Comment on Got myself some energy monitoring Zigbee plugs and made an interesting discovery
lka1988@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks agoYeah, my power bill is pretty reasonable already, considering my large family plus all the electronics I run. I just like seeing what everything is doing as a matter of curiosity.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Oh yeah, as a hobby, it’s absolutely fun. I like tinkering with all kinds of things.
My point was to just be careful since it’s not necessarily going to be worth the expense and time.
I’ve been considering getting a breaker-level power monitor to watch for spikes. It’s a bit more expensive (hundreds of dollars), but it measures the types of things I’m interested in. My kid flipped on our gutter heaters (I never use them) and shot our electricity bill to the moon for a couple months until I noticed. If I had a home energy monitor, I would’ve noticed a crazy energy spike and that might have paid for itself.
lka1988@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Yeah, I never expect a financial ROI for hobbies; the ROI for that is nothing more than my own enjoyment.