largest residential power draw?

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what appliance would normally consume the most power, per month, in a single family home, with a gas dryer , oven, hot water heater, and furnace? excluding AC, hot tub, etc...
 
Electric strip heat. It's usually the only 60a breaker in a residential panel, followed by the range at 40 or 50a.
 
charlie said:
Actually, the cold water heater would be the probable culprit if it is electric. I have never seen much need for a hot water heater. :roll: :D :smile:
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I was just going to say the same thing why heat hot water??
 
The question is impossible to answer without knowing the use characteristics of the people living there. A 150W outside light that is on 24/7 could draw the most power PER MONTH, as could a computer that is on 24/7. You can look at the breakers to find the big peak users, and while an electric range draws quite a bit of power how often is it used?

So you need to consider (amps) * (time used).
 
i had a service call where the customer wanted to know why there bill was so high, as i supected under the house they had a small hot water pipe leaking, not enough to notice hot water shortage but enough to run the meter and make a nice spa under the house.:) sucks to be a plumber!
 
csparkrun said:
i had a service call where the customer wanted to know why there bill was so high, as i supected under the house they had a small hot water pipe leaking, not enough to notice hot water shortage but enough to run the meter and make a nice spa under the house.:) sucks to be a plumber!
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Not the plumbers I know.
 
if your in the south, AC it can account for about 50 to 60 percent of the energy bill.
 
Given that the house has gas I would assume that all of the appliances mentioned in the OP were gas as well. That leaves the refrigerator as one of the largest power consumers in the place.
 
cschmid said:
I am going for hot tub here..especially if it is uncovered because the makeup heaters are all electric..if they have kids it is probably party spot..
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I agree that they will keep the meter spinning, but the OP did say:

excluding AC, hot tub, etc...
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Person who likes their clothes clean and dry
+ Electric clothes dryer -
+ Running 3 hr/day :smile:
 
Water pump, when it runs full steam 24/7. Had a customer whose electric bill jumped for two months in a row. Did a little backwards calcualting to figure out amp draw and checked wires till I found out which one was close. Drop pipe to submersible had a hole in it big enough to make pump run
 
lat1 said:
what appliance would normally consume the most power, per month, in a single family home, with a gas dryer , oven, hot water heater, and furnace? excluding AC, hot tub, etc...
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Per month? Since all the big energy users are gas, and you excluded A/C and hot tubs, I would guess none of the other appliances are all that big of a user. I would bet the fridge is the worst single culprit.
 
PoCoPepco says 24% of the total usage goes to "kitchen appliances." Seems high to me.

18% other appliances.
14% cooling
12% heating
10% water heating
9% lighting
7% TV
6% washers & dryers
 
hey bama

hey bama

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masterinbama said:
all the ones I know have Taylor mades and pings I have to play with clones
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hey bama rtr, glad to see some dixie around here,

what is a taylor and a ping?:D
 
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