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I learned that the radiant heat in the bathroom floor used very little electricity compared to heavy-hitter circuits like hot water, so it wasn’t worth adjustin
by ljosa 6y ago
I learned that the radiant heat in the bathroom floor used very little electricity compared to heavy-hitter circuits like hot water, so it wasn’t worth adjusting the thermostat schedules and give up comfort.
We use it to keep an eye on how much energy we use for grow lights in the greenhouse.
As a bonus, the electricity usage of the well pump is a proxy for water level in the well.
- dawnerd 6y agoI track my usage with the tesla powerwall unofficial api and have since learned not to worry about my fridge, it's my dryer that really eats up all the power (and my furnace fan). Also realized leaving my lights on vs off doesn't change my usage at all so I'm not worried about turning them off like I used to.
- boringg 6y agoBeauty of leds lighting I assume?
- judge2020 6y agoThe real cost comes from when they're on for too long, generating a lot of sustained heat, or when the DC power supply stops working. Would love for PoE-based lights to take off for residential use but that's probably a pipe dream.
- cromka 6y agoUbiquity is bullish on PoE lighting.
- boringg 6y agoHmm haven't run into that problem. How frequent does that happen?
- dawnerd 6y agoYea the only issue I have with led is some are really finicky with frequency changes. The ones in my kitchen will flicker when the power wall is full. I haven’t gotten around to asking Tesla to adjust the frequency though.