[Noisebridge-discuss] Kitchen Electrical Testing

Ben Kochie superq at gmail.com
Wed Feb 29 21:40:37 UTC 2012


I have done direct measurements of the refrigerators.  They seem to
draw about 1.5kWh/day (about $7-8/month)

The best fridges on the market these days use about 1 kWh/day.

On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 11:28, Nicholas Granado <ngranado at gmail.com> wrote:
> wouldn't those old refrigerators be the cause of a lot of energy
> consumption?
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> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Justin Doerr <justinsfca at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Is it possible that I can make a polite request that we wait until tonight
>> after Tastebridge does their meal thingy or that you follow up with the
>> people who collaborate with that in order to see if they're not planning on
>> using the stove or oven? I'm just asking & looking out for you, man. I don't
>> want you to also wind up on the 85 page as well. Lolz.
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>> On Feb 29, 2012 10:11 AM, "Ben Kochie" <superq at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> In order to help us figure out what the kitchen electrical use is like
>>> I will be doing a few changes to the electricity in the kitchen
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>>> * I have installed a power meter to measure the coffee machines use.
>>> * I will be turning off the stove and oven for a few days in order to
>>> get a baseline of power use
>>> * I will install a measuring device on the hot water heater
>>>
>>> Please do NOT tamper with the breaker panel(s) in the space.  I will
>>> not be turning of the fridges to avoid any food spoiling.
>>>
>>> I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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