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Re: Base-line power consumption


  • Subject: Re: Base-line power consumption
  • From: "noel_pilot" <HA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:45:27 -0000

HOLY **** that's like nearly =A3500 a month!!!! I know you've got some
awesome setups there but still! thats painful.
N


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Paul Gale <groups2@...> wrote:
>
> I must get my power meter working again - I'm sure I'm drawing at
least a couple of kW - combined gas/elec bill is currently =A35k a year!!!
>=20
> Paul.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > 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
> >=20
> > Gulp 1.2kw.
> >=20
> > Been looking at how to reduce without loosing functionality.
> >=20
> > Fridge freezer
> > Comfort alarm
> > Ha server inc house audio
> > Two gigabit switches
> > Wireless access point
> > Cable router
> > 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
> > But we have knocked off about 400w already. Not particularly
happy
> > about this though:-(
> >=20
> >=20
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Jon Wilkins"
<jonpdwilkins@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Sorry folks... about 150-200w.  And I consider that to be
too
much...
> > >
> > > 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).
> > >
> > > 2008/11/28 Rowdy (UKHA) <ukha@>
> > >
> > > >   Ours is about 500w, so far I'm looking good :-)
> > > >
> > > > Keith
> > > >
> > > > _____
> > > >
> > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
[mailto:
> > > > ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>] On
Behalf Of
> > > > Jim
> > > > Sent: 28 November 2008 19:34
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > 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"
> > power
> > > > consumption?
> > > >
> > > > Ours is in the region of 800W, just want to compare
this with what
> > others
> > > > would expect?
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > > >
> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
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