frizbeedog
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steveng said:what is a taylor and a ping?
Brands of golf clubs.
largest residential power draw?
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Brands of golf clubs.
c2500
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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:
Charlie,
I love the way you think. Hot water heaters...a pet peeve of mine..why would you want to heat water that is already hot???:grin:
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wshoard
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My guess is the P/S on a DSL or Cable modem that supports a Teenagers YouTube, MySpace, FaceBook, iTunes habit! That puppy is gona be running at warp speed. :grin:
gar
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I want to rephrase your question to see if this was your intent.
What single electrical load consumes the largest number of KWH per month? Excluding the following items: furnaces, range top, ovens, water heater, hot tubs, and air conditioner.
In my case it would be 6 dual Slimline fixtures on one switch, or one of two computers with 20" CRT monitors.
Overall lighting and computers are my major integrated load.
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I want to rephrase your question to see if this was your intent.
What single electrical load consumes the largest number of KWH per month? Excluding the following items: furnaces, range top, ovens, water heater, hot tubs, and air conditioner.
In my case it would be 6 dual Slimline fixtures on one switch, or one of two computers with 20" CRT monitors.
Overall lighting and computers are my major integrated load.
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gar
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Correction to my previous post.
Six T12 tubes, not double this.
Thinking a little more: a computer with its monitor and laser printer on for 16 hrs per day is probably the greatest cost at maybe 400 W average. Assuming this I get 0.4*16*30 = 192 KWH or about $21/month. I could reduce this by about 1/3 by changing to an LCD display. Last year my bill ranged from $128 to $185 per month with an average of $161 per month. I would judge the majority of my cost is for lighting.
Note: I interpreted the question as related to a given load. In other words different switched lights are different loads. But I consider the combination of a computer, monitor, and printer as one load.
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Correction to my previous post.
Six T12 tubes, not double this.
Thinking a little more: a computer with its monitor and laser printer on for 16 hrs per day is probably the greatest cost at maybe 400 W average. Assuming this I get 0.4*16*30 = 192 KWH or about $21/month. I could reduce this by about 1/3 by changing to an LCD display. Last year my bill ranged from $128 to $185 per month with an average of $161 per month. I would judge the majority of my cost is for lighting.
Note: I interpreted the question as related to a given load. In other words different switched lights are different loads. But I consider the combination of a computer, monitor, and printer as one load.
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