Good morning everyone,
I wanted to ask what your house’s electricity consumption is at night when everything is quiet and sleeping, so what is running continuously?
We have a newly built house, moved in summer 2019. Our building services include underfloor heating (air-to-water heat pump), controlled mechanical ventilation (runs at full power 3 times a day for 2 hours each, then reduced), a photovoltaic system, and otherwise the usual nighttime appliances (phone charger plugged into USB outlet, e-bikes charging occasionally, 2 TVs on standby, Alexas on standby, etc.).
At night, we have a continuous consumption of about 232W (with ventilation running at reduced power and when the heat pump is not producing). I can see this in the app for the photovoltaic system. From 0:00 to 6:30 a.m. we consume about 2.8 kWh.
How about you?
Best regards
I wanted to ask what your house’s electricity consumption is at night when everything is quiet and sleeping, so what is running continuously?
We have a newly built house, moved in summer 2019. Our building services include underfloor heating (air-to-water heat pump), controlled mechanical ventilation (runs at full power 3 times a day for 2 hours each, then reduced), a photovoltaic system, and otherwise the usual nighttime appliances (phone charger plugged into USB outlet, e-bikes charging occasionally, 2 TVs on standby, Alexas on standby, etc.).
At night, we have a continuous consumption of about 232W (with ventilation running at reduced power and when the heat pump is not producing). I can see this in the app for the photovoltaic system. From 0:00 to 6:30 a.m. we consume about 2.8 kWh.
How about you?
Best regards
Why does a house use more electricity than an apartment? Are you buying numerous new standby devices, or are you cooking three times a day including using the oven at 250°C (480°F)? New appliances are always more efficient, and you have LED lighting everywhere... so, more electricity consumption usually means more comfort.
Our comfort here is our pet.
A heat pump using around 3000 kWh/year is generally sufficient depending on the requirements. Ours uses 2800 kWh/year but includes ventilation, domestic hot water, and underfloor heating. Without ventilation, the consumption should be "lower."
Our comfort here is our pet.
A heat pump using around 3000 kWh/year is generally sufficient depending on the requirements. Ours uses 2800 kWh/year but includes ventilation, domestic hot water, and underfloor heating. Without ventilation, the consumption should be "lower."
Almost 4500 kWh per year for 5 people, although one of them has a separate household. Cooking is done fresh daily but then shared.
Devices in standby mode:
Network switch
Router
Access point
2 TVs – when they are on, they also consume power
1 satellite receiver
2 refrigerators with freezer compartments
Heating lamp at the changing table
Outdoor lighting with motion sensors also turns on occasionally.
Charging phones and, when I was alone somewhere, I was around 1500–1800 kWh.
Devices in standby mode:
Network switch
Router
Access point
2 TVs – when they are on, they also consume power
1 satellite receiver
2 refrigerators with freezer compartments
Heating lamp at the changing table
Outdoor lighting with motion sensors also turns on occasionally.
Charging phones and, when I was alone somewhere, I was around 1500–1800 kWh.
tomtom79 schrieb:
Almost 4500 kWh per year for 5 people, although one of them has their own household. Cooking is done fresh daily but then eaten together.
Devices in standby mode:
Network switch
Router
Access point
2 TVs – if on, they consume power
1 satellite receiver
2 refrigerators with freezer compartments
Heating lamp at the changing table
Outdoor lighting with motion sensors that turn on occasionally.
Charging phones and alone I was somewhere around 1500-1800 kWh Charging phones uses about 3-5 kWh per year. So those are definitely not the main electricity consumers.
Don’t be mistaken: charging three cell phones and a tablet every day adds up to more than just cents per year—it amounts to euros.
The standby LED on the TV was also something people didn’t pay much attention to for a long time.
The same goes for the error of the actuators—we have 32 of them, each consuming 1 watt.
Or the digital clock on the wall.
The PC in standby mode.
It all adds up.
The standby LED on the TV was also something people didn’t pay much attention to for a long time.
The same goes for the error of the actuators—we have 32 of them, each consuming 1 watt.
Or the digital clock on the wall.
The PC in standby mode.
It all adds up.
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