Ridiculous light bill amounts

Soul Collector · Postby **Soul Collector** » July 17th, 2013, 1:08 pm

Guys, maybe some ppl here working T&TEC or could at least help me try to understand this.

Our bill used to come like $600-$700 or so a few years ago. Now it reading $1100-$1300.

All we have is a small window unit, and I recently installed a 12,000 btu split unit. We have a water pump for the tank (with a switch so its off when we dont need it). We have no dryer or water heater (beside the lil hundred dollar shower head not the big ones to run through pipes and stuff).

T&TEC came twice (which we had to pay for), second time they said we need to rewire the house. Wiring was old so we went ahead and did over every single thing, from breaker to plugs to new wiring all around. Bill coming the same. Ppl in the area and out the area have their entire house AC'ed and have welding plants and jacuzzi even, and their bill less than us

bluesteel29 · Postby **bluesteel29** » July 17th, 2013, 1:21 pm

sumbody teef ya current fadda

JoKeR1980 · Postby **JoKeR1980** » July 17th, 2013, 1:21 pm

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=468980&hilit=LIGHT+BILL

read thru that

Soul Collector · Postby **Soul Collector** » July 17th, 2013, 1:30 pm

JoKeR1980 wrote:http://www.trinituner.com/v3/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=468980&hilit=LIGHT+BILL

read thru that

Thanks. I have a post in that thread actually lol. My kwh consumption is really damn high. Maybe I could try turning off the breaker later and see if anyone else current gone. T&TEC refusing to take blame and if we dont pay, they will just cut it.

pioneer · Postby **pioneer** » July 17th, 2013, 1:34 pm

"light bill" - OP yuh from south nah?

ru$$ell · Postby **ru$$ell** » July 17th, 2013, 1:37 pm

Soul Collector wrote:
JoKeR1980 wrote:http://www.trinituner.com/v3/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=468980&hilit=LIGHT+BILL

read thru that

Thanks. I have a post in that thread actually lol. My kwh consumption is really damn high. Maybe I could try turning off the breaker later and see if anyone else current gone. T&TEC refusing to take blame and if we dont pay, they will just cut it.

just start checking your meter everyday if you can at a specific time.We started doing it,went from our regular $2400 to $1400 in a cycle.Really helps if you switch out most of your lights to LED Bulbs,and unplug stuff you not gonna be using.

Soul Collector · Postby **Soul Collector** » July 17th, 2013, 1:39 pm

Oh goarr lol ^

We got one of the digital meters in the last few years too. Just walk out and watch it and all it saying is 71,506 kwh. Nothing else.

The entire house has the energy saving bulbs. Only things plugged in right through is the basic appliances. One desktop w/ UPS, small tv, not flat screen. Cant think of anything else.

ru$$ell · Postby **ru$$ell** » July 17th, 2013, 1:40 pm

^well check it everyday at a certain time,and you'll see how many units you probably using within a day,then you'll probably understand why your bill so damn high.lol

pioneer · Postby **pioneer** » July 17th, 2013, 1:41 pm

where sellin LED bulb?

ru$$ell · Postby **ru$$ell** » July 17th, 2013, 1:42 pm

^i ebayed em

K74T · Postby **K74T** » July 17th, 2013, 1:43 pm

I hope yuh ebayed a blender too

bluestarz9 · Postby **bluestarz9** » July 17th, 2013, 1:46 pm

T&TEC is the worst. these bill amounts really are ridiculous, how the average joe could afford to have current know is beyond me.
this is madness to the highest. Jack needs to do something about this when he gets into power.

Postby **pete** » July 17th, 2013, 1:47 pm

What's the advantage of the LED over fluorescent?

shake d livin wake d dead · Postby **shake d livin wake d dead** » July 17th, 2013, 1:51 pm

fluorescent ftw...have dat throughout the house,along with 3 units,dryer and ah whole set ah other stuff and my bill doh cross $450..srs ting.

ru$$ell · Postby **ru$$ell** » July 17th, 2013, 1:53 pm

pete wrote:What's the advantage of the LED over fluorescent?

lower wattage,but you'll be sacrificing lumens basically. 6 watt led 500 Lumens vs 13watt CFL 800 lumens. Makes sense here,because we have alot of lights.

Postby **pete** » July 17th, 2013, 1:59 pm

But they're much more expensive and you're getting less light. So if you used 2/3 the number of CFL bulbs as per LED then the lighting would be the same, power would be almost the same and it would cost 1/7th the price.

ru$$ell · Postby **ru$$ell** » July 17th, 2013, 2:03 pm

^they work up about the same in bulk pete. Plus the E14's LED's are even cheaper than the CFL's

Mr. Red Sleeper · Postby **Mr. Red Sleeper** » July 17th, 2013, 2:06 pm

Do you live next to Jahflame?

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=517548

Pablo660 · Postby **Pablo660** » July 17th, 2013, 2:38 pm

To the topic
old appliances, fridges, acs, freezers, water pump, water heaters do burn excess current
there efficiency is greatly reduced over time, research power factor
Also turn off the main breaker and see if u meter spinning u getting theif
lol

ray d saint · Postby **ray d saint** » July 17th, 2013, 2:42 pm

^^^^ Meter Spinning....... loll.... dem meters still around.....

noshownogo · Postby **noshownogo** » July 17th, 2013, 3:17 pm

Electrical jumbie usage is a common problem in rural parts of the country.

Somehow, electricity could go up by me and the meter would still register usage.

japzor · Postby **japzor** » July 17th, 2013, 3:26 pm

Check and see if any guntas put any jumper cables on your line.

Soul Collector · Postby **Soul Collector** » July 17th, 2013, 4:35 pm

ray786 wrote:^^^^ Meter Spinning....... loll.... dem meters still around.....

No its the digital one lol. If I do turn off the breaker later, would there be any indication on the digital meter to let me know if anything still being used?

shake d livin wake d dead wrote:fluorescent ftw...have dat throughout the house,along with 3 units,dryer and ah whole set ah other stuff and my bill doh cross $450..srs ting.

fml

I live in curepe btw, not in d bush :drinking:

skylinechild · Postby **skylinechild** » July 17th, 2013, 5:20 pm

Reading should stay the same..until power is restored to the home and something is being used.

hydroep · Postby **hydroep** » July 17th, 2013, 5:53 pm

Pablo660 wrote:To the topic
old appliances, fridges, acs, freezers, water pump, water heaters do burn excess current
there efficiency is greatly reduced over time, research power factor
Also turn off the main breaker and see if u meter spinning u getting theif
lol

I can vouch for this. Our bill used to average between $ 350 - $ 400 per billing cycle. Traced it back to an 11 year old refrigerator with a leaking gasket and a leaking check valve on the water mains which was causing the water pump to run more often.

After correcting the issues, bill now averages between $ 200 - $ 225 per cycle.

bluestarz9 · Postby **bluestarz9** » July 17th, 2013, 6:47 pm

are they estimasting or zoning

Soul Collector · Postby **Soul Collector** » July 17th, 2013, 7:03 pm

On every bill its an "actual" reading. NO estimates. I going to be watching that meter like a hawk now and doing some tests yes.

wagonon20's · Postby **wagonon20's** » July 17th, 2013, 7:28 pm

Mr. Red Sleeper wrote:Do you live next to Jahflame?

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=517548

. I feel dah one ah Jahflame other neighbor

ronsin1 · Postby **ronsin1** » July 17th, 2013, 7:39 pm

my bill is around 400TTD every two months

I have the following installed
2-Split AC systems (one runs average of 12 hours per day)
1-40 gallon water heater Never switches this off
1- Water Pump with Pressure tank Never switches this off either

not sure how come you are paying that kind of money

timothymcdavid · Postby **timothymcdavid** » July 17th, 2013, 7:47 pm

Whoa bill for so man ... go get the wiring of the house checked out you probably have some kind of grounding leak so it looks like you consuming more power than you actually are.