dsi1 wrote:

> On Friday, May 22, 2020 at 6:44:41 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Friday, May 22, 2020 at 12:39:38 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > > On Friday, May 22, 2020 at 12:20:32 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton
> > > wrote:
> > > > On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 11:06:43 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> > > > > On Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 9:58:24 AM UTC-10, jmcquown
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > He's as bad as Kuthe if he thinks anyone could (or should)
> > > > > > power central air using a car battery for any length of
> > > > > > time. The battery would run down in hours and hey, if the
> > > > > > power is out, how could she recharge the car battery.
> > > > > > Answer is, she couldn't. That's why she bought a gas
> > > > > > generator in the first place.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > A 100kWh battery could power a household for about 4 days. A
> > > > > 200kWh battery could power a house for about twice that long.
> > > >
> > > > If it were trying to power my entire house, including the hot
> > > > tub, it wouldn't last nearly that long. I consumed 2088 kWh
> > > > last month.
> > > >
> > > > Full disclosu like the clothes dryer, the hot tub isn't on
> > > > the generator transfer switch. If we had a prolonged winter
> > > > power outage, we'd drain the hot tub and clear the pump so it
> > > > wouldn't burst.
> > > >
> > > > Cindy Hamilton
> > >
> > > Would it be safe to assume that during a power outage, you
> > > wouldn't be using 70 kWh/day? That would be over twice the
> > > national average. What the heck are you running? Just kidding. I
> > > don't want to know.
> >
> > It's the hot tub. We run the outdoor hot tub all year long, even
> > when the outdoor temperature is colder than your freezer.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
>
> We use about 20 kWh/day which costs about 7 bucks a day. I thought
> that was way too high but now I don't feel too bad about it.

Yeah, but you don't use heat or AC there. Thats a big difference.