Sellers lied about their electric bill! What can we do?

TKANDAG

My husband and I just bought a vacation home in the mountains. It IS electric heat and we were aware of that. We did ask the sellers to give us an amount of how much they paid per month. We were told $40.00 and at the most $60.00 when it was being used. The house does have 2 fireplaces and I admit, they help out a lot when heat it kept in the 40's, low 50's. We got our first bill and it was $130.00 for 15 days for a few days of being in the house! I called PPL, was told they are not allowed to provide information on the previous owners but told me their usage amount would have put them in the approx range of $200.00 per month! I feel so foolish for not calling PPL 1st before buying and my husband & I are usually very thorough. I do have an email from our realtor telling us how much it was. I am so upset that someone (sellers) would flat out lie about something like that. We now have vacation house that we want to use, winterized, and the bill is still 77.00 for about 3/4 month. It's estimated to be 120-140 w/house being practically SHUT DOWN!

Should we contact a lawyer? Is it even worth it? We didn't strap ourselves but the extra money for electric is coming out of our "cushion" or possibly savings. We asked for every detail ahead of time so we could budget. Shame on us for thinking there were honest people out there!

Any suggestions?! Please be serious. I don't need a teen commenting on something they know nothing about.

THANK YOU!
Ya know, I completely agree! We should have asked for bills. We were actually going to and they were so slooooow w/the regular paperwork, they were holding up settlement (costed us a mortgage rate to go higher in 1 day), we would have locked in and obviously did then when we realized they were not quick movers. There were so many hold ups on their end, we decided to just ask for utilities via email/text. We'll probably have to sell it. $60.00 vs. $200-$250 is a big difference. We never had electric heat so we had no idea. I heard if you're reasonable and cautious it can work to your advantage.

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Nothing to do. Your fault for not checking into it. You really though a house with electric heat in the mountains where it gets really cold could possibly had an electric bill of $40? I would have called BS on that the second I heard it.

i want to give my living room a make over... dont want an expensive designer but i need help?

glitter_fo

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It would help to know what you have and what kind of a look you're going for. Re-arranging, painting and art can really transform a room but if you're looking for something more dramatic and are willing to spend a little cash you could add an electric fireplace for between $3-400.00: http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&productId=100342132
Or you can order a Grandfather clock on-line for about $200.00: http://www.grandfatherclocksgalore.com/site/1284937/product/245-6242593
Yes you have to put it together, takes about 20 minutes, looks great, I did it.

Window treatments do a lot to change the appearance of a room, as was mentioned, look for ideas in magazines.

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I Want To Buy An Electric Fireplace?

All This a

I live in an apartment where I do not control my heat. I live in New York State, so it gets pretty cold here. It is permissable to have a fireplace and I already know the pros and cons of having one. My question is: should I go with electric or use burning gels. Which is more realistic, economical and warmer. Can anyone recommend a particular site, store or brand? I have searhed all the sites I could think of and obviously came up with almost no information. I even tried consumer rated sites. HELP! It is getting cold real fast here!

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I work at a fireplace company in Ft. Worth Texas and I sell alot of electric fireplaces. The best one on the market is made by a company called Dimplex. The flame looks so much like a real flame that I have people that think it is real when they see it. The best thing is you can run it with or without heat. They also have wall mount stoves that are great for smaller rooms. I attached a few links below for you to see. They are based in Canada but I bet they have a place there for you to get it. Also look at their fireplaces & Mantel kits. I have installed more than 700 of them for a builder here and only had 2 product related service calls. If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me at pvm3@sbcglobal.net

is electric radiant heat cheaper than radiant propane heat.?

doug

we live in the northeast,and have a 1200 sq ft ranch home.currently,we are using radiant electric heat located in the ceiling.i am considering installing a wall mount radiant propane heater with a blower.is this an economical move.we supplement with a fireplace.
thanks.

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Well... Ohanna gave you the $10 answer already. Propane beats electric every time for heat production.
However it is also worth note that "supplementing" heat with a fireplace is not a good practice either. You will feel the fireplace heat radiating in the room the fireplace is in, but the fireplace use will also speed up the homes stack effect air loss and result in higher bills. WP&L energy sent a note in their newsletter that regular fireplace use can make your heating bill go up 20%. I know it sounds counter intuitive but it is true, and you can ask any energy rater about it.
Your better off plugging the fireplace chimney flue with a chimney balloon and using propane heat to warm the interior air. That is the efficient solution.

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