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I looked at my municipal bill last night and I was charged for 1880 kWh ( estimate ) last month. I'd be interested to know what other people's usage is.

We are 2 adults and 2 teenagers and have - stove, 2 x geysers, washer, dryer, pool pump, 5 x computers, 3 x TVs, microwave, lights, etc.
 
Rockford said:
I looked at my municipal bill last night and I was charged for 1880 kWh ( estimate ) last month. I'd be interested to know what other people's usage is.

We are 2 adults and 2 teenagers and have - stove, 2 x geysers, washer, dryer, pool pump, 5 x computers, 3 x TVs, microwave, lights, etc.
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Ours is roughly the same amount.
Same appliances, but one less geyser. And then I have my home office.
 
Rockford said:
I looked at my municipal bill last night and I was charged for 1880 kWh ( estimate ) last month. I'd be interested to know what other people's usage is.

We are 2 adults and 2 teenagers and have - stove, 2 x geysers, washer, dryer, pool pump, 5 x computers, 3 x TVs, microwave, lights, etc.
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Around 300 - 1 adult, stove, geyser, washer, laptop, tv, microwave, lights (not CFLs). Oh, and couple of digital clocks, and an electric garage door, and of course a fridge/freezer but it's a smallish one.
 
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Around 350 - 400 kwh. 2 adults, 1 child, fridge, stove (old and power consuming), geyser, 3 laptops, tv, microwave, CFL lights, stereo, clock radio, NO ELECTRIC FENCING (only barb wire).
 
1165kWh :eek::eek:

5 (physical) adults, pool, 1x2 year old 200l geyser, every single globe in the house a CFL....

How the heck!?!!?

And now, more important, how to use less? (And I dont want to go to sleep earlier because I are cleverer already, ok! :p:p )
 
vespax said:
Around 350 - 400 kwh. 2 adults, 1 child, fridge, stove (old and power consuming), geyser, 3 laptops, tv, microwave, CFL lights, stereo, clock radio, NO ELECTRIC FENCING (only barb wire).
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Aha... *wonders where in Wynberg vespax lives* :D
 
19H20 - 02 Jan 2008 = 26551
22H00 - 31 Jan 2008 = 27307

Total = 756 kWh

4 bedroom house, pool, 1 300L geyser.
I take my own metre readings and never ever let Ekhoerhoelenie make averages that don't match.
 
Between 650 and 750 kWh (never exceeded 900 even when we still had the pool)

3 bedroom, 2 adults, 200l geyser, all lights CFL
Tumbledrier and dishwasher not connected, so I have to wash the dishes myself.:(
 
922kwh

3 Adults, 2 x kids (actually 1 as the other is 1.8m and eats everything that isn't metallic!).

Standard household appliances,1x geyser (mounted externally) most lights are now those energy saver things. No tumbledryer (broke recently) and no dishwasher.

Used to use almost 2k kwh at one stage but halved the usage by turning off outside lights, breaking the tumbledryer and just using keeping the lights off.
 
Thanks for the input everyone. It looks like I have quite a bit of cutting down to do!
 
250KW in the last 8 days. I have being saving like mad.
Ran the pool 5 out of the 8 days, boiled kettle for 2 cups max, turned oven off 15 mins before cooking was complete, hibernated PCs over night, turned off all lights when not in use and so on.

That is 1000KW a month (bit of room for error).

There is just NO way I can save more. None.

BTW - We normally use 220KW in a 7 day period.
 
5364 kWh, 8 adults, 1 pool, 3 geysers, 20 odd pc's, 1 airconditioner, tumble dryer, 2 washing machines, dish washer, microwave, oven etc etc etc ouch but we are a guest house on 3 phase.
 
I can believe my Kwh is around some of these people with a family! :eek:

Mine is 700-800kwh per month and I live in a small house with a stove I barely use (2 times a week) . Do washing once a week with no tumble dryer.

How is this possible...
 
Your geyser could be sucking a lot of power if its old and not well insulated. Also if it is set very hot.

Off hand for the rest, do you have a pool and if so, how long does the pump run? What kind of lights do you have in your house? Downlighters are actually very heavy on power, for example.
 
Paulr said:
Your geyser could be sucking a lot of power if its old and not well insulated. Also if it is set very hot.

Off hand for the rest, do you have a pool and if so, how long does the pump run? What kind of lights do you have in your house? Downlighters are actually very heavy on power, for example.
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Small place, less than 100m2. No pool, geyser is 2 years old. Barely any light on, those weird kind. Not energy saver though.

Don't know what is causing this spikes since May?
 
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