[Xringer]

We are still using the Sanyo for heat every day, but the power consumption
has dropped drastically as the days get warmer.

Many of these first 15 days of April have been very sunny. So, after a cold
night and morning, we are getting an extra bonus of solar warming
from about 9AM until about 6PM.
Even from a higher angle of radiation, this Springtime solar warming
is more effective than we get in the winter.
This maybe partly due to east and west-facing windows, which do not
help much with Solar-Gain during the winter.



December 2009:
Day of Month / kWh / Average degrees F.

1, 9.26, 38
2, 7.23, 44
3, 2.88, 60
4, 5.62, 49
5, 9.17, 36
6, 10.5, 27
7, 12.9, 29
8, 12.2, 29
9, 9.23, 36
10, 8.77, 32
11, 14.2, 23
12, 14.3, 24
13, 12.9, 28
14, 9.95, 37
15, 8.58, 40
16, 10.4, 29
17, 16.9, 16
18, 14.5, 16
19, 11.5, 20
20, 11.5, 21
21, 14.2, 25.3
22, 15.2, 23.3
23, 14.8, 15.2
24, 8.17, 28.7
25, 13.8, 27.1
26, 10.5, 36.2
27, 8.35, 44.6
28, 13.8, 31.7
29, 15.3, 21.0
30, 10.5, 17.0
>>>March 2010, w/ new outdoor unit<<<
26, 8.56, 38.8
27, 13.9, 26.0
28, 9.37, 37.2
29, 7.05, 49.9
30, 8.05, 46.8
31, 7.82, 45.8
>>>April 2010, w/ new outdoor unit<<<
1, 5.00, 51.1
2, 4.45, 50.9
3, 2.45, 59.8
4, 2.89, 61.9
5, 1.14, 58.9
6, 2.72, 56.2
7, 2.67, 65.9 <<Tested AC mode when peak went to 89.3F / record breaker>>
8, 2.54, 55.0
9, 5.26, 48.0
10, 6.02, 47.3
11, 2.09, 55
12, 2.72, 48
13, 5.68, 44
14, 3.25, 49.8
15, 3.55, 47.4

Tax Day Notes:
It's been a cool first half of April. We have been turning the Sanyo off on the warmer afternoons.
It's very nice to have breakfast at 72degs when it's in the mid 30s outdoors.
These first 15 days of April (50.7kWh) cost us $10.10 (@0.20 per kWh).
After this little burst of snowy weekend weather is gone, we should see
from 1.5 to 2.5 kWh per day for the rest of April, ending the heating season. (I hope)!

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