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Today's weather forecast (Melbourne CBD, 3000): min - 23°C, max - 38°C. 90% chance of no rain


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[-] SituationCake@aussie.zone 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

You know that sticker on appliance that shows the electrical ratings? Look for a number that says Watts. So say your appliance is rated 500 Watts, then in one hour it will use 500wh. Divide by 1000 to get kWh. So 0.5kWh. Then you can multiply by number of hours to get the total used. Eg if it ran for 3 hours, that’s 1.5kWh. (More or less. Could by slight variations due to start up power draw, fan speeds, intensity, etc.)

[-] Baku@aussie.zone 1 points 4 days ago

Thanks, I appreciate the intention/sentiment, but I do know how energy ratings and usage works. The porty doesn't have any stickers (pretty sure it's at least a decade old, and whatever adhesive was holding the sticks on had long since disintegrated by the time I got it)

Watts are also just the product of amps x volts. I've got a smart plug in one of my boxes that I could use to determine how many V/A it's pulling and then work out wattage based on that, but I don't think it really changes much. I'm gonna use it anyway on the days like today where the weather is a bit difficult, even if probably costs about $10-15/day to run (my assumption based on yesterday's cost and running time). The "bury your head in the sand and deal with the fallout later" approach, if you will

[-] SituationCake@aussie.zone 2 points 4 days ago

Oh sorry, didn’t mean to explain thing you already knew! I often think back to how I unknowledgeable I was at your age and wish someone had helped me out. So if I ever mention things you already know, just ignore!

[-] Baku@aussie.zone 2 points 4 days ago

All good SC, I do appreciate the help anyways

Fwiw I only know all of this stuff because I'm quite the nerd and fuck around with electronics. Nobody's really ever taught me all of these things, I just wanted to go find it all out for myself

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