Idle electricity usage.

[Lupus]

I'm not sure that is really high though?

But the worrying this is that is generally the biggest electricity consumer in the house, and the plus a deep freeze accounts for only 10% of his use!

The freezer was only 1% depending on usage that's high. Unless you're emptying your geyser or it's at 70 plus degrees it shouldn't use 8kw for one bath and a shower.

 

[Lupus]

It's 9kwh average over 9 hrs.

It seems that over the 2 fridges and 1 deep freeze it's 200w per hour.

It it keeps running there's a problem with your geyser. It's literally supposed to only turn on to warm the water and once it's reached it's temp switch off and back on again to keep it warm. Possibly an issue with the thermostat on the geyser.

 

[Dolby]

The freezer was only 1% depending on usage that's high. Unless you're emptying your geyser or it's at 70 plus degrees it shouldn't use 8kw for one bath and a shower.

I'm not saying it isn't high, but to me - on a 100kwh consumption - 9kwh didn't seem high enough for concern. A geyser can use 3kw+ in one hour - and a shower & bath could get close to emptying the geyser.

Even if the geyser kept up the same pace for a full 24hrs, it'd still only be 20kWh in a day... Another 80kWh is still hiding somewhere.

 

[alqassam]

I'm not saying it isn't high, but to me - on a 100kwh consumption - 9kwh didn't seem high enough for concern. A geyser can use 3kw+ in one hour - and a shower & bath could get close to emptying the geyser.

Even if the geyser kept up the same pace for a full 24hrs, it'd still only be 20kWh in a day... Another 80kWh is still hiding somewhere.

The one geyser is on a timer and operates and uses 10kwh I assume the other is a free for all which has used 9wh since 11am.

It does switch off so I will monitor over 24hrs and see.

 

[calypso]

You need to get a an efergy and just break it down on a circuit level then further investigate the naughty circuit

 

[Geoff.D]

As already suggested a few times. Start by switching OFF everything you can, plugging out appliances, everything.
Even cut the power to the tenant if that is going through the main meter.
Monitor consumption and establish if there is not a "leak" going on. Illegal connection if in a complex due to a wiring fault.
Then start connection up things one by one until you find the culprit.

 

[richjdavies]

From the OP.
3 fridge freezers. Crazy!

I'm on around 10 per day outside of winter. Family.of 3 bigish house, no LEDs... I have no idea what you guys are doing all day with your power!

Ps - "if I watch TV"!? Meh... Is it an old style projector ... Your TV consumes about the same as a light bulb!

 

[isie]

From the OP.
3 fridge freezers. Crazy!

I'm on around 10 per day outside of winter. Family.of 3 bigish house, no LEDs... I have no idea what you guys are doing all day with your power!

Ps - "if I watch TV"!? Meh... Is it an old style projector ... Your TV consumes about the same as a light bulb!

we have 2 ,
how do you know you are an indian home? there is a second fridge in the lounge

 

[alqassam]

From the OP.
3 fridge freezers. Crazy!

I'm on around 10 per day outside of winter. Family.of 3 bigish house, no LEDs... I have no idea what you guys are doing all day with your power!

Ps - "if I watch TV"!? Meh... Is it an old style projector ... Your TV consumes about the same as a light bulb!

I have a plasma. 300w at the plug.

I really don't know what it is. But going to investigate it

 

[Swa]

It it keeps running there's a problem with your geyser. It's literally supposed to only turn on to warm the water and once it's reached it's temp switch off and back on again to keep it warm. Possibly an issue with the thermostat on the geyser.

Even if that's an issue it would still turn on and off or be apparent by boiling and emptying. So shouldn't be a big issue.

From the OP.
3 fridge freezers. Crazy!

I'm on around 10 per day outside of winter. Family.of 3 bigish house, no LEDs... I have no idea what you guys are doing all day with your power!

Ps - "if I watch TV"!? Meh... Is it an old style projector ... Your TV consumes about the same as a light bulb!

Yeah this I don't know. Modern tvs don't use that much and most can even be run from a 12V supply.

 

[TedLasso]

we have 2 ,
how do you know you are an indian home? there is a second fridge in the lounge

Yup. Some one I know has I think 5 at their house. WTF are they storing in there. Must be a pita when loadshedding hits

 

[TedLasso]

Our house on average uses 20-25kw a day in summer. Geysers on a for short while daily. Pool pump chews up 4.5kw day too as it is on 4 hours a day.

Winter is a nightmare thanks to heaters though pool pump is dropped to 2 hours only.

I actually have a heat pump connected to my bathroom geyser but it has never worked so I need to get someone to check it out . Will it actually reduce my usage ? I assume it has to run 24/7 ?

 

[quovadis]

Need to investigate this . I have a Shelley will hook upto a multipplug and see..



My daily usage is between 60 and 80 which is insane

400-800w is most likely the fridge/freezers - may want to start there and perhaps consolidate or figure out if one is problematic. Also, if the inverter is charging a battery and the battery is unable to hold charge it may be charging more often than necessary - obviously this depends on the inverter.

 

[alqassam]

400-800w is most likely the fridge/freezers - may want to start there and perhaps consolidate or figure out if one is problematic. Also, if the inverter is charging a battery and the battery is unable to hold charge it may be charging more often than necessary - obviously this depends on the inverter.

Il hook up the Shelley to the inverter next.
2 x fridges and 1 deep freeze taking about 200w an hour. That seems ok to me

 

[Dolby]

Ps - "if I watch TV"!? Meh... Is it an old style projector ... Your TV consumes about the same as a light bulb!

TVs are seldom 'only' TVs nowadays

I have three amplifiers, a processor and sometimes a Playstation running in conjunction with the TV.

So for clarity, my TV (entertainment system) uses around 450w+ when used ...which when used for only 2 hours after work adds close on 1kWh. Or 30kWh per month.

On a 10.5kWh daily bill (without using) , it adds a noticeable 8 to 10% per day (when using)

Surely you didn't think that after I could post all my consumption stats and costs, I'd not have checked everything out before posting?

 

[Lupus]

TVs are seldom 'only' TVs nowadays

I have three amplifiers, a processor and sometimes a Playstation running in conjunction with the TV.

So for clarity, my TV (entertainment system) uses around 450w+ when used ...which when used for only 2 hours adds close on 1kWh.

On a 10.5kWh daily bill, it adds a noticeable 8 to 10% per day.

Surely you didn't think that after I could post all my consumption stats and costs, I'd not have checked everything out before posting?

You did good though, you went on a hunt and found your things. I still need to do it, but I'm at 15 to 20kwh a day depending on the washing, dishwasher, pool pump and if my mil, nieces are visiting.
The biggest change I made was my fridge and freezer, got a combined double door and it dropped it by 1kwh a day. Which doesn't sound like a lot, the next was my inverter was using 5 a day as the batteries weren't holding a charge, eventually might switch out the geyser for a solar geyser as that's another 5 to 6. Wish the solar pool pumps were cheaper as when I do use that it's up to 20.

 

[xodosman123]

A friend of mine has the same problem, I wonder what this could be as he is on pree paid electricity...what is going on...

 

[smkungfu]

A friend of mine has the same problem, I wonder what this could be as he is on pree paid electricity...what is going on...

Yes prepaid is dodgy. The price fluctuates during the month. I've noticed that it's cheaper to buy in the beginning of a month versus the end of the month, you almost pay double.

 

[Dolby]

Thanls.

I use a combination of my actual prepaid meter, the Owl energy monitor and a Sonoff POW linked to a multiplug, which I take around. I've measured most things - but I can't get to (what I feel) may be the culprit ... my old fridge. (well, I can ... I'm just lazy). But I've measured pretty much everything else using one the above methods, or a combo of 3.

The biggest change I made was my fridge and freezer, got a combined double door and it dropped it by 1kwh a day

That's a lot !

My 5 year old freezer was 1.1kWh in a day on average and the new one is 0.3kWh - not as much of a drop as you. But both freezers actually used around 80w when the compressor was active - the difference is that the new one switches off the compressor three times as often, so it doesn't 'run' as frequently.

 

[cavedog]

I buy about 400 units which is R800 and last the me through the month. Thought it was a bit high but that is about 13 units or so per day which seems to be the going average.

I have a very old chest freezer and my pc stays on 24/7 with my xbox one and ps4.