rock n roll eh 
Love it (especially the spreadsheetNot van related - bought one of these so I can conduct an 'audit' of the energy consumption of various electrical devices around the house e.g. CCTV & intruder alarm that runs 247, security lights that are on from dusk til dawn, server cabinet, PC that is on all day when working from home etc etc. I refuse to have smart meters installed so this is the next best thing. I also have a spreadsheet
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Just remember, she'll be the one choosing your nursing home when you're old & frail.I bought the tapo smart plug so I could program all the cables that are unreachable behind my tv stand to switch off at night rather than 4 or 5 units on standby. Great bit of kit ! now bought some smart bubs that work off the same app so I can now program different lights to go on and off when i am out and about in the van. Plus I can annoy the daughter by putting all the lights in the house into DISCO mode and switch the telly on and off from the app when we are away !!
Love it (especially the spreadsheet
Women - one of the few things in life that cost more to run than a Transporter!There is part of me that has the mindset of our energy bills are on a monthly direct debit and it’ll just get taken each month and go up or down as necessary, and the other part is interested to see just how much, or how little, some of these things cost to run having never thought about it ever before.
Surprisingly, to have a 9x camera CCTV system running 24/7/365 I am only paying £0.46p per day or £3.24 per week or £13.88 per month.
To have the SkyHD box running all day everyday costs £3.76 per month.
So my man maths tells me it must be the wife’s hairdryer and straighteners and her 15mins in the shower every day that is pushing up the usage
I have a few Tapo devices now - found them to be very good, reliable etc. They consume approx 1W just by being on which, as you say is much less than having the TV on standby.I bought the tapo smart plug so I could program all the cables that are unreachable behind my tv stand to switch off at night rather than 4 or 5 units on standby. Great bit of kit ! now bought some smart bubs that work off the same app so I can now program different lights to go on and off when i am out and about in the van. Plus I can annoy the daughter by putting all the lights in the house into DISCO mode and switch the telly on and off from the app when we are away !!
This is what you need for all the kit behind the telly and in your home office. It monitors the power on the master socket (TV), and when you put it into standby, it switches off all the peripherals.I bought the tapo smart plug so I could program all the cables that are unreachable behind my tv stand to switch off at night rather than 4 or 5 units on standby. Great bit of kit ! now bought some smart bubs that work off the same app so I can now program different lights to go on and off when i am out and about in the van. Plus I can annoy the daughter by putting all the lights in the house into DISCO mode and switch the telly on and off from the app when we are away !!
Can't have the driveway experience deterring Mrs Bav from allowing 20" wheels & lowered suspension.
Nah. Do you think the drive's steep enough to warrant it?
Lived here over 30 years - never had 4wd and only once failed to make it up (sheet ice).
Yes, permeable.
