RE: Re: Electrisave protocol / PC Interface

[Marcus Warrington <marcus.warrington@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>The byebye standby seems like a good idea. I could always put one
by the

>front door and just hit it as I go out to turn off everything apart
from t=
he

>fridge. It could be just like a big red master switch.

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That's exactly what I do with a small X10 keyfob (KR19E) remote and
Homevis=
ion.

Click the bottom fob "off" button which sends a "P16
OFF" message to Homevi=
sion , which then sends multiple X10 OFF signals to all the lights and
appl=
iances that I don't want on when I leave the house.

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Regarding the Electrisave, the problem I have with it is range.. there are
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certain times of day and/or positions in the house where it just looses
sig=
nal.. even with fresh batteries. The other issue is that the fastest poll
t=
ime is 6 seconds (I think) which seems like an eternity when you just
switc=
hed off an appliance or light and are waiting too what effect it has had.
A=
lso sometimes something else , like the fridge, may come on in-between
whic=
h then gives you a false comparative reading..

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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of H=
o Yin Ng
Sent: 06 June 2007 13:53
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Electrisave protocol / PC Interface

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Cool - thanks guys I am glad I asked the question!

I won't be getting a Savaplug then, but will splash out and get an
electrisave (they sound like fun anyway and will look quite cool on the
wall!).

I already have an intelliplug on my computer. It works great! As soon as I
sort everything out I will buy more.

The byebye standby seems like a good idea. I could always put one by the
front door and just hit it as I go out to turn off everything apart from
th=
e
fridge. It could be just like a big red master switch.

Ho yin

On 06/06/07, Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxx <mailto:cjhunter%40dircon.=
co.uk> > wrote:
>
> 'agree ... it was just that one could maybe go without a kitchen,
> dining-room, study / office ... plus no need for books, magazines,
> CRT monsters, keyboards, mice ('cos the coffee-table doubles),
> heating systems ... etc ...
>
> still, some are working on going even smaller :
>
> http://www.microcompacthome.com/contact/
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>
> http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/08/micro-compact_h.php
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>
> Chris
>
>
> On 6 Jun 2007, at 06:51, Mal Lansell wrote:
>
> > Smaller houses? Are you mad?!! ;-) Most mainstream houses are
> > already
> > so small that you can barely turn around without walking into a
wall.
> >
> > What we need are big houses and lots of them. Long term that
would
> > solve the house-price inflation problem by depressing them from
above,
> > and at the same time leave the country with a housing stock made
of
> > nice
> > places to live, rather than Prescott hutches. Grrr!!!
> >
> > Besides, you need the extra space for all the gadgets :-)
> >
> >
> > Chris Hunter wrote:
> >
> >>> cheaper to eat out ...
> >>
> >> 'wouldn't be surprised ... 'did the sums a few years ago
& it was
> >> clear disposable crockery & cutlery etc made sense ...
and when you
> >> add the fact we could all live in smaller houses if we took
full
> >> advantage of the digital revolution ... plus all the
advantages of
> >> being more sociable, if we went out more ...
> >>
> >> Chris
> >>
> >> On 5 Jun 2007, at 18:46, domdevitto wrote:
> >>
> >>> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
 <ukh=
a_d%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:ukha_
> d%40yahoogroups.com>,
> >> Chris Hunter <cjhunter@...> wrote:
> >>>> 'wonder what the life expectancy on these things is
... and what
> >>>> the
> >>>> payback period would be ?
> >>>
> >>> 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).
> >>>
> >>> 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 th=
e
> >>> replacement low-energy bulbs, payback is still pretty
much 4 months.
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >>>
> >>> 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? :-)
> >>>
> >>> Dom
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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