Reciever Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 I've been on and off looking at automation but mostly for monitoring power usage. Since my power bill has hit 600 this month I am again interested in revisiting this topic.  Just curious to others' experience in this domain 🙂 Telegram / TS3 / Twitter   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron44126 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 I've heard of this thing but haven't tried it. You can install it at your breaker box and it will help tell where your electricity is going. https://sense.com/ Dell Precision 7770 (personal) • Dell Precision 7560 (work) • Full specs in spoiler block below Info posts (Dell) — Dell Precision key posts • Dell driver RSS feeds • Dell Fan Management — override fan behavior Info posts (Windows) — Turbo boost toggle • The problem with Windows 11 • About Windows 10 LTSC Spoiler Dell Precision 7770 (personal) Intel Core i9-12950HX ("Alder Lake"), 8P+8E 8× P cores ("Golden Cove"): 2.3 GHz base, 5.0 GHz turbo, hyperthreading 8× E cores ("Gracemont"): 1.7 GHz base, 3.6 GHz turbo 128GB DDR5-3600 (CAMM) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 16GB (DGFF) Storage: 2TB system drive: Samsung 980 Pro, PCIe4 24TB additional storage: 3× Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8TB, PCIe4 (Storage Spaces) Windows 10 (Enterprise LTSC 2021) 17.3" 3940×2160 display Intel Wi-Fi AX211 (Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth) 93Wh battery IR webcam Fingerprint reader  Dell Precision 7560 (work) Intel Xeon W-11955M ("Tiger Lake") 8×2.6 GHz base, 5.0 GHz turbo, hyperthreading ("Willow Cove") 64GB DDR4-3200 ECC NVIDIA RTX A2000 4GB Storage: 512GB system drive (Micron 2300) 4TB additional storage (Sabrent Rocket Q4) Windows 10 (Enterprise LTSC 2021) 15.6" 3940×2160 display Intel Wi-Fi AX210 (Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth) 95Wh battery IR webcam Fingerprint reader  Previous Dell Precision 7530, 7510, M4800, M6700 Dell Latitude E6520 Dell Inspiron 1720, 5150 Dell Latitude CPi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reciever Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 Hadn't seen this option yet, thanks for sharing!  I'm fairly certain it's just poor insulation and inefficient air conditioning.  It's using 3x the power of my mining rig (10x GPU's) and still can't keep the house below 70F. My room is typically 80-85F these days Telegram / TS3 / Twitter   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron44126 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 I did just pick up a "smart thermostat" a few weeks ago, which has the perk of being able to see the temperature and control the AC while away from the home. Not sure if that would really be helpful in your situation but maybe you could set it higher and then lower it while you are on the way home from work or something. I selected "Ecobee3 Lite" and I'm quite happy with it so far... Ecobee seems to be a leading brand and this was one of the few current models that I could find that has HomeKit support and does not have a microphone for Alexa / smart assistant support. Dell Precision 7770 (personal) • Dell Precision 7560 (work) • Full specs in spoiler block below Info posts (Dell) — Dell Precision key posts • Dell driver RSS feeds • Dell Fan Management — override fan behavior Info posts (Windows) — Turbo boost toggle • The problem with Windows 11 • About Windows 10 LTSC Spoiler Dell Precision 7770 (personal) Intel Core i9-12950HX ("Alder Lake"), 8P+8E 8× P cores ("Golden Cove"): 2.3 GHz base, 5.0 GHz turbo, hyperthreading 8× E cores ("Gracemont"): 1.7 GHz base, 3.6 GHz turbo 128GB DDR5-3600 (CAMM) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 16GB (DGFF) Storage: 2TB system drive: Samsung 980 Pro, PCIe4 24TB additional storage: 3× Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8TB, PCIe4 (Storage Spaces) Windows 10 (Enterprise LTSC 2021) 17.3" 3940×2160 display Intel Wi-Fi AX211 (Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth) 93Wh battery IR webcam Fingerprint reader  Dell Precision 7560 (work) Intel Xeon W-11955M ("Tiger Lake") 8×2.6 GHz base, 5.0 GHz turbo, hyperthreading ("Willow Cove") 64GB DDR4-3200 ECC NVIDIA RTX A2000 4GB Storage: 512GB system drive (Micron 2300) 4TB additional storage (Sabrent Rocket Q4) Windows 10 (Enterprise LTSC 2021) 15.6" 3940×2160 display Intel Wi-Fi AX210 (Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth) 95Wh battery IR webcam Fingerprint reader  Previous Dell Precision 7530, 7510, M4800, M6700 Dell Latitude E6520 Dell Inspiron 1720, 5150 Dell Latitude CPi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reciever Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, Aaron44126 said: I did just pick up a "smart thermostat" a few weeks ago, which has the perk of being able to see the temperature and control the AC while away from the home. Not sure if that would really be helpful in your situation but maybe you could set it higher and then lower it while you are on the way home from work or something. I selected "Ecobee3 Lite" and I'm quite happy with it so far... Ecobee seems to be a leading brand and this was one of the few current models that I could find that has HomeKit support and does not have a microphone for Alexa / smart assistant support. Yeah I am also not keen on buying a bug for my house. While I am a nobody that no one cares about, I've heard about the breaches of privacy that have happened already. Even iPhone support has been known to breach that as well. They brag about firing them afterwards but that doesnt resolve the initial breach.  For now I have picked up a couple of KASA smart plugs since in one of the top reviews the guy noted that it can be controlled "locally" without need of cloud support or even manufacturer support. This will be my gateway drug into automation I am sure 1 Telegram / TS3 / Twitter   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom90gt Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 I use a homeassistant (https://www.home-assistant.io/) on a raspberry Pi with some Z-wave smart plugs as well as a few Kasa smart plugs. It's really easy to schedule things. It has options for energy monitoring and such as well, but I've not gotten into that. There is really a ton of stuff out there for home automation stuff with lots of ways to go.  Sadly your basically running the AC and a heater with all the mining your doing. Does it still turn a profit after the dramatic drop? Desktop | Intel i7-12700k | ASUS ROG Strix Z690-F | 2x16GB Oloy DDR5 @ 6400mhz CL32 | EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra | AW3420DW | 980 Pro 1TB PCIe 4.0 | All under water | Server | SM846 | Intel I7-12700k | MSI Pro Z690 DDR4 | EVGA 3060 Ti 8GB FTW3 Ultra | 64GB 3600MHz CL16 Neo | 1TB SX8200 | 100+TB | Lenovo Thinkbook 16P Gen2 | AMD 5600H | RTX 3060 | 24GB 3200mhz | 1TB SX8200 | 16:10 16" | Tweaked |Dell XPS 9310 2-in-1 | Intel i5-1135G7 | 16GB 4267mhz | 512GB | 16:10 | Tweaked | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reciever Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Custom90gt said: I use a homeassistant (https://www.home-assistant.io/) on a raspberry Pi with some Z-wave smart plugs as well as a few Kasa smart plugs. It's really easy to schedule things. It has options for energy monitoring and such as well, but I've not gotten into that. There is really a ton of stuff out there for home automation stuff with lots of ways to go.  Sadly your basically running the AC and a heater with all the mining your doing. Does it still turn a profit after the dramatic drop? I haven't been mining in the last few months, when I do though it's only in my bedroom which is sealed off and made into a negative pressure room. It's not an airtight seal of course but I'm not directing any air into the room.  At my previous location air conditioning running and mining I was at about 440 per month, this new location with no mining it's averaging 600. It appears that the AC is running 20 hours a day which is the principle issue.  I tore down the mining stuff to clean it up and will be getting it going after I get some supplies, namely a few shelves, my power is free overnight so that's when I tend to mine. 1 Telegram / TS3 / Twitter   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Etern4l Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 The (single?) advantage of smart plugs with remote access is that you can see if something is wrong if the power consumption is not as expected. Privacy breaches can get very real with AV-capable devices: Â Â Â Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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