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LIPA QUESTION????
how much is your bill usually? Everyone seems to gasp when i tell them my bill was $391(for 62 days)
which makes it around $195 a month
MIL had a $73 bill for 1 month and BIL had a $119 bill for 1 month
My mom had a $54 bill
MIL and I both have a cape but hers is bigger
I dont have ac in the lr only in the br and we rarely use it
I have a dehumidifier ......I dont have a pool filter so why is my bill so high?
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Posted 9/5/06 9:21 AM  |
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SweetestOfPeas
J'taime Paris!
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
if you rarely use your a/c, that does seem high. I would call LIPA and ask them to re-read the meter. maybe they made a mistake 
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| Posted 9/5/06 9:23 AM |
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
I use my dehumidifier and they said that could be it
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| Posted 9/5/06 9:25 AM |
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Laura1976
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Laura
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
mine range from 85 to 140, we have a 2 story victorian, rarely use the 1 window aC that we have.
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| Posted 9/5/06 9:26 AM |
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
I have a 2 bedroom cape with a basement......2 of the bedrooms arent being used yet because they need carpet and then they are finished
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| Posted 9/5/06 9:28 AM |
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SweetestOfPeas
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
Posted by MamaNDaddyof2
I use my dehumidifier and they said that could be it
I really don't think dehumidifiers use up as much energy as an a/c... JMO
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| Posted 9/5/06 9:33 AM |
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MrsC2006
LIF Infant
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Jenn
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
I find it so hard to compare my bill with others. I'm the only person that I know of who pays every 2 months instead of every month and most of my friends/family are on the "budget" billing so I really don't know if my bill is high or low. Since I moved into the house last October, my bill has been around $160 - $190 every 2 months. However I just got my latest bill and it's now $400 (I attribute that to the Air Conditioners that we had running constantly even during the day because our dog is at home and we wouldn't leave him without the AC> Plus they are ANCIENT ACs that are NOT evergy efficient and they don't even have an energy save button, they just keep running until you turn them off. OUCH!
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| Posted 9/5/06 9:33 AM |
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
Posted by MamaNDaddyof2
I use my dehumidifier and they said that could be it
I really don't think dehumidifiers use up as much energy as an a/c... JMO
I called LIPA and she said the dehumidifier is alot and it is maybe more because it is like an inefficient Air conditioner
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| Posted 9/5/06 9:35 AM |
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Summer05
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
Ours is around $150/month
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| Posted 9/5/06 10:00 AM |
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lucyloo
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
Last month was $410. We had the ac running constantly. One in the bedroom the other in the dining room.
We pay monthly and are not on a budget.
July was about $130 but we weren't using the main unit in the dining room that much.
Message edited 9/5/2006 10:47:23 AM.
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| Posted 9/5/06 10:45 AM |
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belladi
LIF Adult
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diana
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
WE PAY AROUND $40 A MONTH FOR A TINY 1100 SQ FT HOUSE
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| Posted 9/5/06 11:11 AM |
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VickiC
Rocking the party
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
Posted by MamaNDaddyof2
I use my dehumidifier and they said that could be it
I really don't think dehumidifiers use up as much energy as an a/c... JMO
Actually, a dehumidifier uses just about the same energy as an air conditioner. It's doing the same thing as an air conditioner really. If you frequently use the dehumidifier, it's like using the AC all the time.
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| Posted 9/5/06 1:31 PM |
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Wendy
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
Ours is normally anywhere between $275-375. For the two summer months with up to four room A/C's running at any given time (some days all four - all day) our bill was $704!
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| Posted 9/5/06 2:25 PM |
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Heather
LIF Adolescent
Member since 7/06 647 total posts
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Heather
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
I am on a budget for 277 a month
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| Posted 9/5/06 3:54 PM |
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hazeleyes33
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Ginger
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
We are on budget and pay $92/month (this is with our $1 increase for this year). We have a small ranch with 2 AC's but we don't have them running 24/7 but we did run them the most this year than ever and it only went up $1.
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| Posted 9/5/06 8:35 PM |
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skew
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
i pay every 2 months and not on a budget billing cycle. 4 bdrm colonial w/ cac, whole house fan, attic fan, ceiling fans, 2 dehumidifiers, ig sprinklers and ig pool.
mine almost quadrupled since the last bill. this one was about $950. i called today and he said everyone was hit pretty hard due to increase use of cac, dehumidifiers, fans, ig sprinkers, and pools. said if i didn't have the funds now, i could wait until oct to pay.
Message edited 9/5/2006 9:02:02 PM.
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| Posted 9/5/06 8:58 PM |
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Palebride
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
Posted by VickiC
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
Posted by MamaNDaddyof2
I use my dehumidifier and they said that could be it
I really don't think dehumidifiers use up as much energy as an a/c... JMO
Actually, a dehumidifier uses just about the same energy as an air conditioner. It's doing the same thing as an air conditioner really. If you frequently use the dehumidifier, it's like using the AC all the time.
Yeah - dehumidifiers are about the same amount of energy as an air conditioner. I just found that out recently and was shocked!
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| Posted 9/5/06 9:28 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
J'taime Paris!
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
Posted by VickiC
Posted by SweetestOfPeas
Posted by MamaNDaddyof2
I use my dehumidifier and they said that could be it
I really don't think dehumidifiers use up as much energy as an a/c... JMO
Actually, a dehumidifier uses just about the same energy as an air conditioner. It's doing the same thing as an air conditioner really. If you frequently use the dehumidifier, it's like using the AC all the time.
wow, good to know! 
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| Posted 9/5/06 9:31 PM |
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Ronkonkomonga
LIF Adolescent
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
we are on the budget of $121 / mo...
1300 sq ft.house
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| Posted 9/5/06 10:02 PM |
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Kissy331
My two miracles!
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
We are not on a budget plan. This past month (august bill) ours was $383 for the month. We do have CAC that has been running & it is a 2200 sq foot house.
In the winter months, we range anywhere from $80-95 depending on the month (ie, christmas lights & what not)
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| Posted 9/6/06 11:00 AM |
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PRETTYPINK
LIF Toddler
Member since 7/06 393 total posts
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
Winter was about $150/month.
We are not on a budget.
Summer was double. But we have CAC.
I was told that the most expensive things to run are:
Dryer
Refrigerator
and CAC.
I have two refrigerators and a very old dryer.
But I have a gas range.
And we live in a ranch. Don't know the sq ft.
Message edited 9/6/2006 5:19:39 PM.
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| Posted 9/6/06 5:19 PM |
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MommyofG
just the girls
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Re: LIPA QUESTION????
our bill was 750 and change for 62 days- AC running all day long, no biggie.
you should go out and look at your meter- when you put on the dehumdifier see if the meter is spinning fast- shut it off and look to compare- if it is moving- then yes it is sucking money out of your pocket. Is it an energy saver one?
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| Posted 9/7/06 7:29 PM |
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