mayfair
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As some of you know, I'm pretty much seasonal at one spot only occasionally pullling out to go on a road trip. I've been somewhat seasonal for a little over a year now.
In July, my electric bill at the campground jumped from it's normal $40 a month, up to $100. When I questioned mgmt about it, I was told that the meter was working fine, and that my power cable was bad. When I checked my cable, sure enough, the ends looked kinda "cooked", so I replaced the cable with a new one from the breaker box all the way out to the plug itself.
Last month (Sept), my bill came in at $219!!
I camp only on the weekends, and I don't even think we used the a/c in September at all! When you look at the meter, it'll move somewhat normal, and then out of nowhere, it'll start spinning like a CD with nothing changing as far as power usage on our part goes.
So the question is ... What could be causing it?
The meter stops spinning when the power is unplugged, which is mgmt's proof that the meter is working fine.
My neighbor on the same "leg" of power in the campground has also received a high electric bills, so I'm kinda happy to hear that it's not just me, but I'm still a little worried. I don't really know anything about how things are wired up from the power company, however I was told something like - If the voltage drops, then the amps pick up and as a result your meter would start spinning and things would "heat up", which would explain my cooked wires a month ago.
Any thoughts on this would be REALLY appreciated as I'm getting ready to re-up for next year, but not if I'm gonna be gettin $200 elec bills!
In July, my electric bill at the campground jumped from it's normal $40 a month, up to $100. When I questioned mgmt about it, I was told that the meter was working fine, and that my power cable was bad. When I checked my cable, sure enough, the ends looked kinda "cooked", so I replaced the cable with a new one from the breaker box all the way out to the plug itself.
Last month (Sept), my bill came in at $219!!
I camp only on the weekends, and I don't even think we used the a/c in September at all! When you look at the meter, it'll move somewhat normal, and then out of nowhere, it'll start spinning like a CD with nothing changing as far as power usage on our part goes.
So the question is ... What could be causing it?
The meter stops spinning when the power is unplugged, which is mgmt's proof that the meter is working fine.
My neighbor on the same "leg" of power in the campground has also received a high electric bills, so I'm kinda happy to hear that it's not just me, but I'm still a little worried. I don't really know anything about how things are wired up from the power company, however I was told something like - If the voltage drops, then the amps pick up and as a result your meter would start spinning and things would "heat up", which would explain my cooked wires a month ago.
Any thoughts on this would be REALLY appreciated as I'm getting ready to re-up for next year, but not if I'm gonna be gettin $200 elec bills!