Meralco Electric Bill July 2022

@Enzyte Bob Yikes

@Enzyte Bob You should feel GRATEFUL. My July bill was 14.6 PHP per KWH. I have VECO, Visayas Electric Company (Subsidiary of Meralco). Rate is Up 33.4% since last year. My Bill was 11,500 for a one bedroom 60 Sq Meter Condo. I replaced a window unit in my bedroom with a split type inverter AC, but Bills are still higher. I am increasing the temp from 25C to 26C, and shutting down a few hours a day. I have a KW Eating Window unit in the Living Room/Kitchen area but run it only a few hours a day, at dinner time. But, I will not give up all comfort to save a couple thousand Pesos. Hopefully the SS COLA will compensate enough to breakeven on Electric Bill and local Inflation.

@Enzyte Bob You should feel GRATEFUL. My July bill was 14.6 PHP per KWH. I have VECO, Visayas Electric Company (Subsidiary of Meralco). Rate is Up 33.4% since last year. My Bill was 11,500 for a one bedroom 60 Sq Meter Condo. I replaced a window unit in my bedroom with a split type inverter AC, but Bills are still higher. I am increasing the temp from 25C to 26C, and shutting down a few hours a day. I have a KW Eating Window unit in the Living Room/Kitchen area but run it only a few hours a day, at dinner time. But, I will not give up all comfort to save a couple thousand Pesos. Hopefully the SS COLA will compensate enough to breakeven on Electric Bill and local Inflation.

- @talamban

@Enzyte Bob You have your AC pressure washed? What kind of cooling fins do you have? - @Moon Dog

@Enzyte Bob HEY E.B.!  Your math is correct.   It's a 32% increase from April 2021.  What was your total electric bill for June 2022 (I'm assuming you had the same 32% increase for that month as well)?

@msmichaelstinson161 I use a 7,000 watt diesel generator. It burns approximately 1 liter per hour. I paid P59,000 for the generator. It runs a 1.5 hp and a 1.0 hp air conditioner and everything else in my house except for the on demand water heater. I used the water heater once by accident and the throttle went wide open and she was putting out some black smoke so I make sure to turn the heater off.

@msmichaelstinson161 When in Texas, I used a gasoline powered Generator after Hurricane Electricity Outage. Powered my Fridge and some lights with a heavy duty extension cord. Very Expensive and difficult to continue supply of gasoline if power is out in the area and Service Stations cannot pump gasoline. Important that you allow to cool completely before refueling, so you don't start a fire or an explosion. When I built a new house in a remote area, I installed a Natural Gas Generac Genset with an Automatic transfer Switch (ATS) so it came on immediately and automatically Disconnected when the power resumed. It supplied the entire house including two Central Aircons  - about 500 square meters of living area. Costs at the time for equipment and installation was about $8K for a 24KW System with ATS. It is also convertible to LPG from Tanks.

@Enzyte Bob

by the way, you mentioned having 2 guys take out and clean your Air-con for 1000.00 plus a tip you give them.
is that the going price for having that sort of thing done these days?

for a few years up until 2019, my ex and i paid a company 2,479 annually for them to come to our house and do cleaning/maintenance 3 times a year.  pretty good deal,   in my opinion.

where I am living now, I don't think our main aircon unit has ever been serviced. Not sure how much it would cost on a single visit to have it cleaned out.

Thanks.

@Enzyte Bob

by the way, you mentioned having 2 guys take out and clean your Air-con for 1000.00 plus a tip you give them.
is that the going price for having that sort of thing done these days?

for a few years up until 2019, my ex and i paid a company 2,479 annually for them to come to our house and do cleaning/maintenance 3 times a year.  pretty good deal,   in my opinion.

where I am living now, I don't think our main aircon unit has ever been serviced. Not sure how much it would cost on a single visit to have it cleaned out.

Thanks.

- @kristopherryanwatson

Apology to all . . . .

Apology to all . . .  I will accept full RESPONSIBILITY for any heart attacks by members of this forum caused by my error.  - @Enzyte Bob

Smiley Bob po!  As one direct result of your mistaken original posting my wife reinstated the dirty kitchen thus under cooking our pandesal.  This dough gives moi severe indigestion.  Please remit the full cost of two bottles of soda water

Apology to all . . .  I will accept full RESPONSIBILITY for any heart attacks by members of this forum caused by my error.  - @Enzyte Bob

Smiley Bob po!  As one direct result of your mistaken original posting my wife reinstated the dirty kitchen thus under cooking our pandesal.  This dough gives moi severe indigestion.  Please remit the full cost of two bottles of soda water

- @PalawOne

@Enzyte Bob

by the way, you mentioned having 2 guys take out and clean your Air-con for 1000.00 plus a tip you give them.
is that the going price for having that sort of thing done these days?

for a few years up until 2019, my ex and i paid a company 2,479 annually for them to come to our house and do cleaning/maintenance 3 times a year.  pretty good deal,   in my opinion.

where I am living now, I don't think our main aircon unit has ever been serviced. Not sure how much it would cost on a single visit to have it cleaned out.

Thanks.

- @kristopherryanwatson

@Enzyte Bob Good For You, but mine is still 14.6 PHP per KWH for June Bill from VECO. June 2021 was 7,500 Pesos BEFORE replacing a standard Window AC with a Split Type Inverter, although larger HP - 1.5 HP "Energy Efficient" compared to window 1.0 HP unit. June 2022 is 11,500 Pesos. A few more Gadgets added - Air Purifiers, Aquarium, some added Air Fryers; but still seems ridiculous to me. So much for my Excel Spreadsheet rationalizing my 30K purchase of the Split type AirCon. Same spreadsheets that forecast the incredible increase in Pesos exchange over the next six months to compensate for Inflation. Expected 60+ PHP/$$$ by December. Looking like lucky if we can get 55 then. Just exchanged via WISE for a little over 55 net over last two weeks of Drip, drip, drip transfers.

Omo :

Enzyte Bob must indeed be the landlord....at least I think so....as he claims he won't take the time to walk down 3 flights of stairs to check on the aircon serviceman cleaning his filters.

- @manwonder