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Old 04-24-13, 02:09 PM   #11
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A few vampires that I have hunted down in our house:
  • Driveway gate controller/motor - 32W (more during the few seconds per day when actually opening/closing the gate),
  • Microwave oven lcd display - 5W,
  • Stove lcd display - 3W,
  • Stereo - 10W in standby, 11W with radio on,
  • Kitchen radio - 6W when off, 6.5W when on,
  • TV+DVD+SAT+Stereo - 20W (all "OFF" or in standby),
  • Desktop+LCD monitor+printer - 15W (ditto),
  • Doorbell transformer - 5W,
  • Boiler - 2.5-3.2W in standby.

Many of these are on a switch/power strip or are simply unplugged, the gate controller's circuit breaker if flipped off when both cars are at home, the boiler is unplugged during the warmer months, the doorbell is on its own circuit breaker so I sometimes flip it off when nobody is home.

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