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Got a question through the site about phantom power use
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03-08-09, 08:32 AM | #2 |
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If you used 69 kWh with just the water heater and refridgerator running, and the refridgerator is new, I would suspect something is wrong with the refridgerator. You could very easily test this with a killawatt. However, I would also look at lowering your water heater's temperature and insulating it with a water heater blanket.
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03-08-09, 09:55 AM | #3 |
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First you should try to see if the over-consumption is a constant one or an intermittent one. 69kWh in one day is a constant 2.8kW consumption ie 1Wh consumed every 1.25s. My meter flashes every 1Wh consumed.
At home, I have a main circuit breaker and several local circuit breakers. If it's the case then you should try to disable them one after the other until the scheme disappears. You can also disconnect everything, socket after socket, and see when the scheme disappears. If the scheme repeats when everything is unplugged then it's an hardwired appliance, I have the oven, the dish washer, a cooker and the water heater that are hardwired. Do you have peak and off peak rates ? My water heater starts only at off peak hours : a signal is broadcasted. I can consume at most 9kW and I have 8 hours of off peak hours per day, which would be 72 kWh/day and 2,016 kWh/28days. If you have off peak hours, did the tests simulated them ? Finally this may be someone stealing your electricity. If it's someone growing plants that make laugh... you may see a 24/7 light under the door of a neighbor's door and his apartment may be overheated. Hope it helps... Denis.
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