CARRU wrote:It's not just television that has a consumer watch;
some recent washing machines do not have electro-mechanical buttons but sensitive push buttons. Power is applied from a circuit already in service. A measurement with the PM230 wattmeter allowed me to see a consumption of 16 watts for the machine ... when stopped.
Topic more relevant than ever!
The commissioning of my washing machine is done with an I/O pusher, so there is a standby circuit to supply the pusher circuit.
Until recently I unplugged the socket, but it's still easier to install a socket switch which is less bulky than a power strip with a neon light and its one meter fifty cord...
I took the opportunity to measure the standby current with the ammeter, it is 58 mA. With the mains measured at 235 volts, that's 13,6 watts.
With 8600 hours of standby time per year that would be 116,96 kWh consumed in the year.
Savings made with the socket switch: around €20 per year less on the bill.