[ale] OT Just bought my 1st & 2nd "lighting-class" LED bulbs

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

Mike Harrison <cluon at geeklabs.com> wrote:

>> must replace my SEER 0.001 with something MUCH better (looking at a
>SEER 16 unit). Plus add a crapload
>> of insulation in attic and glob on the ultra-bright white roof paint.
>My June power bill was $380. 
>> Why do people insist on BLACK shingles in the hot states? Aesthetics
>be damned! AC bills prevent me
>
>June bill for a 1350sqft house was under $70. 3.5 Ton SEER 18 unit 
>that is seldom on, a high effiency fridge and a hot tub are my biggest 
>draws. Installing a very light colored metal roof saved a bunch. A mix
>of 
>LED and CFL lights, the home server is a Netbook (Xubuntu currently)
>and Nancy and I 
>run Laptops for systems... her a Mac, me a Linux system and an rMBP.
>My point is: small house, minimal power users = small bill ;)
>
>My father in law just replaced his ceiling can-lights with some that 
>looked like these:
>http://www.homedepot.com/p/EcoSmart-6-in-9-5-Watt-65W-Soft-White-2700K-LED-Downlight-E-ECO-575L/202240932#.Ue8wFFOpNhE
>Although I'm not sure exactly which model he installed. I was blown
>away 
>by the quality of the light and the dimmability. They are on my list.
>
>

Hi Mike H, and all,

(side note:  Wow.  THAT was fun.  Not.  We've been talking about power and I just had a 30 minute power failure.  The whole region was out and I think something happened at the substation.  My downstairs pc shut down abruptly as it's not on ups.  My dehumidifier did also.  I had to scramble, in the dark, but I had a flashlight on my belt, to lighten the load on my other pc and shut it down before the battery would have died in less than 3 minutes.  I got it safely shut down, and the ups display said 30% battery left when I was done.  I'll have to recalibrate the os for a quicker auto shut down.  I'm in for loads more fun tomorrow restarting things, especially the downstairs machine.  It's Linux Mint and doesn't run with many files open.  Last time, 4 reboots cured it of its doldrums.  Wishing I had that house sized battery bank.)

Regarding your message:

Stove?  Oven?  Dryer?  Water Heater?

If those are gas, you have to add your gas bill too.

8-)

If you're all electric with a $ 70 bill, I'm very impressed.

Ron



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