Energy monitoring plug has just arrived - now what?

Ally_E.

Mstty said:

Ally_E. said:

Just discovered our milk frother is using 1w/h while plugged in and not in use. Kettle doesn't do that, still need to test the coffee machine.

It will cost over £5 a year from October just to have it plugged in and not in use. A bit annoyed at that. 

Surely you aren't surprised with any device left on using power and costing money?

A lot of people seem to suggest forget the little things but as you now know the little things make quite a large figure at the end of the year.

For some people that's a treat takeaway, one of their few treats in the upcoming year.

Thanks for sharing

So far with all the testing I have done around the house with Tapo energy monitor, this one was the first that did this. More to explore, coffee machine next. 

Trynsave2

@[Deleted User] and @HumberFlyer thanks both. Off it goes!

NeverendingDMP

Has anyone tested a now tv box. The little square ones. Children's tv doesn't have apps in it and the tv itself may yet to prove to be a guzzler of the old electric. The now tv box seemed to draw a fair bit in standby working out at 16 pounds a year which so far seems to be more than all of other potential little things we used to leave on standby. I'll measure again tomorrow in case I've done dodgy maths but it did seem a lot for such a little thing. 

Ally_E.

Amazon fire stick has now tv app available and doesn't use much electricity at all, as it's an USB powered device. 

NeverendingDMP

Ally_E. said:

Amazon fire stick has now tv app available and doesn't use much electricity at all, as it's an USB powered device. 

Thanks I'll give that a try. Sure we have one somewhere. Small wins and all that. I'll try tomorrow with the tv on to see if it eats more then I'll swap.

Coffeekup

Ally_E. said:

It also helped me identify that I'm wasting electricity in way I use my TV and I was able to adjust my habits to reduce energy use.

In what way?

Sea_Shell

What are people planning on doing with all these energy monitors once you know what draws what, and what you can or can't (won't ) cut down on?   Changed your habits etc?

What longer term benefit will they have?   

Do they double up as smart plugs, controllable from an app?   

chris_n

Sea_Shell said:

What are people planning on doing with all these energy monitors once you know what draws what, and what you can or can't (won't ) cut down on?   Changed your habits etc?

What longer term benefit will they have?   

Do they double up as smart plugs, controllable from an app?   

The Tapo one is also a smart plug, controllable from an app.
Longer term as many have found out fridges don't last forever and will usually start using more energy long before they actually break.

Sea_Shell

chris_n said:

Sea_Shell said:

What are people planning on doing with all these energy monitors once you know what draws what, and what you can or can't (won't ) cut down on?   Changed your habits etc?

What longer term benefit will they have?   

Do they double up as smart plugs, controllable from an app?   

The Tapo one is also a smart plug, controllable from an app.
Longer term as many have found out fridges don't last forever and will usually start using more energy long before they actually break.

Thanks.  I see the longer term benefit of having one, and moving it, say, monthly between a fridge and freezer.

But really, is this not just more plastic "stuff" possibly from China*, that will eventually make its way into the "junk drawer" 



*Where are Tapo made?     

uksitebuilder

Personally I find it good to know what each thing in my house is doing/costing.  Knowing something isn't on the fritz, needlessly wasting energy is a plus. 

For example I just finished testing my fridge freezer over 3 days to get an averaged energy cost per day.  The FF is fairly new and is using approx 800Wh per day.  I will turn it down a notch next month as the colder spell starts, which should bring that usage down a little.

Will I leave it plugged in all the time? Maybe in my kids room when he stops the weekend as he has a tendency to fall asleep and leave everything switched on.  The scheduler will come in very handy then as can turn off at a set time (2am lol).

I only have one and will probably lend it out to my family initially for them to test their powered goods.

What possible bearing of where it is made has to do with anything I do not know.