I just moved into my first apartment and obtained my first microwave. My first electricity bill just rolled in and I was shocked by how high it was. I only really use electricity for lights, tv, computer/gaming console, and air-conditioner. Then it hit me--the microwave.
I cook most of my meals in the microwave--breakfast and dinner at least, I usually go out for lunch. I mostly eat hotdogs at home and they require exactly 40 seconds to cook (30 seconds for the dog, 10 seconds for the bun). Times the number of hotdogs I eat per day, this means I'm running the microwave for 240 seconds a day.
So question number one: is 240 seconds/day enough to rack up the electricity bill? If not, my second question is whether I'm being charged for unused seconds on my microwave--like a track phone. I can only add 1 through 9 minutes of cooking to my microwave at a time, so I usually clear the remaining 20 seconds from the microwave when I cook my next hotdog.
Pic related is my microwave--its a sunbeam if that helps.
>so I usually clear the remaining 20 seconds from the microwave when I cook my next hotdog.
yeah, it racks up electricy usage while the timer is on. so even if you don't use all the seconds, you're still being charged
Colton Barnes
Or your rates went up or your ac is working harder with summer months rolling in?
Adam Green
Is it billed per minute then? How can I fix the over use?
Colton Butler
2/10 since im answering this. how much is your bill?
Nathaniel Hernandez
It's a possibility, but it says it's energy efficient.
Joshua Morales
$246.75
Carson Green
its your aircon put it on 70F and only have it on when its just far too hot
Michael Price
and this is yoru first month? i dont know where you live, but PGE in california will add a deposit to your first bill or two, but they should have told you, and it would be identified on the statement,
if thats not the case, somethign is wrong. i live in a 1 bedroom and run the AC nonstop during the summer and the bill comes about to no more than 75 a month
