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The ones I used were a standard Edison base.

I have used some 300 watt bulbs before for temporary or seldom used lighting in barns. Here they are at menards Be sure your wiring is capable though, they use about 2.5 amps a piece. They wouldn't be ideal in power usage or maximum light output, but may help in a pinch.

I got that chart from my online account from the poco. I agree they should be higher in heating seasons, but this was a very mild December compared to the rest and it was still the highest it's ever been.

Here is a picture of the meter. Here is something weird about the usage. 10/22 to 10/23 was 45kwh. 10/23 to 11/16 was only 37 kwh, then four days later on 11/20 it was 1086 kwh. Then no reading until 12/28 and it was 2402, which is the highest its ever been.

I have a 400 amp 120/240v service. I just checked the meter and its at 43805 this morning. I think yesterday was 43760, not 47760. I just typed it wrong. So that is 326kwh in about 4 days. I don't know exactly when it was read. Still averaging about 81 kwh per day when November was 37kwh and...

I put the clamp on the well and it wasn't running. It isn't staying on if it is running more than usual. Like I said without heat on, I only read around 10 amps total for the house with normal things on. Makes me think it's the heat, but I'm not sure how to find it.

It is a digital meter, so probably not a reading error.

The actual means they actually read the meter and didn't just do an estimate. If it was, I would suspect a difference for the Jan bill. I just check the meter and its at 43760. The rate doesn't seemed to have changed, still right about $0.09 a KWH + fees. I flipped the DIP switch on the furnace...

It just doesn't seem right to me so I figured I would see if anyone had any ideas. November 2015 Bill - $132.23 10/22-11/20 (29 Days) - Previous 39991, Actual 41077 for 1086 KWH 37.44 KWH per day Average Temp 50 Degrees F November 2014 - 1461KWH, Average temp 39 Degrees F December 2015 Bill...

They sure do come in handy. Thanks a lot!

Here is a picture of the main light over the doors in the daylight I also put a smaller wall light over the man door. It is a 25 watt LED made by SLG. It lights things up pretty well. Here it is on

With power in the barn I got a security light mounted up at the peak. Twice actually. I tried an LED just because it looked like a viable option. It was this light: All Pro 33 Watt LED Light Here it is mounted Just a few observations. It was smaller than I thought and it sort of looked...

The PoCo came and got my new meterbase hooked up today. I got the new feed to the house hooked up while they worked and we finished around the same time. So now I have all my power running through my new panel and power to the shop!

I got the RV panel mounted yesterday.

I didn't get a whole lot done over the weekend, but there is progress. I got the trench dug for the electric and got it hooked up. That conduit sticking up will be for an RV panel I haven't had a chance to mount yet. I also got the two man doors framed up in the divider wall.