Gal Elec
Uncategorized January 28th. 2010, 11:02pmGal Elec
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 RHEEM 50 GAL ELEC TALL Water Heater 6YR SC 82V522  US $420.81
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 Rheem MR15120 Point of Use Elec Water Heater 15 Gal US $664.62
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 RHEEM RHUDD 80GAL ELEC COMMERCIAL WATER HEATER ELD80 B NEW NO SHIPPING US $850.00
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 RHEEM 40 GAL ELEC Water Heater 6YR SC 83VR402 US $644.49
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 65 GAL ELEC Water Heater 6YR Self Clean 82V662 US $952.70
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 American Proline Water Heater table style 38 Gal Elec US $449.91
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 RHEEM RUDD 30GAL ELEC WATER HEATER EGSP 30 US $329.99
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 VANGUARD ELEC WATER HEATER 30 GAL 240 VOLTAGE LOCAL NO SHIPPING US $229.00
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 RHEEM RUDD 40GAL ELEC WATER HEATER LOCAL NO SHIPPING US $399.99
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 RHEEM 20 GAL ELEC SHORT Water Heater 6Y 82SV202 US $796.99
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 RHEEM 47 GAL ELEC SHORT Water Heater 6YR SC 82SV502 US $488.72
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 Reliance Added Sales 6 2 SSUS K 2GAL ELEC WATER HEATER US $213.55
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 RHEEM 50 GAL ELEC TALL Water Heater 6YR SC 83VR522 US $476.19
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 RHEEM 80 GAL ELEC TALL Water Heater 6YR SC 82V802 US $1,029.69
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Using too much propane?
1700 sq ft home built in 60s good shape no insul in walls east txs winter good insul in attic brick new 100000 btu rudd furnace 80 % eff. thermo stays set on 70 also run 50 gal new gas water heater 3 small children 2 adults 2 take baths together wife washes clothes in cold water only stove is ELEC...i am using 200 plus gals a month @2.60/gal i think if i have a prob it is in the furn. Not the wtr htr also lines from tank to appliances have tested good 3 times please help it is not only eating my lunch but my kids' as well oh i had a tech look at the unit but it was same guy that installed unit he didnt find anything he is an extremely nice guy but he acts like he doesnt know what he is doing and i have 0 confidence in his hvac capabilities thank you so much help is greatly appreciated
I used to sell propane and heating oil. I have a program that I used all the time for computing propane consumption. I plugged in the following numbers...
100,000 btu furnace running 20 minutes out of every hour, and a 35,000 btu water heater running 10 minutes out of every hour. That works out to a consumption of 282 gallons per month. These numbers ARE accurate.
100,000 btu's will burn (roughly) 1 gallon every hour. You need to take an hour and time how long these appliances are actually operating. From that, you can calculate your consumption.
That sounds like a pretty big furnace for 1700 square feet. And if it's only an 80% efficient model it probably wasn't installed yesterday. I would never tell someone to throw away a perfectly good furnace, but if it is an older unit, you might consider upgrading to a new high efficiency model. It could be worth doing sooner than later if you plan on staying in that home for a few years at least.
But...I'm sorry to say, those actual consumption numbers are pretty much normal for what you have there.
New Energy Smart 40 Gal Elec Hot Water Heater
