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degggendorf t1_j4wfee8 wrote

Reply to comment by uwuwotsdps42069 in Electrical costs are obscene. by uwuwotsdps42069

Dang yeah idk, it does seem like a lot of electricity disappearing. I work from home and have a couple always-on PCs and media server.

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uwuwotsdps42069 OP t1_j4wmbmk wrote

Yeah I work from home once a week, sometimes twice. And even then, laptop, dock, two monitors, and one set of lights. It’s not like I’m mining crypto or something lol.

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degggendorf t1_j4wnllu wrote

The good news is that presumably your solar array is sized for your current use, so once it's up and running, you can find and plug those holes to use less and sell more back to RIE!

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uwuwotsdps42069 OP t1_j4wo6mw wrote

Yeah I’m projected for 100% offset so I’m looking forward to them being switched on.

I wish they made digital gauges for the breaker panel so I could see how much draw was going to each circuit. Then I could really go and hunt down the problem.

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degggendorf t1_j4wq0lx wrote

They do!!! https://www.energysage.com/energy-products/energy-monitors/

They just clamp around the wire in your panel so you can read each circuit's current without having to actually change any wiring.

Or for even cheaper to just help you go hunting leakages instead of a more permanent install to monitor over time, a clamp meter like this $15 Harbor Freight one would work: https://www.harborfreight.com/digital-clamp-meter-96308.html

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uwuwotsdps42069 OP t1_j4wx68t wrote

Wow thanks you saved me a bunch of trouble searching!

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sbaz86 t1_j4x75q9 wrote

As an electrician, be careful over there. If you make a mistake, you can’t just say sorry and get to retry.

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uwuwotsdps42069 OP t1_j50gqzw wrote

Thanks! I have no plans to zap myself lol. My father used to do electrical on military planes so I’ll have him dust off his tools and come help.

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