Anyone wanna run a test?

Coffeekup

Would anyone with a power monitor plug run a test for me? I don't have one and my electricity usage per day is currently around 3 kWh's a day, so me buying one wouldn't probably recover the cost.

Questions 1.
Do the 4 way adapter below use energy when pulled in to the wall but nothing in socket's?

Question 2.
Say you mobile charger uses for argument's sake 10w an hour plugged into the wall, if you plug the charger into one of these does it use more?

Question 3.
If anyone has a better quality one over a cheaper one are the results the same?

It maybe a stupid question I'm just intrigued to know. Appreciate the help/time if anyone does it or already know the answer.

Magnitio

1 - No, unless it is one with a power light

2 - No

3 - Yes

Coffeekup

Magnitio said:

1 - No, unless it is one with a power light

2 - No

3 - Yes

How much more?

FreeBear

Magnitio said: 1 - No, unless it is one with a power light

Assuming a neon light (which most of them are), the light will consume something in the order of 0.16Wh or 0.00016KWh. It will take around 120 hours or 5 days to eat 1p.

Percypeeved

I took a reading with my energy monitor for my mobile smartphone on a charge through a wall socket and then on a cheap Asda 4-way adaptor board with led light. I got the same reading for both at 1.3 Watts. The power used by the LED is minuscule.

RobM99

As a simple rule, anything that produces a lot of heat for a long time consumes mucho electrico.

Heating is obvious, heating water (washer, tumbly, dishwasher) but not so much a kettle as it doesn't run for more than, what - 2 minutes? Gaming PCs can munch 500 watts/hour (that was a surprise to me!). LEDs - no. I run LED stage lighting at gigs and they run all evening and barely get warm. I also have son elow wattage bulbs (domestic ones) at 4 watts.

dunstonh

Questions 1.
Do the 4 way adapter below use energy when pulled in to the wall but nothing in socket's?

I cannot speak for that specific model but yesterday I tested four extension leads with multiple sockets (4 and 6) and found all four of them were drawing 0.3w with all sockets empty.

All four were energy surge protected, had an LED and different manufacturers and ages

Coffeekup

RobM99 said:

but not so much a kettle as it doesn't run for more than, what - 2 minutes? Gaming PCs can munch 500 watts/hour (that was a surprise to me!).

2-4 depending on how much you fill it, and the wattage.
Gaming PC's can eat alot more than 500 Watt's per hour, some can get over 1kwh if it's high end and over clocked, along with running demanding games on high settings with a few other apps open, as can video editing.

RobM99

Coffeekup said:

RobM99 said:

but not so much a kettle as it doesn't run for more than, what - 2 minutes? Gaming PCs can munch 500 watts/hour (that was a surprise to me!).

2-4 depending on how much you fill it, and the wattage.
Gaming PC's can eat alot more than 500 Watt's per hour, some can get over 1kwh if it's high end and over clocked, along with running demanding games on high settings with a few other apps open, as can video editing.

Yes, 2 minutes was just a guide. As for gaming PC's wattage, I'm really amazed at that!