Got myself some energy monitoring Zigbee plugs and made an interesting discovery
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That's either a really efficient PC or a really old freezer
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Ah, but only one is a chest freezer
That, and I used to have a freezer that was a power suck.
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The PC is effecient. It's not a gaming PC. It idles at around 16W and maxes out at 80'ish.
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Place a surge protector between the smart plug and the PC to be safe.
What benefit does this serve in this situation?
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I discovered a similar issue. PC desk was using 8-9W when the PC was turned OFF! My power strip was taking a bit under 1W (the little light, old), two smart bulbs as well but I'll allow those losses. An older Logitech speaker setup (2+1) was taking 6-7W, turned off! Crazy.. and illegal if it were made today (in EU). So this is completely wasted energy in my opinion.. started disconnecting the whole desk now.
For comparison, my home server is averaging 7-8W, turned on all the time:
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Those days were at worst almost 10 years ago.
Stop living in the past with those situations.And you get an SSD.
And YOU get an SSD.
And you fine sir also get an SSD! -
At least until MS muddied the waters with "hibernate".
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Ah shit, I need 240v lol
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36 Watts idle sounds like a lot for a 5800X3D. I'll see what my 5700X3D does, never checked that. Not in software and not at the wall.
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Just fyi, Watts is a measure of power, and WattHours is power over time. So your home network and server consume 130w, which would be 130wh after an hour, or 3120wh after a day. The chest freezer would be 400wh in a day, rather than 400w in a day.
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Most rented bedrooms in my area dont even have built-in lighting. Its all floor and table lamps, usually on a smart outlet these days
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Thanks for the heads up, I often let the time slip when casually talking about stuff like this.
Actually the server and network consumes 130Wh or around 3120Wh a day, while my freezer consumes 400Wh per day or around 16Wh. That's also the reason why I was shocked about the consumption, as you would guess a freezer takes more.
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What are you running your server on?
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Fail safe. It'll trip the power before it hits the wall and burns the house potentially limiting a fire or containing whatever did happen.
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You're in the same boat as me, except swap 70's for 1920's. I have to tear down all the plaster -- not drywall, actual literal plaster, on lath -- to get at the ground floor wiring. I decided it's fine where it is for now.
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Major issue lol short circuit or too thin of wire/breaker, old house probably. Instant dim and back to normal turning on a heavy appliance can happen as the power circuit lags but it's a mere fraction of a second.
So to turn on an appliance I'm pretty sure it takes 3000 watts to cycle on then reduces to say 1500 watts to operate a normal 1500w appliance. Nothing should ever continuously dim lights. Major fire hazard if so.
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Windows is gonna Windows. Even if you did track down the issue your one update from a borked system or square one when they alter the setting and relocate it on their own accord.
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Easy to miss typing in a hurry too. I just did it above.
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Yeah I made a similar discovery after installing a Shelly Switch with Power Metering. The monitors and their brightness make a huge difference as well when in or near idle (for photography, so not a surprise). I've also implemented an "anti-standby" function, so the switch opens whenever the current falls under a specific threshold.
For the WoL, since I have a switch, I configured my BIOS so it would turn on after power loss. Now I can start to boot up from afar
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Older speakers like that use always on transformers, constantly wasting energy to keep the core energized. You're correct those cannot be made any more, they must use efficient switch mode supplies.
