[EddieWalker]

Thanks for the suggestions and replies.

I ordered a Kill A Watt from Amazon.com

I'm on city water. No well.

My freezer is about ten years old. I had it in California where I didn't have an unusual electric bill and in three houses here in Texas, where I also didn't have an unusual electric bill or usage. From what I understand from my wife, who used to pay this and handle it, it's been like this since day one, and she just thought it was normal for us. The freezer is giving me some issues with ice buildup inside of it and is in need of a defrosting, but it's so full of stuff that we've been holding off on that. When the Kill A Watt thing gets here, that's going to be my first thing to test. Even though it's never been a problem, it's my oldest applience and the one that's got issues.

I don't think it's the problem, but we'll see.

The thing that I really wonder about is my HVAC system. I don't know of a setting for the heater, but it does make me wonder. Compared to everyones usage, I'm burning allot of electricity somewhere. That heater might be it. It's really the main thing that I can think of.

If I kill all the breakers and then turn it on, with the AC turned off, should it be drawing any electricty?

I think that doing the circut breaker test will help allot is figuring out where the problem is. How long does it take to get a good idea of usage for each circuit? With everything off, I'll turn on the main breaker and see what happens. With all the other breakers off, it shouldn't be drawing anything. Then I'll turn one breaker on, see what the meter does, write it down and then turn it off. How long should I leave the breaker on to measure usage?

Thank you
Eddie