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Well I went through the process suggested - bl@@Rudy obvious really.
Main house circuits draw about 120w base load; extension / utility around 100w; garage about 100w
Utility was about 30w for tv / bt box etc on standby , so that’s worth switching off. Only gets used 2 or 3 times a week anyway. 60 watts for so@@ing lizard vivarium thing
Garage was a surprise. Turns out plugged in battery pack for garden tools drawing about 80w. Can’t believe that’s all the time but switched that off also
Thanks for suggestion. Off to Google ‘how to kill a lizard….’
I’m away at the moment but according to Octopus over the last couple of days my house has used between 6 and 7 kWh. So divide 6000 by 24hrs = 250Watts?
I should probably turn some more stuff off.
Sounds about right. Amazing how much power you can get through doing nothing!
I wonder if the fridge/freezer could stand being switched off at night. After all its sealed and insulated and it would only really be for 6 or 7 hours.
I think it would then depend on how much power it takes to re-chill everything but you'd need to look at the sums and use a thermometer to gauge by how much the temp has changed with it being off and if it uses more power or just the same.
I suppose unless theres a boost setting on it, and i dont think so, might find the power used will be about the same as it running normally.
This way, and with a wind up alarm clock you wouldn't need a smart meter at all to tell you what you re using overnight, power off at the mains and consumption would be zero.
I wonder if the fridge/freezer could stand being switched off at night.
If it's insulated well enough to maintain the temperature and keep the food safe, it would only use a small amount of power, and that would be the same amount whether overnight or in the morning. So no point. And if it not insulated well enough, you could save a small amount of power only at the risk of your food going off.