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I tested most of my devices with a wattmeter. Definitely not true for me. But I live in Germany and don’t even own a TV, it’s possible that it’s true for other types of devices or that the devices that are sold in my country just have higher standards than devices sold in the US.

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HowRu68@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I had my old house in tested ( after I mostly had it all rewired), by various electricians for energy losses and they claimed that there was always some unaccountable energyloss ( 5% iirc).

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- rumschlumpel@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  What was the source of that energy? Just the wiring or something?
  
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  - HowRu68@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    
    What was the source of that energy loss? No idea.
    
    I tried to figure it out myself first, then I had two electricians independently checking it.
    
    And their conclusion was that they didn’t know, and that the 5% was sort of normal. I even had my electricity meter recalibrated by the grid company. I was afraid somone was taping, but no… It still could’ve been the my electricity meter ( which was like only 10 yo), so to be" safe", I have now a newer smart electricicity meter.
    
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    Reverendender@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    Mynock. Chewin’ on the power cables.
    
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