ᐅ House electricity consumption – what is your usage?

ypg schrieb:

Great! How often do you stoke the stove?


Oh, that would be a loss of comfort for me. Cold floors. Does the heat reach all the rooms?
I started the heating early precisely because of the floor. At some point, the tiles just became uncomfortably cold.

I estimate about one log every 1.5 hours, but only in the evenings or when the sun isn’t shining; otherwise, the windows and sunlight alone provide enough heat. Since everything is open, it works surprisingly well. I also don’t understand why my neighbors prefer to use gas and electricity in winter while keeping their blinds and shutters closed.

ypg schrieb:

NHN? What is that?



I think it’s good that this is being considered. In some areas, we have already gone past noon, not before.

But I don’t believe he will inherit it either. Considering future generations, everyone should keep climate change and the future of the Earth in mind, but your retirement will consume a lot—whether the house is liquidated for care costs or the money needed for renovations is spent on care—the house will be used up either way.

But 200€ every month—that’s not insignificant to me. And when some people here talk about their servers, which consume a lot of energy as well, the ongoing costs would make me uneasy. This should also be told to those who want to build a single-family house quickly and with hefty subsidies but are currently paying around 700€ in rent.

NHN is the standard sea level (Normalnull). We are currently only about 3 meters (10 feet) above it. If we don’t stop emitting CO2 like it’s candy at Mardi Gras, the little coastal house will flood before a child OR grandchild could inherit it. 😉 And yes, I know there are dikes. But walling ourselves in 2 meters (6.5 feet) high and ignoring humanity’s problem is not really my approach. 😉

We actually already had the 200€ per month before. I think electricity and gas together while renting was about 260€ last time. So with our current payment of 198€, we’re actually cheaper than before. I hope we can reduce that after the first year. I’m still not sure whether some part of the heat pump is broken or damaged and causing the higher electricity consumption. The exhaust fan worked somewhat for a while but used a huge amount of energy, and eventually it completely broke and was replaced.

Now, with the heat pump (hopefully) repaired, we currently use about 25 kWh per day. About 12 kWh are estimated for household electricity, and the rest (12-13 kWh) for the heat pump. We’re not exactly sure, but in the old house we had about 12 kWh average daily electricity consumption.

As of today, we are 160€ in the positive (heat pump, household electricity, photovoltaic), it’s tight but we will likely have to pay a few euros for electricity this year.

Zaba12 schrieb:

Just to get back to the main topic briefly. I still haven’t turned on the underfloor heating because, as I mentioned, we specifically got wood to heat the fireplace. There is hardly any loss of comfort at the moment; sure, the floor is cold, but the house still feels warm. On the ground floor, it’s 22.8 degrees Celsius (73°F), and upstairs in the bedrooms, it’s 20.1 degrees Celsius (68°F). I think the wood will be used up by the end of January. Then we’ll have about two months left when we’ll need to use the heating.

Since early May, we’ve used 230 kWh from the energy provider due to the photovoltaic system and battery storage. If another 1200 kWh is added for the heat pump in February and March, I would be satisfied.

Let’s see!

Don’t you find 20 degrees Celsius (68°F) upstairs a bit too cold?

My wife and kids would also think I'm crazy.

I find 20 degrees Celsius (68°F) in the bedroom too warm! The ideal temperature there is 18 degrees Celsius (64°F). The other rooms on the upper floor should be around 22 degrees Celsius (72°F).

How does your stove work to actually get heat up to the upper floor? It usually needs to be water-based, otherwise it doesn’t really work. Or do you have heat flaps installed upstairs? I imagine that would be quite complicated.

On the other hand, wood prices are of course low right now, so you can definitely save money. But personally, I would find it too much hassle to heat with wood every day. It becomes a duty, and then it’s not fun anymore 🙂. But today I’m stoking the fire again!

Also, for weeks now we’ve had nothing but fog and no sunshine. Solar yields are basically zero. It’s actually like this every year. That’s why I always consider photovoltaics to be not very economical...