Freaking Entergy Bill
 

Just got my home electric bill for last month -- $558.65 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:pissed::pissed:

Good lord dude. How big is yo crib. And how many chirrens u got lol. Dat sucks

Mine over the summer runs right at 300 bucks.....how big is your house, mine is 2,300sqft.

Mine stays around 480$ for 2700 sq ft. Built in 1905 so not a lot of insulation. 3 central units. Could be worse 2 units are new High Efficiency!!!!!

My little ole 1700 sf been runnin over $200. But that should change now dat mr Bobby from Bobbys coolin and heating done fixed a ***** AC. My shiz actually kicks off now.

Yall may won't to check on Ur insulation I probly won't go as far as most of you live but I install cellulose and I can help you with any questions Yall have

2250 s.f. living. my a/c runs constantly and hardly ever shuts off. most it ever was last summer was 425. house is 6 years old. brick.

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I feel your pain. Between BECI and Westlake gas ours is about 650.00 per month. 7 tons of air into 5 zones. Gas everything that can be. 3524sqft living, built in 2007.

EVO

1900 sq ft......avg is about $160 month. Have plenty of Ventilation in the roof!!!!!!!

When I build my new house I will use a 16 seer 2 stage Hvac system , foil tyvek instead of regular white (extra r-value 1) , I will silicone my bottom plate to slab instead of the foam pad, tech shield foil backed roof decking, open cell foam insulation in walls and closed cell on rafters . Seal all hvac ducts and boots with mastic. We did this same setup on a house
that was 4200 sqft area and
The owner says the electric bill is under 300 a month in the summer. And this is with gas water heaters not electric

Just paid mine today.
2400 sq ft ranch
A/C runs all the time (wifey likes it cold), 2 fridges, swimming pool pump.
$425 ~ as hot as it's been everyday I didn't think it was too bad for 60's style ranch (low pitch roof).

this is about what mine runs....brothers home is 2800sq ft and his only runs a little over 200.

my old house was only 1000 sq ft and it ran over 300 it had no insulation and no ventilation. put 2 whirly birds and insulated it and it droped to around 120.

Pox I have a tech shield foiled back roof decking & metal roof which has a 3/4" air space between. It helps!!!!

Man, I have Entergy here in TX and I consistently run $200/mo for 3000sf with two pool pumps, a 1600sf garage with a couple battery chargers constantly running on cars I store, two hot water heaters, etc. and we've been over 100 every day for what seems like months now. :eek: What kwh rate do y'all have over there?

I put the tech shield on every house I do .... I don't give them an option I just budget for it , that foil tyvek works great also

is that the same stuff that roy o martin makes called eclipse that is what we used on mine. probly the same stuff just osb coverd in foil

I just choose to not look at the bill, made the mistake of opening it one time, saw it was $500+ and haven't looked since. That was last year. CLECO sucks bad with the fuel surcharges

Might want to have your hvac system checked . I work for a local hvac company and your electric heat strips might be on with the air ,I have this problem before just a little insight.

FALSE ALARM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

The reason my dang bill was so high is that my automatic scheduled payment from July did not post. So, my bill is only around 265 this month. About where it should be. My Bad.

Which brings me to my next rant... Paperless billing. I was urged by my fuel cards to go paperless. Well it sounded good to me but when the reminder was emailed to me it went to my spam box and so i never paid my shell card for june. So, on my credit report -- BAM! 30 day late notice. pulled my score down about 50 points!:pissed:

Latt, I would still get the a/c checked out.
Just make sure to check/change the filter before someone comes to check it.
As hot as it is right now, you need to make sure it is doing all it can.

1400 sf built in 1962 3 ton central air gas water heater . bill is running about $240 during this summer. AC shuts off around midnight for the first time daily

I have a 30 year old ranch style house w/ 2000 square feet and a 10 SEER, 5 ton a/c. The house has the same insulation it was built with.
Bill runs around $120 to $150 in the summer.
I have a programmable thermostat that goes up to 80 deg. at 7 am and starts to bring temp. down slowly starting at 3 pm till it gets to 72 at 10 pm.

House was built in 54. Center match everything. Newspaper for insulation....just pit a new roof during my addition. Used that fire and ice insulating tar paper stuff cause I did a roof over on most of the house. Pit 2 wurly birds at the highest point. My bill is down to 300 from 400

I am not going to complain any about my bill after seeing what some of you pay. I am all electric and have a wife and daughter that thinks every light in the house needs to be on when they are home. My house is 2380 sq. ft. heated and my bill have never topped $200. When I built my house in '05, I put plywood, insulation, plywood and then sheet rock. I also have 10 inches of blown in insulation in the attic.


Warren

Question for the contractors: On a newer brick home, is it standard to put the fiberglass roll insulation in the exterior walls? someone told me that that is not standard practice:confused:

Reason for my asking is that when I open up my cabinets they seem to be warm perhaps from the heat of the bricks in the sun all day???

I have the blown in throughout my house and interior and exterior walls. This was my preference not necessarily standard practice, but we keep the thermostat on 80 during the day and about 77 at night and stay very comfortable.


Warren


Warren

i wish all my bills would go to my spam folder. lol

That's the killer right there. The dang fuel surcharges. Not for those mine, would run about 225 a month.

Latt, call card company and ask them to remove from credik the late pay. Good payers can have this done a couple times a year. E bill was $250 this month,add $700-800 for chevron and it realli chaps my A@&!!!

man i must have it good, two central units, one is 1 yr old and 5800sf living and kept at 70* all the time and cost around 350.00, keep your filters clean change em once a month...

My parents house 3700sf built in 05 3ton and 5ton units keep it on about 72 bill runs under $300. Well insulated brick home though. My house ain't insulated for crap and my windows are old style.

I don't use batts anywhere except I sound proof all interior walls with it and under catwalks in the attic where it's hard to reach when they blow the attic, most houses we use blown fiberglass, blown cellouse, or blown rockwool. Fiberglass batts are fine IF installed properly but they come in standard widths so when stub cavities exceed that width or need to be trimmed when smaller they get installed wrong. Most contractors don't tape the seams on the home wrap( tyvek) I do it always. I seal around all doors and windows with a rubber flashing tape, foam the cracks . I try to build it as tight as possible , it cost very little more and doesn't take much mire time

Pox I have this setup on my home, we have 3 AC's and 5400 sqft and my bill all summer has been around $350, this past month was $450. Not bad for a house this size. The camp however is a different story, the AC never turns off at the camp when we are there.

My water, trash pick up, sewage, and electricity all comes in one bill with LUS here in lafayette. I put my thermostat on 75 during the day and 68 at night and my highest bill has been a little over $300

Scuba check your plugs, sounds like the neighbor has their hair dryer plugged into yours...good luck.

I assume your camp is raised? How are the floor joist insulated? Look into a CLOSED CELL foam

I used to get pissed at my old roommate because he would sit around all summer playing world of warcraft...not working...and keeping AC from 72-68 mid day while I was at work. The highest bill we had was 180 for a <1000sqft apt. They were old and the ac unit was as well. Worst is...since he didn't work he didnt want to pay his half...that doucher! I disconnect the electricity on him.

My electric bill averages under 100 bucks a month in my small house. :D

It is raised (around 10 feet), I have regular insulation in the attic and I had someone come in and spray insulation on top of the regular insulation. As far as I know the floor area has no insulation, do you think that might be my issue?
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Very large issue, I would think.

EVO

Yep , get closed cell under the camp it's nit cheap but the closed cell dries rock hard n will not absorb moisture like open cell. Closed cell is what they put on those insulates boxes on shrimp boats . Plus it adds tons of strength to the structure . What kind of floors are inside the camp??

my next home will be buried half way and the rest will be covered in earth. no better insulation than dirt.

Hardwood laminate throughout.

Is it possible to add this now once the house is built? Sorry, I'm an accountant and useless when it comes to construction.

I moved into my house last year labor day weekend.
3200s/f two story house 10 foot celings except in the living room is 22 feet
Did the foam insulation thing with goodman 16 seer 5 ton down stairs and 4 ton up stairs.
my bill runs right around 200 a month
I dont think that is bad at all

Poor insulation or poor Unit

Brick is a very poor insulator, yes rolled insulation is still standard but what was the R value they used?

Casey surely your contractor who was mine put batt insulation underneath your lake house did it on mine, however I did put a 16 seer unit in mine. What are you turning your thermastat up to when you leave?

The houses I build I only use roll/ batts for sound proof on interior walls , only tract home builders in my area use batts for insulation

That's good quality stuff, but this is a camp house/ weekends only. Every other one if that. Had to cut corners somewhere to come in on budget, after ther wife puts her touches on it.