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NorPlan
Jul 21, 2013, 06:53 AM
Any good books out there on Conserving Hydro Consumption in the Home? The latest Monthly Hydro Bill Knocked the Socks Off.. Yes we use Timers and Power Bars and all that stuff and have a Pool Pump going in Season ( on a Timer running Off Peak ).. Hydro has an Appliance Calculator and Time Of Use program, but their Tech People can't DeBug the System.. Imagine a large corporation and one continually gets a message back " Sorry , unable to access please try again later "

ma0641
Jul 22, 2013, 08:58 PM
How much water do you use in 1 month? Low flow toilets and fixtures? Watering the grass?

NorPlan
Jul 23, 2013, 05:16 AM
How much water do you use in 1 month? Low flow toilets and fixtures? Watering the grass?

We live in a kind of Matchbox style House which suits us just fine, with One Bathroom strategically located.. Yep got the low flow toilet and fixtures... The wife has a Green Thumb, since we draw from a Well she gives the Pump a workout in the Off Peak just before Dusk.. Last season with the long stretch of killer heat the water was evaporating more than usual from the pool so again we were having to top up...

ma0641
Jul 23, 2013, 01:25 PM
We live in a kinda Matchbox style House which suits us just fine, with One Bathroom strategically located.. Yep got the low flow toilet and fixtures...The wife has a Green Thumb, since we draw from a Well she gives the Pump a workout in the Off Peak just before Dusk..Last season with the long stretch of killer heat the water was evaporating more than usual from the pool so again we were having to top up...

Is the bill for electricity, you are on a well. Figure out your KWH and multiply by KWH cost. Sounds like you run motors and they can run up a lot of KWH.