In article , Theo
writes
Tim+ wrote:
By the simple expedient of wandering around your house whilst turning
appliances on and off while looking at the in house display. Not exactly
high tech. Its crude, but easier that having someone shouting out from
you meter cupboard how fast your meter is spinning whist youre doing this.
;-)

As well as that, if the display is somewhere central you tend to notice it
change as things happen - eg hear the central heating fire up, that's 200W
for the pump. Turn on the toaster, that's another 1kW, etc. You get to
learn what appliances actually take.

All my appliances came with a little label on them telling me how much
powere they consume.
Plus at night when everything is shut down it's a good indicator of your
base load - all those gadgets running 24/7.


I agree this is not for everyone, but I hope it would have an audience
amount the DIY crowd...

Theo

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bert