heklakatla t1_j4x4btq wrote on January 18, 2023 at 9:43 PM

If you suspect the heaters you could purchase two of these (https://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU) and put one on each. Just reset the counter before you leave and check it when you return.

Or just assume its the tax for ensuring an unheated, or modestly heated, structure in a cold climate doesn't suffer from frozen pipes if you're not draining them.

naileyes t1_j4x5dlg wrote on January 18, 2023 at 9:50 PM

this is a good tip, thanks. And we do drain the pipes, idk maybe we can turn off the bathroom heater, too. it was just what the old owner advised, the instructions are on this old sheet of notebook paper we've been trying to follow them

o08 t1_j4x6klg wrote on January 18, 2023 at 9:57 PM

Definitely blow out your pipes first if you turn the heat off completely. Water will sit in low spots within pipes and they will break. I would suck it up and leave the space heaters on. When you turn the water back on make sure it has been warm for a while in the house and be ready to turn the water back off if there are splits.

Also power use could be hot water if it’s an electric tank.