Comment on Got myself some energy monitoring Zigbee plugs and made an interesting discovery
lka1988@sh.itjust.works 1 day agoIt’s ~90W at idle; the plug is monitoring everything at my desk. No spinning rust, all solid state. Settings for CPU and GPU are all default at the moment. It does have an 850W PSU, but I’ve had it pulling over 700W at one point (dimming my bedroom lights), so that’s somewhat justified 😅
I’ll dig into settings later, but for now I’m good just turning it off unless I’m using it.
flubba86@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Thats terrifying. Your desk outlet should not share a circuit with your bedroom lighting circuit, that makes no sense (unless you’re talking about a desk lamp).
And regardless, if a 700W load can make your lights dim, then there’s a major wiring issue in your house. Don’t plug in an electric cooker, kettle, or space heater until you get that checked out.
lka1988@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
My entire master bedroom suite is on one 15A circuit. That’s how most houses are. The lights are currently those damn CFL lights, so they aren’t exactly difficult to dim - CFLs almost do it on their own when they’re close to dying (which these ones are).
That, and it’s a rental house.
OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Major issue lol short circuit or too thin of wire/breaker, old house probably. Instant dim and back to normal turning on a heavy appliance can happen as the power circuit lags but it’s a mere fraction of a second.
So to turn on an appliance I’m pretty sure it takes 3000 watts to cycle on then reduces to say 1500 watts to operate a normal 1500w appliance. Nothing should ever continuously dim lights. Major fire hazard if so.
Zeoic@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Most rented bedrooms in my area dont even have built-in lighting. Its all floor and table lamps, usually on a smart outlet these days
albert180@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Maybe he meant the act of dimming his lights trough Home Assistant?