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Yomama-22 t1_j6itofk wrote

Reply to comment by Showerbeerz413 in Is everyone's utilities pricing insane or am I getting screwed? by peon2

A dehumidifier will wreck your electric bill if it runs a lot. More than one refrigerator will too.

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dcraider t1_j6jj3rl wrote

Yes this. We have a DH in the basement and runs almost non-stop 6-months out of the year, and of course a freezer in the basement, which are notorious at gobbling up electric as well.

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[deleted] t1_j6jjen7 wrote

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dcraider t1_j6jk2mv wrote

It's only 9 cu. ft. and energy start rated. It claims $24 annual running cost a year but who knows.

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Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j6jorjv wrote

that's a small one and isn't terrible. People have the very large ones -- that are the size of a standard fridge but are all freezer. They're usually butt old and in grandma's basement for the past 50 years and just chew up electricity.

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burritoace t1_j6md9di wrote

Chest freezers are pretty efficient actually

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Jumpy-Natural4868 t1_j6mhioh wrote

whoops, thanks for correcting me. I must be thinking of those fridge size stand up freezers.

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