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post Jan 2 2009, 01:35 PM

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QUOTE(DannyOP @ Jan 2 2009, 01:19 AM)
I'm just wondering if my electricity bill is more than normal. Appliances used regularly :-

1 x 1hp aircond - switched 2-3 hrs a day
1 x 1.5hp aircond - switched 5-6 hrs a day
2 x small fridges
1 x large fridge
1 x freezer
2 x tvs
2 x pcs

Average bill - RM500-700/month

I've asked some electricians and they've said that at the most the bill should come up to 200-300+ at the most.
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It is a bit unusual. Mostly will guess/expect around 300-400 range.

But probably fridge and freezers are the culprit which a normal fridge might consume 20-30 per month depends on how long the duration of fridge compressors are running.

A HP is 0.75KW, so switch on 1 hour = 0.75KWH.

At current electricity tariff, 1KWH = RM 0.30-0.38

For air-cond, it much depends on temperature setting as well. As if it is running non-stop (temperature set too low) then they cocnsume quite signficant amount of electricity as well. Switching air-cond on doesn't mean compressor will run non-stop, once it reached the temperature (which measured by built-in sensor), it will automatical switch off your compressor

 

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