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Measuring Electrical Useage
I recently moved into my house and I got my first full month's electric
bill and was floored. It was almost $150! I have never lived somewhere with a bill over $80 for a single month. On top of that, this house does not have some of the common big time electric drawing appliances. My hot water heater, dryer and home heating are not electric. The only electric appliances that run often are the fridge, the sump pump and a portable dehumidifier in the basement Anyway, I want to see if I can determine what the primary culprit is in this very high meter reading. I am thinking it might be the refrigerator. The fridge is an older, built-in Sub-Zero model which, while nice seems to run a lot. Long story short, is there a device I can purchase to put between the fridge's plug and the wall outlet that will measure it's electric usage over a period of time, say a day? If not, what is the best way to guage the usage of this appliance? I don't have a backup fridge to use while I turn this one off for a month and see what next month's bill looks like, so I'm looking for an alternative.... Also, I looked up the model on the web, but did not find any info on it related to electrical usage, so that is not an option... Thanks in advance for any suggestions, Rob |
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