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Jun 1st, 2017 12:40 pm
Jun 1st, 2017 12:47 pm
crystallight wrote: ↑ I tend to take long showers as it feels amazing. While I was taking one this morning I was wondering how much it was costing me. Obviously this depends on everyone's water heater and probably other variables, but does anyone know how much it roughly costs for every 10 minutes of showering?
Jun 1st, 2017 12:49 pm
Dumbest question ever...you do know that there are 76 electric utility companies in Canada charging different rates right? ..let alone putting a location in your post or profile.crystallight wrote: ↑ I tend to take long showers as it feels amazing. While I was taking one this morning I was wondering how much it was costing me. Obviously this depends on everyone's water heater and probably other variables, but does anyone know how much it roughly costs for every 10 minutes of showering?
Jun 1st, 2017 12:49 pm
crystallight wrote: ↑ I tend to take long showers as it feels amazing. While I was taking one this morning I was wondering how much it was costing me. Obviously this depends on everyone's water heater and probably other variables, but does anyone know how much it roughly costs for every 10 minutes of showering?
Jun 1st, 2017 12:56 pm
I agree, but OP was having a shower thought. The best ideas are thought of in the shower or on the toilet. Give OP a break.
Jun 1st, 2017 1:29 pm
Jun 1st, 2017 1:35 pm
Varies significantly due to a number of factors....crystallight wrote: ↑ I tend to take long showers as it feels amazing. While I was taking one this morning I was wondering how much it was costing me. Obviously this depends on everyone's water heater and probably other variables, but does anyone know how much it roughly costs for every 10 minutes of showering?
Jun 1st, 2017 1:41 pm
Again many older houses and rural across Canada are electric. Also many areas in Quebec and Atlantic Canada are not using gas (still using oil)...I think last statistics I saw was less than 50% have gas.
Jun 1st, 2017 1:51 pm
Jun 1st, 2017 2:25 pm
OP is obviously looking for a very rough, average estimate, not an exactly answer. (i.e. whether it is like $0.50 - $1.50 range or $3-$5 rabge, etc)
Jun 1st, 2017 2:51 pm
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Jun 1st, 2017 3:44 pm
Some, not all.BeapChastard wrote: ↑ Gas water heaters still use a little electricity. Go check your water heater, it will have a power cord plugged into an electrical outlet.
Jun 1st, 2017 3:55 pm
Well, their first suggestion is to replace the 3.5 gpm showerhead used in their example with a "low flow" showerhead (which is the norm now), which could cut your cost in half. Plus they appear to assume that the shower is consuming only hot water. Mixing hot and cold will cut your costs down as well.crystallight wrote: ↑ Thanks, so roughly $2 per every 10 minute of showering. That's more than I thought!
Jun 1st, 2017 4:00 pm
Correct, for the vent motor!BeapChastard wrote: ↑ Gas water heaters still use a little electricity. Go check your water heater, it will have a power cord plugged into an electrical outlet.
Jun 1st, 2017 4:46 pm
Clearly wrong as we have 3 showering people in our house that are easily 7 mins on average per day and we dont pay $58.27x3x70%=$122.37 in just shower bills per month. My overall electricity/water/gas load for the whole house is $260-360 depending on time of year. The oven, heat or AC, minimum charges are not the rest of the bill. We also spend weeks away at the cottage during the summer and my bill doesn't drop by an equivilent amount. We spent 3 weeks in Florida in September and it didn't cut my bill by much September over September (not really heat or cooling during that period)fdl wrote: ↑ This is what google told me:
The cost of a 10 minute shower is:132.475 liters, multiplied by the cost per heated liter of water $.0146612, or $1.9424 for the average ten-minute shower in Minneapolis, MN. If one person showered once a day for ten minutes the cost for one month (30 days) would equal: $58.27 per month.
Jun 1st, 2017 5:03 pm
No electricity used for non-powervent heaters like mine. Nice to still have hot water when there's a power outage.BeapChastard wrote: ↑ Gas water heaters still use a little electricity. Go check your water heater, it will have a power cord plugged into an electrical outlet.
Jun 1st, 2017 7:12 pm
Vastly incorrect assumption.BeapChastard wrote: ↑ Gas water heaters still use a little electricity. Go check your water heater, it will have a power cord plugged into an electrical outlet.
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