Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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When we bought our home the tech. Told us when leaving for an extended period to set the temp at 82 and the humidity at 55. I'm assuming at this poin that it will stay dry while we are gone. I don't think I would trust leaving all the fans on in case one of them would malfunction.
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We've been using the same home watch company for the past ten years.
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2 minutes after your home watch closes the front door anything could happen. And they wouldn't know it until they came back, 7 days later. A homewatch may give piece of mind, your home insurance gives you real piece of mind, the kind you can rebuild upon. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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We had a house fire January 9 and the Insurance Company still doesn't have an Occupany Permit for our house. We depend on our home watch company to be our eyes and ears when we're not in The Villages.
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For all the reasons listed above I have installed remote energy monitoring. It intentifes appliances, hvac units, etc and gives data on usage, even alerts. For 300.00 it was worth it to me. No monthly subscription cost. Sense energy monitor. Ok I admit to being a bit of a home automation freak, but you almost have to go be sure your home is ok or you aren't getting ripped off one way or another.
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I suggest a Honeywell WiFi thermostat as long as you leave your WiFi on you can see what the temp is inside your house. Maybe you miss set it. WiFi alows you to switch from heat to cool and adjust temp four set times a day and to make chanes to the schedule anytime from your iphone or other mobile device. Gives me peace of mind to know what goes on when I am away!
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Our last bill was $183 and we weren't there the entire month but we do have a pool. I think The Villages electricity is really high. We've had the house for two years and I still can't come to grips with the high utility bills.
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You didn't give any details, size of home, masonry or stick built, age of home, do you run the pool filter all the time, electric company? Our last bill was the highest we've ever had and it was $91.96 and we were here the whole time. It's a 2BR 2BA masonry CYV that is six years old with SECO. This is the cheapest electric we've ever had in Florida or anywhere. When we had a pool a few years ago the pool filter added $1 a day to our bill, but we felt the $30 a month was worth it for keep the pool clean and the chlorine just right. What is your thermostat set at? Ours is 83 and the home is very cool. Do you leave your thermostat turned low when you're not even home?
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My electric bill ran $199 for the most current bill, this includes a pool, and having to run two 24 hour cycles for a chemical issue in the pool.
I keep my 2100 sq foot home cooled to 76 in the day and 70 at night. mostly my bill runs about 160 a month and about 135 in the winter. This includes the pool. My heat is solar. |
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Really without a whole home energy monitor all of you are just speculating on individual causes of consumption of energy. I know, for example, that yesterday I used 55.9% of my electric energy in cooling, 6.2% in water heating .9% in stovetop and so on.
Last edited by Toymeister; 08-14-2017 at 08:41 AM. |
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We have a new house in Pine Hills, leesburg elec supplies our electric...highest bill in a year so far $105..[includes hot water heater and stove].you can't keep that temp set down to 74 or 75 or you will be paying $200 a month....when we leave we set it on 82...also the new homes have a built in humidistat, you should have that set at 65 percent and not worry about the temp. so much. you can have a humidistat installed on any home that doesn't have one, there a valuable asset
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Absolutely!
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The house can get very hot as long as the humidity is less than 60. This works like a charm. When we were seasonal, our electric bills for our designer home were about $40 in the middle of the summer. We would come back every January to find a perfectly clean home with no odor at all. Great device!
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