Re: Re: Base-line power consumption

[Jon Payne <jgpayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You need to be a little careful about stuff like the microwave drawing
50W,=
or my TV drawing 45W when not even turned on at the front panel switch! Th=
ey don't really.

It's a power factor thing, because the monitors that clip around the
incomi=
ng do not measure the voltage they cannot measure the power factor and
take=
account.

See wikipedia for an explanation (I expect).

Cheers,
Jon



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> From: Pete Church <yahoo@xxxxxxx>
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, 29 November, 2008 11:34:52 AM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Base-line power consumption
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> About 450w here and I thought that was bad!
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> A few weeks ago I went round and unplugged things one by one (or in
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> and assessed the power consumption, then turned off each fuse at the
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> as well and came up with the following list.
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> It's amazing how it adds up. I was most shocked by the 50w that the
> Microwave draws with just the clock running - that's over 1kWh per
day!
> Needless to say that is now unplugged when not in use.=A0 Most other
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f now
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> Computer (to standby)
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> 75
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> Colour Laser
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> 38
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> B&W Laser
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> 10
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> Monitor (standby)
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> 0
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> Fridge (Standby)
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> 7
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> PC (standby) etc on 4 way with phones, USB hubs, speakers, laptop
supply)
> etc
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> 107
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> Router + wifi=20
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> 12
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> Living Room TV, cable, PVR, hifi etc (all standby)
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> 45
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> NAS
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> 16
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> Coffee Machine
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> 0
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> Bathroom circuits
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> 10
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> Boiler/Washing Machine
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> 22
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> Bose Woofer
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> 1
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> Bose Conservatory
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> 1
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> Amp (Kitchen)
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> 0
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> Kitchen Appliancess (ex MW)
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> 2
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> Microwave
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> 51
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> Oven
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> 2
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> Toaster
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> 1
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> Slim Kitchen
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> 0
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> Upstairs Ring
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> 13
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> Downstairs light cct
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> 2
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> Kitchen Ring
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> 0
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> Bell+Alarm+Smoke
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> 16
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> Upstairs Lights
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> 3
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> Conservatory TV+router
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> When the heating's on and lights are on it builds up to about 1kW
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> Cheers
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> Pete
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> =A0 _____=A0=20
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> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> rb_ziggy
> Sent: 29 November 2008 10:23
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Base-line power consumption
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> Gulp 1.2kw.
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> Been looking at how to reduce without loosing functionality.=20
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> Fridge freezer
> Comfort alarm
> Ha server inc house audio
> Two gigabit switches
> Wireless access point
> Cable router=20
> Various sensors (one wire,caller id)
> 12 channel power amp for audio (ahem)
> Sky hd
> Dect phones
> And other bits on standby which really don't register.=20
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> But we have knocked off about 400w already. Not particularly happy
about
> this though:-(
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> --- In ukha_d@yahoogroups. com, "Jon
> Wilkins" wrote:
> >
> > Sorry folks... about 150-200w. And I consider that to be too
much...
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> > Other than the "normal" appliances (fridge etc) the
only HA kit left
> running
> > is the idratek network and the min-itx running Cortex (which
pulls <30w
> > though I'm trying to reduce that to <20w).
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> > 2008/11/28 Rowdy (UKHA)=20
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> > > Ours is about 500w, so far I'm looking good :-)
> > >
> > > Keith
> > >
> > > _____
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> > > From: ukha_d@yahoogroups. com
> [mailto:
> > > ukha_d@yahoogroups. com
> ] On Behalf Of
> > > Jim
> > > Sent: 28 November 2008 19:34
> > > To: ukha_d@yahoogroups. com
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> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Base-line power consumption
> > >
> > > A question for those who have power monitoring on their
home.
> > >
> > > Taken when your house is un-occupied (i.e. all normal
appliances off,
> just
> > > 24/7 fridge, computers etc. powered up), what is your
"base line" pow=
er
> > > consumption?
> > >
> > > Ours is in the region of 800W, just want to compare this
with what
> others
> > > would expect?
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
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