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Jennifer
Hello. I'm looking for some advice for an issue I've been having for several months now. I use to be an avionics technician for helicopters while in the US Navy, but as for houses...I'm at a loss here.
My electric usage has a little more than doubled for the past 6 months now. Nothing has changed though. I have a small 1 bedroom home (1/2 of a duplex) and no additions to appliances. I have a refrigerator, gas range, two small window AC units (don't run all the time), and just the regular things like tv and computer. My electric bill just last month had me using 2,668 khw. My normal for the same month for the past 3 years has been about 1,000 to 1,300. This goes back to about April now. Comparing past bills my usage is at least double that what it use to be.
I've contacted my electric company many times to inquire about it and what can be done and they are suppose to send someone out to check my meter to make sure it isn't malfunctioning but it's been weeks and no test. Not to mention everyone I've spoken to says their meters don't speed up, they slow down when they go bad. It is a bit upsetting to see your meter spinning like a top though. I can turn everything off in the house and the meter cranks along at a slow pace. Turn anything on though and it starts whirling.
My landlord insists he won't hire nor authorize an electrician to investigate the problem until the electric company first verifies their meter is not the problem. Meanwhile I'm dealing with $400 electric bills that I simply cannot afford.
Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
My electric usage has a little more than doubled for the past 6 months now. Nothing has changed though. I have a small 1 bedroom home (1/2 of a duplex) and no additions to appliances. I have a refrigerator, gas range, two small window AC units (don't run all the time), and just the regular things like tv and computer. My electric bill just last month had me using 2,668 khw. My normal for the same month for the past 3 years has been about 1,000 to 1,300. This goes back to about April now. Comparing past bills my usage is at least double that what it use to be.
I've contacted my electric company many times to inquire about it and what can be done and they are suppose to send someone out to check my meter to make sure it isn't malfunctioning but it's been weeks and no test. Not to mention everyone I've spoken to says their meters don't speed up, they slow down when they go bad. It is a bit upsetting to see your meter spinning like a top though. I can turn everything off in the house and the meter cranks along at a slow pace. Turn anything on though and it starts whirling.
My landlord insists he won't hire nor authorize an electrician to investigate the problem until the electric company first verifies their meter is not the problem. Meanwhile I'm dealing with $400 electric bills that I simply cannot afford.
Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
