Mastodawn

☝️ For anyone interested, the most popular choice (the laundry dryer) actually takes the second spot in my home. The top consumer over time among these happens to be the dishwasher.

MexX May 24, 2023

@xahteiwi I would like to test the same in my apartment. What did you use to measure the kWh? Just standard smartplug?

https://www.shelly.cloud/en-at/products/product-overview/shelly-plug-s

@MexX Yes, I use these:

Shelly Plug S

Shelly

Christian Kugler May 24, 2023

@xahteiwi I’d be interested in the Wattage numbers. I know my freezer-fridge combo uses about 20W on average (Most of the time 0 with spikes of 60W). Unfortunately, I have no graphs atm. I haven’t gotten around to procuring a RPi or something similar for HAss.

@xahteiwi yeah I was thinking this way also, dishwasher is used almost every day, which we can’t say about the laundry drier, also our one does have heat-pump so it is pretty nice to our electricity bill

Kevin Brown-Silva May 23, 2023

@xahteiwi
You may want to re-create this poll with a longer time limit (1-7 days) to give more people time to notice and respond to it.

@kevin It was just a silly poll, not a scientific inquiry. 🙂

sashk 🇺🇦May 23, 2023

@xahteiwi which device do you use to monitor freezer power consumption?

also, you need to mention if dryer is electric or gas, because electric will consume much more...

Diego Elio Pettenò May 23, 2023

@sashk @xahteiwi gas dryers are pretty much non existent in Europe, I believe? Haven't ever seen a single one advertised in four countries...

sashk 🇺🇦May 23, 2023

@flameeyes @xahteiwi didn’t know. here in USA we have both. At least, for now.

Diego Elio Pettenò May 24, 2023

@sashk @xahteiwi yeah I know. Depending on country here things change a lot, but at least in the two flats I lived here in London I didn't even have gas lines...

Christopher Neugebauer May 24, 2023

@flameeyes
A lot more gas in the US thanks to our Fisher-Price mains voltage 🤣
@sashk @xahteiwi

@flameeyes @sashk @xahteiwi my village it in the middle of forest about 20km from capital. What is gas line? :-D

sashk 🇺🇦May 26, 2023

@janantos but you get electricity somehow? Is it produced locally using solar/wind/hydro, or delivered via wires? If later, similarly gas can be delivered via pipes, or via cylinders.

@sashk I am full electric, having heat-pumps for heating and warm water. My electricity is contracted from green sources. Solars maybe in few years, but given the fact of having long winters here and also may no light (close to polar nights) we need to make some calculations first

sashk 🇺🇦May 26, 2023

@janantos Ah, I see. I have solar panels on my roof, which help a bit to offset costs during april-october period, but they are not very useful during shorter months. they do produce electricity, but much much less.

@sashk given the fact it is end of May and we are still heating, because the night temp is as low as 8 degrees Celsius. the offset of costs I need to calculate, return of investment first and get to understand the legal stuff, while I will be during summer (close to polar day) producing more than I need.

sashk 🇺🇦May 26, 2023

@janantos Here in US, whatever we overproduce is being returned to the grid, and I am given credit towards following months. At a specific date, this is being reset to zero, and instead of credit, utility company will buy from me all over produced electricity for a few cents per kW. (and later sell back to me at 10x price)

Another option which was available to me is to install whole house batteries and keep them charged and use them first during night or cloudy days.

@sashk we can also return to grid but I need to check I the whole my contract will be needed then on spot prices, I do have now fixed price for 3 years

@sashk btw you most likely did not get my irony there. But anyway no way someone will build pipes with gas.

@flameeyes @sashk I've never heard of a gas powered laundry dryer. The only thing gas is common to use for over here is heating/hot water, and to a very limited degree, cooking.