Monthly Electricity Consumption

[Neuk_]

Summer, around 260 kWh and winter closer to 500 kWh.

I forgot, this is just what we use from City Power and doesn't include what we use from PV or battery.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

That's the most common way Legionnaires Disease spreads --geyser not hot enough to kill the bugs.

Don't give a ****
It's been like that for 10 years and I am not gonna change it !!!!

Your article says this
Keep water temperature either above or below the 20–50 °C

Thanx, I will go dial it up 1 degree to 51 degrees

 

[ToxicBunny]

Keerist.. how do some of you guys achieve those numbers

I average around 1400kwh a month....

 

[GrootVoet]

16.5 / day during summer, 19 / day during winter.
3 people with solar geyser.

 

[Charlesjjm]

120 units per month

 

[blowdart18]

1500 units a month - then again I have 2 large fishtanks that need running and heating

 

[Grouter]

From 1998 to 2019, using electric stove and geyser, 2 of us averaged 700kwh pm.
Switched to gas for hot water and cooking in April 2019, now using 250kwh pm.
Plus 19kg of gas per 2 months @ R550 (last refill).
Win.

 

[Tomtomtom]

Keerist.. how do some of you guys achieve those numbers

I average around 1400kwh a month....

Are you running a kiln?

Ours breaks down a bit like this I think:

Geyser: 2700 W * 1.5 hrs = 4 kWh / day
[ Heater: 2000 * 2 = 4 ]
Stove/oven: 2000 * 1 = 2
PC: 200 * 5 = 1
Router etc.: 40 * 24 = 1
Fridge: 75 * 13 = 1
Lights: 100 * 5 = 0.5
TV etc.: 150 * 3 = 0.5

So that's 300 kWh / month without heating and 400 with.

 

[Tabac]

Depends if i let the light flicker faster or slower ....

 

[Tomtomtom]

From 1998 to 2019, using electric stove and geyser, 2 of us averaged 700kwh pm.
Switched to gas for hot water and cooking in April 2019, now using 250kwh pm.
Plus 19kg of gas per 2 months @ R550 (last refill).
Win.

1kg LPG = 13.6 kWh @ 9.5 kg/month => 129 kWh/month

So you also halved your overall energy consumption nevermind its form. Probably helps that the geyser is cold when not in use.

 

[Grouter]

1kg LPG = 13.6 kWh @ 9.5 kg/month => 129 kWh/month

So you also halved your overall energy consumption nevermind its form. Probably helps that the geyser is cold when not in use.

Yep. On-demand hot water certainly beats keeping 200 litres of the stuff hot in the roof for the 23 hours of the day we're NOT using it.

 

[maumau]

Keerist.. how do some of you guys achieve those numbers

I average around 1400kwh a month....

Agreed

 

[Grouter]

Keerist.. how do some of you guys achieve those numbers

I average around 1400kwh a month....

Living the pauper's simple life on the garden route: No aircon, no pool, no kids.

 

[Lupus]

That's the most common way Legionnaires Disease spreads --geyser not hot enough to kill the bugs.

Over 45 will kill the bug, or under 20.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Are you running a kiln?

Ours breaks down a bit like this I think:

Geyser: 2700 W * 1.5 hrs = 4 kWh / day
[ Heater: 2000 * 2 = 4 ]
Stove/oven: 2000 * 1 = 2
PC: 200 * 5 = 1
Router etc.: 40 * 24 = 1
Fridge: 75 * 13 = 1
Lights: 100 * 5 = 0.5
TV etc.: 150 * 3 = 0.5

So that's 300 kWh / month without heating and 400 with.

Technically I have 2 houses on the property which explains some of it...

Also a pool, and 2 freezers + 2 fridges + 2 dishwashers + + ... the joys of a large property and 2 houses.

 

[Nemesys]

My records go back 20 years screenshot

Date Water reading usage Electricity reading usage

View attachment 1099747

just a bit background here
Normal running 3 Fridges. Electric stove Geyser 150l Kwikot on a timer 2 hours in the morning and 1 hour in the afternoon. Only two people in the house. 7 10w Led flood security lights around the house on a day-night switch.Most of the lighting in the house LED
Incidently during Dec 2020 we were 5 in the house with an extra 150l geyser running full time and the readings does not reflect any significant increase in usage

 

[Aeryn23]

Ummm...reading this thread makes me think our elec usage is way too high. We average about 40kwh per day. 3 adults.

The have the following:
- 2 geysers (one is solar but the elec part of the geyser has been on for a bit because it was cloudy and cold, and prior to that, the solar panels needed to be replaced which has been done)
- gas stove
- elec oven (used maybe once a week, if that)
- pool pump
- electronics (2 PC's, TV, Nas, Nuc etc)
- elec fencing
- the usual household stuff - fridge, microwave etc.

Our domestic worker seems to boil the kettle like 10 times a day :/. Not sure how much difference that would make though.

Any electricity saving tips? We will go back to solar with the one geyser.

 

[Shi]

Family of 5 - 800 units. Do have gas stove.

PS: bought R1000 electricity today and got 416 units, whereas last month it was 472 units - damn increases.

 

[superskully]

Are you running a kiln?

Ours breaks down a bit like this I think:

Geyser: 2700 W * 1.5 hrs = 4 kWh / day
[ Heater: 2000 * 2 = 4 ]
Stove/oven: 2000 * 1 = 2
PC: 200 * 5 = 1
Router etc.: 40 * 24 = 1
Fridge: 75 * 13 = 1
Lights: 100 * 5 = 0.5
TV etc.: 150 * 3 = 0.5

So that's 300 kWh / month without heating and 400 with.

4 kw geyser per day is about 20 degrees C in heating. In winter, temperature at 20 C. You have having a cold shower.

 

[superskully]

Last year, usage for June was 1100kwh. This year June it's 150kwh.