Home Network Power Consumption

Downloadski

a plug in the wall outlet type of device (live in Netherlands Europe)
I have it since years and not a idea how precise it is. This PC uses half to a third from the test pc i used to check pfsense out.

It might be a unit made by Cresta.

stephenw10

To quote the Cresta RCE1106 manual:

Accuracy:

Voltage: +/-3% of value measured

Current: +/-3% of the value measured +/-0.03A

Power: +/-5% of the valve measured +/-10VA

kWh: +/-5% of the value measured+/-0.1kWh

That seems about what I'd expect from a plug top style meter costing <£50. I imagine my own meter is similar. I have a hard time believing the figure giving by Kill-a-Watt. :-
This seems to support that: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=137169

I'm not going to stop using it though. Much better to have some reading for comparison that no data. :)

Steve