[Uram-rejections] Smart meters and EMC

Tue Jan 31 09:38:56 GMT 2017

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> From: nev young <newsforpasiphae1953 at yahoo.co.uk>
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> Subject: Re: Smart meters and EMC
> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 09:17:39 +0000
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> On 30/01/17 14:53, Brian Reay wrote:
> > On 30/01/17 14:09, Andrew Marshall wrote:
> >> In message <o6f5us$hoo$2 at dont-email.me>, nev young
> >> <newsforpasiphae1953 at yahoo.co.uk> writes
> 
> >>> You can still 'crawl under the stairs' to read the meter but all smart
> >>> meters (AFAIK) also come with a remote readout that gives you all the
> >>> information you want via a 433.9ishMHz link. YMMV.
> >>
> >> I actually won't be interested in the display - we use the juice we use
> >> because we need, or choose, to use it. I can't imagine any situation in
> >> which we'd look at the display and think something like 'roasting thisa
> >> joint is using X worth of power, so I'll give up roast meat' or
> >> something similar.
> >
> > I suspect that some people will 'meter watch' initially but will soon
> > revert to normal consumption profiles. I read somewhere that people
> > initially followed the 'advice' to turn off things like TVs when on
> > standby but gave up after awhile, reverting to doing it when the advice
> > was repeated.
> >
> I have to admit I'm an obsessive watcher. It came in handy when I 
> noticed power usage was up by 300W more than normal.
> Turned out the motion sensor had failed on a security light leaving it 
> permanently on.
> It is also handy as it gives a 90 minute countdown to the day/night rate 
> changeover so we know if it is worth while waiting, or rushing, certain 
> jobs. Overnight laundry for example.
> 
> sorry I seem to be drifting off topic.
> 
> -- 
> nev
> getting the wrong stick end since 1953
> 
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