gunsNhookah Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 For the past few months I have been using cocos. But the girlfriend got the electric bill and she's not happy. I thought she was gonna beat me, but she did worse. She said I couldn't use the stove to light my coals .I'm on unpaid administrative leave so I don't have the finances to fund the happy times. What would you suggest to light my cocos? And quicklites are a no no for now. I would only switch back if hookah withdrawls kick in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcalsmoker Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 My stove is electric and my electricity bill is never over like thirty bucks?? You can use a high quality torch lighter to light cocos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coplinb Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Geez, are you lighting coals all day long? The bill shouldn't be any higher from lighting coals for ten minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime07 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Yea get one of those portable heat plates or electric stove tops. I got my plug in heat plate at target for about 17 bucks and they light my coconaras just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyram Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Yea, even when I was using the walgreens burner to light mine when I had a gas stove, I never had a higher bill for my electric, at least not by 30bucks, maybe 2 or 3 but that was even when I was smoking bowls all day long after I lost a job back in January. I don't think it's the hookah man, have you gotten new electronics recently? What has made my electric bill go up before (still not by 30 bucks, but around 15-20) was my new computer I built for games, and I leave it running at night to play music while I go to sleep. I know the PC did this because when I moved in with my grandparents for a summer their bill went up about 20bucks when I had my PC going.Sorry for the novel, I'm just saying, a stove doesn't use that much electricity to light a hookah coal, and if it does, try putting all the coals on a single burner -Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt in blue Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 On an electric stove using the large burner (3500 watts is typical for the large burner) for 10 minutes with an electric price of 10 cents per KWH, it costs less than six cents every time you light a set of coals. Your actual cost is probably lower for electric in tidewater VA and I doubt you use the large burner. With the 6 cent price above, you could light four sets of coals a day for under $10 a month.In august in VA, I'm guessing the major cost on the bill will be A/C. My winter bills are $60 and my summer bills are $200-300 with the A/C off during the day while I'm at work. Sounds like she just wants an excuse to kick you off the stove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antouwan Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 you can always go to the portable coleman propane burners! it isn't plugged in so she can't blame it on you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyram Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 QUOTE (bolt in blue @ Aug 13 2009, 02:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>On an electric stove using the large burner (3500 watts is typical for the large burner) for 10 minutes with an electric price of 10 cents per KWH, it costs less than six cents every time you light a set of coals. Your actual cost is probably lower for electric in tidewater VA and I doubt you use the large burner. With the 6 cent price above, you could light four sets of coals a day for under $10 a month.In august in VA, I'm guessing the major cost on the bill will be A/C. My winter bills are $60 and my summer bills are $200-300 with the A/C off during the day while I'm at work. Sounds like she just wants an excuse to kick you off the stove exactly what I started thinking when I saw he was in VA. I'm in Texas so it's similar, summer time bills are double or more (I have dogs so I can't let the house get TOO hot, but I do turn the thermos up some when I leave). It's just August and it's expensive to stay cool.-Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svaals Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 It looks kind of shady, but on the south side of our apartment we have blankets hanging up over all the windows to keep the sunlight out. Doing that and making sure there are not leaks around your doors/windows should drop your electric cost by at least $10, maybe more, but it depends on how cool you keep your place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColibriDon Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I haven't noticed my electric bill going any higher with coals, that doesn't make any sense. One of the biggest users of electricity is the water heater and A/C. In Florida, during the Summer, my electric bill is 200-250 a month. It hurts but, eh, it's not much in the long run and I like being comfortable in my damn apartment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svaals Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Yeah, sometimes I take a cold shower to keep the bill down. And wash your clothes with cold water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUE&GOLD Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 QUOTE (gunsNhookah @ Aug 13 2009, 01:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>For the past few months I have been using cocos. But the girlfriend got the electric bill and she's not happy. I thought she was gonna beat me, but she did worse. She said I couldn't use the stove to light my coals .I'm on unpaid administrative leave so I don't have the finances to fund the happy times. What would you suggest to light my cocos? And quicklites are a no no for now. I would only switch back if hookah withdrawls kick in.HAHAHAHA that had me rollin maybe you should get one of those walgreens portable coil burners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeperhit Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 You'll be ok. Just resort to this;http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1394/100423..._8cb16fc01d.jpgShe'll never be able to say anything else!But it might take a while.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScotsman Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 It's not the stove, something else is killing you.Most stove burners are in the 1200 watt range. But for the sake of having it covered, lets assume its 2000 watt. US average electrical cost is 12 cents/KWh. You can run a burner for 30 minutes for 12 cents, man, you gotta be lighting enough coals to bbq a side of beef before it affects the bill much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 QUOTE (norcalsmoker @ Aug 13 2009, 03:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>My stove is electric and my electricity bill is never over like thirty bucks??WHAT! wheres this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 QUOTE (ilikemyusername @ Aug 14 2009, 11:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (norcalsmoker @ Aug 13 2009, 03:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>My stove is electric and my electricity bill is never over like thirty bucks??WHAT! wheres this?probably in NorCal....ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff_T Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Svaals @ Aug 13 2009, 06:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yeah, sometimes I take a cold shower to keep the bill down. And wash your clothes with cold water I believe this would be associated with the gas bill, not electricity... at least everywhere i've ever lived. Sounds kinda bogus though gunsNhookah Edited August 14, 2009 by Jeff_T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcane Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 QUOTE (Jeff_T @ Aug 14 2009, 02:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Svaals @ Aug 13 2009, 06:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yeah, sometimes I take a cold shower to keep the bill down. And wash your clothes with cold water I believe this would be associated with the gas bill, not electricity... at least everywhere i've ever lived. Sounds kinda bogus though gunsNhookahnah, there's electric water heaters...but, they cost more than the natural gas or propane water heaters. in fact, there's really no reason to get an electric water heater over a propane/natural gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidglass Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 she has no right to kick you off the stove with the cost you'd be incurring. Either she's talking about the utility bill in general and is taking long hot showers, running the dishwasher too much, leaving lights on, or washing clothes in hot water constantly. Sounds suspect to me.Lay low for a month, see what happens with next months bill if all else remains constant then it's something else, not the precious coals.Also has she ever complained about you smoking hookah before? If so she's using this as a bogus reason to manipulate you into stopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralleac Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Jeff_T @ Aug 13 2009, 10:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Svaals @ Aug 13 2009, 06:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yeah, sometimes I take a cold shower to keep the bill down. And wash your clothes with cold water I believe this would be associated with the gas bill, not electricity... at least everywhere i've ever lived. Sounds kinda bogus though gunsNhookahThat depends on whether or not you have a gas or electric water heater. My last two apartments have had electric heating and electric water heating. Oddly enough the amount of money I pay has dropped quite a bit since I no longer have a gas bill. I was dropping around $40 for electricity and $40 for gas before. Now I just pay about $45-$50 for electricity. $55 with the a/c running. Edited August 14, 2009 by Ralleac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsNhookah Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 I'm not sure what the watt range is, but I do use the large coil. I don't ever leave it on longer than 10 mins. I might smoke 2-3 rounds of coals. And I smoke about 2 bowls a day. So that's about 60 mins of stove time a day.I did calculations and it comes to at most 40 a month just for lighting coals.Trechery is afoot.Fuck it, Imma smoke anyways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeperhit Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 QUOTE (Arcane @ Aug 13 2009, 09:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (ilikemyusername @ Aug 14 2009, 11:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (norcalsmoker @ Aug 13 2009, 03:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>My stove is electric and my electricity bill is never over like thirty bucks??WHAT! wheres this?probably in NorCal....ha! Yeah, NorCal is cheap for those items.I have a house now with black out curtains if needed and an energy star new AC. It comes out to about $25-$40 a month depending on how much T.V. and A.C. I run.Gas is never over $10 for me. But then again...my Oven doesn't work anymore so that saves a bunch. The top burners do but not the oven.Back when I had an apartment. It was about half of that for Electricity as long as the A.C. was turned off...Which the ol-lady never did. Otherwise it was twice that because she would run the A.C. and T.V. all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcalsmoker Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 QUOTE (sleeperhit @ Aug 14 2009, 10:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Arcane @ Aug 13 2009, 09:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (ilikemyusername @ Aug 14 2009, 11:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (norcalsmoker @ Aug 13 2009, 03:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>My stove is electric and my electricity bill is never over like thirty bucks??WHAT! wheres this?probably in NorCal....ha! Yeah, NorCal is cheap for those items.I have a house now with black out curtains if needed and an energy star new AC. It comes out to about $25-$40 a month depending on how much T.V. and A.C. I run.Gas is never over $10 for me. But then again...my Oven doesn't work anymore so that saves a bunch. The top burners do but not the oven.Back when I had an apartment. It was about half of that for Electricity as long as the A.C. was turned off...Which the ol-lady never did. Otherwise it was twice that because she would run the A.C. and T.V. all day.Ya I live in norcal lol, I never turn on my air conditioner, I only run fans. My electricity bill has never been over thirty bucks and my pg&e bill is normally about five bucks lol. However I do live in a 700-800 square foot apartment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indian_villager Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Go to home depot and spend $30 on a decent blow torch...the refills are about $3 and will last you a really long time. Cheap effective and you can now take your addiction outside your home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleeperhit Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Funny thing is that I paid more in my 700sqft 1bd 1bth apartment then I do in my 1350sqft 2bd 2bth.I remember before I had the energy star A.C. a few years ago when I lived in this same house and it was about $140 during the summer each month without black out curtains. I use to run everything a lot though.Now I know...Bock out sun in rooms that don't need it. Leave lights off when not using them.Turn modem off when not on internet.T.V. stays off when not watching.Unplug all chargers (phone, laptop) when not charging.You save a ton of money.Plus i live in Sacramento, we have SMUD for electricity PG&E for just gas.I remember PG&E when I lived in the bay area. They are much MUCH cheaper in the summer and winter heavy months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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