[Boat Racer]

Tuccillo can you tell us the model/number of thermostat you have and what you did to turn on the humidistat. Thank you.

[tuccillo]

We have one the "EDGE" thermostats with humidity control. I think I hit the "mode" button and cycled through until I toggled on the humidity control. If you don't have the manual, go to Carrier.com and go under products and select the thermostats you have and there will be a pdf of the manual. If your does not show a "dehumidify" value with then it won't try to control the humidity. Our last house had a Carrier Infinity system with a variable speed air handler and 2-speed compressor and it did a much better job of humidity control than the systems installed here.

Originally Posted by Boat Racer

Tuccillo can you tell us the model/number of thermostat you have and what you did to turn on the humidistat. Thank you.

[rp001]

A previous poster said it best when discussing this there are so many variables. Age of ac, seer, sq ft ac space, thermostat setting. That would be base info and it goes from there. The only way to tell is to check the records. You may not be able to obtain exact info if the account with seco was not in your name. If you talk with a customer service person, they can give you month by month usage. If there is a dramatic variation when occupancy and usage are the same then it's time to look at the equipment. You should easily resolve this in a timely manner with seco over the phone at no cost to you. I worked for an electric utility co in fl for 38 yrs.

[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by tuccillo

For those who aren't familiar with SEER (a measure of AC efficiency), that's a typo - he means 15, not 1500.

You are correct and I fixed my error.
Thanks!

[davekroupa]

I have never paid SECO more the 98.00 dollars for a month and I live here full time…..I would have this checked out…..

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by davekroupa

I have never paid SECO more the 98.00 dollars for a month and I live here full time…..I would have this checked out…..

Ours is over $300 in the heat of the summer. As previously noted, it depends upon what appliances and/or electrical items are in use full time. 2 1/2 refrigerators and a freezer, several TVs and PCs and printers will run that bill up. Not to mention maintaining 68 degrees for sleeping.

[rubicon]

We are the third family that was faced with a costly repair or replacement of the HVAC system. We opt to replace. We replaced with a top of the line unit which has a SEER rating of 18. since it was just installed we will have to wait to see if it yields the kind of savings the manufacturer claims. It is my understand ing that the ranking of units that are costly begins with the A/C then refrigerators then DVR boxes.

One poster stated full time status with only a $98 per month bill. I would like more detail so that i can figure out how to reduce my bill

[tuccillo]

If you are all electric, I believe the big users are AC, water heater, and clothes dryer. Depending on whether you leave lights on, CFLs or LED bulbs could have a positive impact. A large screen TV could burn 200 watts or more so if you leave it on all day it can add up.

Originally Posted by rubicon

We are the third family that was faced with a costly repair or replacement of the HVAC system. We opt to replace. We replaced with a top of the line unit which has a SEER rating of 18. since it was just installed we will have to wait to see if it yields the kind of savings the manufacturer claims. It is my understand ing that the ranking of units that are costly begins with the A/C then refrigerators then DVR boxes.

One poster stated full time status with only a $98 per month bill. I would like more detail so that i can figure out how to reduce my bill

[rubicon]

We have a water heater and clothes dryer powered by gas

[villagerfrog]

$158 is high to me. I have a NEST thermostat. We come and go to our house even during the summer. My bill never goes above $60 and we have a Bridgeport style. We set the thermostat to 85. The NEST has temp / humidity ability. Even though the house may get to 84 or 85, that's ok!!! it's the humidity that you have to monitor. The rule is... be below 70% humidity all the time; 65% most of the time.. if you are at 60-62% humidity, you are fine.. even if it's 85 degrees in the house.

Anyhow, just passing on our experience.. good luck.

[big guy]

We have a 2/2 cyv with single pane windows and thermostat set at 74 degrees that we rent. The electric bill has never been more than $119. When it is empty, we turn off the water heater at the circuit breaker. We also save plastic milk cartons, fill them with water and put some in the fridge and some in the freezer. An empty fridge is not cheap to run. Every little bit helps.

[John_W]

We have a 2BR masonry CYV, Durham model 1157 sf built in 2011. Our SECO bills were runing about $95 to $115 and then we did two things. We got rid of our 2007 Panasonic 50" plasma TV and replaced it with a 2012 Vizio 60" LED TV. Second, we crack open the attic steps in the garage ceiling about a foot and whenever we are home we leave the garage door up. We have a screen covering the garage door opening. Since those two changes our SECO bill has been in the $80's and $90.36 was our highest this past year and that was from August.

[The Mountaineer]

We average $110 a month over a year's period for our electric, which includes heating (we don't have natural gas at all) during the &^%$ nasty Ohio winters (the last one was the worst average temperature in 30 years).

The rotten Ohio winter is why we're renting in The Villages off Silver Lake Golf Club for three months (January through March, the bone-chilling months in Northeast Ohio).

We can't wait to warm our bodies in the winter in The Villages.

[Danceoffaith]

Hey -
By my figures a modern , well insulated home should run approximately $1 per square foot per year, so a 1500 Sq Ft Home should use $1500 a year, give or take. Divide that by 12 months on the averaging plan would be about $125-130 a month . If not averaging, then you could be $180 in the june-sept and $35 in Feb-may. If you have an older home with single glazed windows or a 20-year-old heat pump, either one will add $250-300 a year (each) to the electric bill. If your home has been empty, but you're on the averaging plan, you may just be getting the usual "average" bill , whether you used any HVAC or not. Another oddity: My last months bill was way low, considering that August was about the same temps as July I checked the meter and determined that it had been read incorrectly (The dial type meter can be confusing) so I was under charged (we paid extra just in case) which proved to be correct when the next bill came. Maybe your meter was simply read incorrectly, but it should correct at the next reading with a slightly lower bill, if that is the case
Phil