heating electrically a "back yard" report
Hi, This is a test of a cold soaked RV, ambient temperature -31 C (-23.8 f) The test started at 2:00 but I had difficulty getting the cords "run". I'm plugged into one 30 amp and two 15 amp outlets...
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I had a second look at Brian/"Vintage Racer's" cost calculations, and the math seems a bit off to the high side.
If Tuna is running 5500 watts of heat, that's 5.5 kwh times the 11.13 rate, or 61 cents per hour at full blast. That's less than $15/day. No bargain, cetainly, but compare that to the cost of ANY CG.
Daytime use levelled off to 3-4 thousand watts. Can we call that 3500? 3.5 times 11.13 is a 39 cent hourly rate, or $4.68 for 12 hours. Add in $7.35 for the dark 12 hours, and you have an adjusted cost of $12.03 per day, or $375 per month--if you're plugged in. If you're running a gas gennie, the cost per kwh is likely 6 times as much, or $2,000 per month.
Again, I can't help thinking that bedroom is getting richly fed at 2300 watts of heat when nobody's in it.
If Tuna is running 5500 watts of heat, that's 5.5 kwh times the 11.13 rate, or 61 cents per hour at full blast. That's less than $15/day. No bargain, cetainly, but compare that to the cost of ANY CG.
Daytime use levelled off to 3-4 thousand watts. Can we call that 3500? 3.5 times 11.13 is a 39 cent hourly rate, or $4.68 for 12 hours. Add in $7.35 for the dark 12 hours, and you have an adjusted cost of $12.03 per day, or $375 per month--if you're plugged in. If you're running a gas gennie, the cost per kwh is likely 6 times as much, or $2,000 per month.
Again, I can't help thinking that bedroom is getting richly fed at 2300 watts of heat when nobody's in it.
