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Excessive gas usage/bill in rental - is landlord responsible?!
Comments (7)Sorry, I didnÂt give all the details! Let me try again! Here's the amount of gas FILLED INTO TANK: 450 gal on July 1 (when I moved into the house); 470 gal on Nov 18 (when tank went unexpectedly totally empty). 180 gal on Dec 8 (thatÂs the "regular" delivery that the company scheduled long ago before the emergency delivery in Nov). 240 gal on Jan 2 (thatÂs an "extra" delivery to gauge if the situation improved after the tiny leak was finally repaired on Nov 28 - unfortunately no "improvement"). This makes a total of 1260 gal from July 1-Jan 2 (i.e. 6 months). The gas supplierÂs records show that previous tenants used around 1,100-1,200 gallons PER YEAR. ThatÂs the figure I relied on when I rented the house and used as my budget. That also agrees with internet "gas calculators" I used. I also tried to calculate according to seasons (based again on figures given by the supplier and other general sources). HereÂs the breakdown: Summer (July, Aug, Sep) 15 weeks x 10gal/wk = 150 gal. Fall (Oct, Nov) 8 wks x 20gal/wk = 160 gal. Winter (Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar) 16 wks x 48gal/wk = 768 gal. Spring (Apr, May, Jun) 13 wks x 15 gal/wk = 195 gal. Total is 1,195 gal, which ties in well with the 1,200 gal figure in the above paragraph. (Of course this is an approximation and the weather each year is important. Incidentally, this past fall and winter - so far - has been less cold than "normal".) One more figure to mention: gas rep said theyÂd estimate that for the past 25 days (Dec 8-Jan 2), my usage should be 6-7 gal/day. That means when they filled the tank on Jan 2, it should have been 150-175 gal. But they needed to put in 240 gal. Where did the extra 70-90 gals go?! And where did gas in the summer and fall months go? Based on the above calculations, I reckoned that from July 1- Dec 8 I should have used about 360 gals. But a whopping 920 gals disappeared in that period!! (By the way, the company only gave me 50 gal credit for the "tiny leak". Should they give me MORE CREDIT?) As for dollar amount, price here in Massachusetts is around $2.45/gal. I paid for the first tank of 450 gal in July  over $900 (trusting that it should at least last the summer and fall, but that didnÂt happen.) I paid another $500 in December while negotiating with the supplier and landlord, and I am happy to pay a few hundred dollars more this month. But even so, I still owe them plenty because they have provided 1260 gal. (I wonÂt bore everyone with more figures - enough math for one post!) Does this make sense? Where did I go wrong? What should I do now?! Carmen...See MoreExcess Condensation
Comments (12)funnycide, It's a single zone system. The bypass is to allow using my humidifier during the winter heating season. The humidifier is closed off now during cooling season. The condensation was forming on the first 12-18" of the bypass ducting off the supply plenum. The flow is shut off at the humidifier at the return plenum end of the bypass. These replies have been extremely helpful and I'm learning a lot. Right now my plan is to install a new Dehumidifier with a condensate pump to get rid of the water. I also am going to have the installer again come back and insulate the first 1' - 2' of ducting and bypass off the supply plenum. (They have already insulated the supply plenum itself.) Now that you guys have made me smarter, I'm looking for and finding lots of air leaks on my 37-year-old ducting. I'll fix those leaks in the accessible areas of my basement. I gotta believe the ducting in the walls are also leaking but I don't see what I can do. I've seen "smoke guns" on TV to assist in locating air leaks. Tomorrow I'll look on-line as all I can do now is feel with my hand. I will say this, the house is more comfortable than it has been during our twenty years of occupancy. Wife wants to know why we didn't do this years ago! (The installer told me to tell her that it wouldn't have been as good 10-15 years ago and the advances in HP design explains the current performance.) I am looking forward to see what happens to heating and cooling costs. Montgomery County, MD, just increased the energy taxes like three-fold!...See MoreWhich do you handle better, excessive heat or cold?
Comments (48)When we visited Ireland 3 years ago, we wore our spring jackets, as the weather was pretty chilly for May, in comparison to Ontario. One weekend we went to the seashore on the west coast, and could not believe that families, including very young children, were spending time together actually swimming in the Atlantic Ocean! We had our jackets done up to our necks, as we watched the locals gleefully swimming and splashing about in the water for at least the half hour that we spent there. A large thermometer on the top of a building near the boardwalk read 11C, (about 51F) and here they were, enjoying the ocean, while we stood on the boardwalk, shivering!...See MoreKitchenAid vs Jenn-Air wall oven/ RE: excess heat being blown out.
Comments (7)You might consider a GE Twin Flex oven. I suspect because each oven cavity is smaller it only needs a low speed fan to vent when using one oven or the other. The fan is certainly quiet. My Miele dishwasher is louder than this oven. Also, it's very well insulated. The doors & cabinet walls stay cool, & there is very little heat transferring from one oven into the other. I had no idea about the hot oven vent issues until reading about them here, so when I checked this oven's vent, the air felt comfortably warm at most, & a gentle discharge of air too. No worries with small grandkids in the kitchen. I've not had both ovens going full blast for extended length of time. That probably will make the fan run faster & the blowing air hotter. But that's the point: most of the time, it's the small top oven that's used, so not as much heat to discharge. The lower oven on convection roast isn't a problem. That's why I think the smaller ovens only need a lower fan speed when using one or the other, hence a cooler kitchen. Performance-wise, it's a very good baker (both top & bottom) & roaster, is more spacious than it appears, & has a faster preheat (and is a LOT quieter) than my old KitchenAid. I have yet to miss a big single oven, & with rising utility rates, am glad not to be heating 5 cubic feet just to roast a baking sheet of broccoli. That's one expensive solution. You could also get a countertop oven, if you have the counter space to spare. Or you could install a ceiling fan. That's a stylistic no no, but I love having one for when I do steamy water bath canning or to help disperse kitchen smells....See More- 6 years ago
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