Re: Re: New Current Cost Unit on sale...

[Rob Iles <rob.iles@xxxxxxxxx>]

Do I get an award for spotting the peak? ;)

(not stalking you - just happened to read your message ~19:30, and saw it
was unusually high)

R.


2009/2/17 Jamie Bennett <jamie.bennett@xxxxxxx>

>   Wow, didn't notice that. A little investigation reveals it was the
> dish washer, cooker, washing machine and me showering the kids (along
> with the tv, sky, maybe even the kettle too, e.t.c). I don't think
> I've ever seen it that high before.
>
>
> On 17 Feb 2009, at 19:32, Rob Iles
<rob.iles@xxxxxxx<rob.iles%40gmail.com>>
> wrote:
>
> > Jamie,
> >
> > What was the 6KW spike @~18:30? </nosy>
> >
> > 2009/2/17 Jamie Bennett
<jamie.bennett@xxxxxxx<jamie.bennett%40gmail.com>
> >
> >
> > > Just for comparison, our 3 bed semi in Bath, Somerset has a
base
> > load
> > > of 50w-100w (1 Viglen MPC, Current Cost and fridge kicking
in
> > every so
> > > often make it sit at 50w but peak at 100w). Sat in front of
the
> > 42" TV
> > > with sky box and 1 or two lights on makes it 400w-500w and
peak is
> > > about 3kw when the kettle, washing machine and dishwasher
are on at
> > > the same time.
> > >
> > > See:-
> > > http://linuxuk.org/current_cost
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Jamie.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 7:37 AM, Dean Barrett
<dean@xxxxxxx<dean%40rolec.net><dean
>
> > %40rolec.net>>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I cant get my base load below 1400w :(
> > > >
> > > > Max draw I've seen is 9500w !!
> > > >
> > > > We're much better with the lighting now, but it's the 3
x PC's
> > running
> > > 24x7,
> > > > the mac mini, popcorn hour, and god knows what else
that isnt
> > helping...
> > > >
> > > > Dean.
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
<ukha_d%
> 40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:
> > > ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com> <ukha_d%
> 40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of
> > > > Neil Ball
> > > > Sent: 16 February 2009 19:41
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
<ukha_d%
> 40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: New Current Cost Unit on
sale...
> > > >
> > > > My base load is about 700W just now although I have
dropped my
> > daily
> > > > consumption from 65kWh to low 40s. In my case that has
been due
> > to more
> > > > careful control of my heating which is all-electric via
a ground
> > source
> > > heat
> > > > pump. Have still to find any significant single loads
that make
> > up my
> > > base
> > > > load, seems to be lots of little devices all with their
own wall-
> > wart
> > > > transformers that are on 24/7 or infrastructure items
which
> > cannot easily
> > > be
> > > > switched off - lighting controls, heating controls, AV
> > distribution etc.
> > > I
> > > > guess I need to either start doing the manual
switch-off when
> > not using
> > > the
> > > > transformers or spend some time (and money) looking for
some
> > additional
> > > > automation that could do this without (hopefully) using
just as
> > much
> > > energy
> > > > as I then save :-)
> > > >
> > > > Neil B.
> > > >
> > > > _____
> > > >
> > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
<ukha_d%
> 40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:
> > > ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com> <ukha_d%
> 40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of
> > > > Jon Whiten
> > > > Sent: 16 February 2009 17:41
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
<ukha_d%
> 40yahoogroups.com>
> > > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: New Current Cost Unit on
sale...
> > > >
> > > > 600W
> > > >
> > > > I guess not too bad then. We have a hot tub (only runs
during
> > the day in
> > > an
> > > > Econ mode) that pulls in excess of 3.5KW so need to
kind of
> > "offset" that
> > > > somewhat!
> > > >
> > > > I agree regarding the behavior modifier - I used to
keep a PC on
> > "just in
> > > > case" that I could walk up to and use - not
anymore.
> > > >
> > > > We also had a Win XP MCE m/c that was effectively on
24/7 as the
> > auto
> > > > hibernate did not work too well - we swapped that in
Oct/Nov for
> > SkyHD.
> > > > Much more reliable but I think the user interface is
pants
> > compared to
> > > MCE
> > > > (which itself is not as good as TiVO was).
> > > >
> > > > ;oj
> > > >
> > > > On 16/02/2009, kw1816 <kw1816@yahoo.
> > <mailto:kw1816%40yahoo.co.uk
<kw1816%2540yahoo.co.uk><kw1816%
> 2540yahoo.co.uk>>
> > > co.uk>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> Just out of interest, what is your base loading Jon
?
> > > >>
> > > >> I know it was discussed here a while ago and the
values varied
> > from
> > > >> the jaw droppingly low to the eye watering high.
> > > >>
> > > >> Mine sits around 1KW but I'm working on it. Having
a constant
> > reminder
> > > >> of how much energy is being used is certainly a
behaviour
> > modifier -
> > > >> I'm getting quite used to walking around the house
in the dark
> > as the
> > > >> wife's switched off each and every light :-)
> > > >>
> > > >> Kevin
> > > >> .
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
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> > > >
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> >
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