G73 More on electric heat !

[JohnK007]

How much damage do the G73s do the electric bill?

I installed my Fahrenheat 5KW heater in December. Just got the January electric bill today. OUCH!! We went from 43 kWh per day useage to 105 kWh. Average daily temp for the billing cycle was 17 degrees. My electric bill jumped to $427 for Dec 23 to Jan 27 or about 2 1/2 times normal. I'm charged $0.07395 per kWh. Granted, January was pretty cold here in the Chicago area but damn that smarts. I ran the heater maybe 6 hours a day more or less. I did forget to turn it off a couple of nights. Won't make that mistake again I hope.

Your mileage will, of course, vary depending on your individual useage, weather, and rate.

 

[Gizzy]

Boy am I glad you posted this.You answered my question I had posted last week perfectly.I live in NW Ohio,so I'm basically getting the same weather you are.My kwh cost is .0742( again almost the same).Thanks for posting this,I think I'm gonna look for something else.
Bill

 

[nonhog]

Just got it wired in tonite ! My electrician friend was over and since we were working on the lights . He took a few minutes longer and wired it also.
He says next time hes out we can wire it to a switch buy the door to make it more conveniant.
Think I'm going to like it !

 

[ripsnortMN]

I installed my Fahrenheat 5KW heater in December. Just got the January electric bill today. OUCH!! We went from 43 kWh per day useage to 105 kWh. Average daily temp for the billing cycle was 17 degrees. My electric bill jumped to $427 for Dec 23 to Jan 27 or about 2 1/2 times normal. I'm charged $0.07395 per kWh. Granted, January was pretty cold here in the Chicago area but damn that smarts. I ran the heater maybe 6 hours a day more or less. I did forget to turn it off a couple of nights. Won't make that mistake again I hope.

Your mileage will, of course, vary depending on your individual useage, weather, and rate.

This is the post I was looking for. I was cosidering an electric unit for my 20'x22' well insulated garage. I live in Mn where it gets nasty cold. Well below zero a lot of the time. I need something that can bring the temperature from zero degrees F. up to a comfortable 60-65F.

I think I decided on a Modine hotdawg to run on propane. I don't think an electric unit would bring the temp up fast from zero degrees F.

 

[Stargeezer]

This is the post I was looking for. ....I think I decided on a Modine hotdawg to run on propane. I don't think an electric unit would bring the temp up fast from zero degrees F.

I may still go electric and use the G73 in conjunction with a downdraft industrial fan to disperse the heat evenly. Propane heat adds moisture to the air I have been told; and also the combustion of most commercial fuel gases leaves a residue from the ordorizers; which deposits on cooler surfaces. Electric is clean and I think with the use of a properly sized central circulation fan that a small e-heater can be a little more economical than just running the heater all by itself. Seems to me that just the heater running would not set up circulation too well, as the CFM rating on this heater is low. Just my 2 cents

 

[ripsnortMN]

I may still go electric and use the G73 in conjunction with a downdraft industrial fan to disperse the heat evenly. Propane heat adds moisture to the air I have been told; and also the combustion of most commercial fuel gases leaves a residue from the ordorizers; which deposits on cooler surfaces. Electric is clean and I think with the use of a properly sized central circulation fan that a small e-heater can be a little more economical than just running the heater all by itself. Seems to me that just the heater running would not set up circulation too well, as the CFM rating on this heater is low. Just my 2 cents

A modine hotdawg is a vented heater. All the carbon monoxide vents outside. There will be no "sweaty tools" with a heater like this if I am correct.