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<blockquote data-quote="GeneW" data-source="post: 3652849" data-attributes="member: 27284"><p>I have a Kill-A-Watt meter, around $30 or so on Amazon and plenty of other places. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU" target="_blank">LINK</a></p><p></p><p>Plug it into the power, then plug the light/appliance/whatever into it. It has a digital display and will tell you how much power each thing is using in Watts. Leave it along for a few days or a week or a month, whatever, and you get an exact idea of what it costs to run each thing.</p><p></p><p>BTW I converted my entire house for LED's a few years ago, except for a few closet lights that are rarely on and then for a few minutes only. My electric bill dropped $50 a month, month after month.</p><p></p><p>It's time now to inspect all widows, inside and outside sides, for caulking. Check all doors and their weather seals, they are so easy to replace as needed. Will make a HUGE difference not just in $$$ but especially so in comfort. Make sure the fireplace whatchamacallit when in the closed position is actually closed and no air leaking out. Also you can buy foam gaskets for the electric outlets and switchs, you'd be surprised how much air leak is there. I found out the hard way that the outside faucets will leak a lot of air into the house if they are not sealed. These nowadays are frostproof and since the actual valve is 12 to 15 inches or so from the wall, it's so easy for the cold to come right on in through gaps in the drywall, etc, as well as power outlets and switches.</p><p></p><p>OG&E usually has free energy audits availble to you. Someone will come out and check the house over thoroughly and make recommendations, and often bring you some free materials and free new LED bulbs. My house had a dang squirrel get inside and that little $##$$# tree rat chewed into the return air supply ducting and caused a massive leak into what should be a more or less sealed system for the air to travel around and around and around in. </p><p></p><p>Your attic insulation may need beefing up. My house needs some more insulation in the attic installed, it has settled down over the years and more is now needed. </p><p></p><p>All these things add up and drain your bank account every.darn.month.</p><p></p><p>Good luck to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GeneW, post: 3652849, member: 27284"] I have a Kill-A-Watt meter, around $30 or so on Amazon and plenty of other places. [URL='https://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU']LINK[/URL] Plug it into the power, then plug the light/appliance/whatever into it. It has a digital display and will tell you how much power each thing is using in Watts. Leave it along for a few days or a week or a month, whatever, and you get an exact idea of what it costs to run each thing. BTW I converted my entire house for LED's a few years ago, except for a few closet lights that are rarely on and then for a few minutes only. My electric bill dropped $50 a month, month after month. It's time now to inspect all widows, inside and outside sides, for caulking. Check all doors and their weather seals, they are so easy to replace as needed. Will make a HUGE difference not just in $$$ but especially so in comfort. Make sure the fireplace whatchamacallit when in the closed position is actually closed and no air leaking out. Also you can buy foam gaskets for the electric outlets and switchs, you'd be surprised how much air leak is there. I found out the hard way that the outside faucets will leak a lot of air into the house if they are not sealed. These nowadays are frostproof and since the actual valve is 12 to 15 inches or so from the wall, it's so easy for the cold to come right on in through gaps in the drywall, etc, as well as power outlets and switches. OG&E usually has free energy audits availble to you. Someone will come out and check the house over thoroughly and make recommendations, and often bring you some free materials and free new LED bulbs. My house had a dang squirrel get inside and that little $##$$# tree rat chewed into the return air supply ducting and caused a massive leak into what should be a more or less sealed system for the air to travel around and around and around in. Your attic insulation may need beefing up. My house needs some more insulation in the attic installed, it has settled down over the years and more is now needed. All these things add up and drain your bank account every.darn.month. Good luck to you. [/QUOTE]
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