Re: Re: Electrisave protocol / PC Interface

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 >cheaper to eat out ...

'wouldn't be surprised ... 'did the sums a few years ago & it was=20=20
clear disposable crockery & cutlery etc made sense ... and when
you=20=20
add the fact we could all live in smaller houses if we took full=20=20
advantage of the digital revolution ... plus all the advantages of=20=20
being more sociable, if we went out more ...

Chris


On 5 Jun 2007, at 18:46, domdevitto wrote:

> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Chris Hunter <cjhunter@...> wrote:
>> 'wonder what the life expectancy on these things is ... and what
the
>> payback period would be ?
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> Well, following it's purchase, and swapout of bulbs (halogens to equal
> brightness low-energy bulbs) and other simple changes my base usage
> has gone from 12p/hr to 9p/hr.  This is amount that when TVs n stuff
> are on standby (btw TVs etc. on standby don't use almost any power -
> myth debunked with my electrisave).
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> I think it cost =A370, which at saving (3px24hrs) 72p/day, so payback
is
> in 98 days, or 3 months.  Even if you factor in the (=A320) cost of
the
> replacement low-energy bulbs, payback is still pretty much 4 months.
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> The original plan was to sell it, and get back some money once I'd
> checked my house, but it's still great for knowing when the
> iron/cooker has been left on - put the monitor near the front door.
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> I'm dying for a way to get the usage data into my PC, as this could
> drive some interesting results - is it cheaper, considering food,
> cooking leccy, lights and dishwasher, to eat out? :-)
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