thermostat in Lake Deaton that Munns also installed. Our bills are approx $40

[tuccillo]

I had asked Munn's whether the "thermostat" would try to maintain a specific humidity because there was a display of the actual humidity and the person who did the walk through said "no", it will not attempt to control the humidity, it is only a display. I checked the manual and sure enough, as you stated, it will control the humidity. Munn's (or the factory) had turned off the humidity control so I turned it on and set the humidity I wanted. I am not sure how effective it will be since they did not install an air handler with a variable speed fan (they really should have as the incremental cost is small but the benefits are big). We shall see. Thanks so much for bringing this to my attention.

Originally Posted by cmj1210

There is a humidistat on the new ones. Read your manual or have Munns come out & show you. I'm fortunate to be married to an HVAC Tech & we are using the humidistat on our thermostat in Lake Deaton that Munns also installed. Our bills are approx $40

[Sandtrap328]

I would suggest looking at the SECO bil to see how many Kilowatt Hours were used. Compare that with previous bills to see if they are increasing or not. The bill tells you what the charge per kwh is.

[alanmcdonald]

Our designer Begonia is sitting and waiting for us next year. I got our SECO bill today and it was $78.