To measure the power consumption of your TV
In order to measure the power consumption of your TVs, you only need a power knife. The Handling of the small devices is usually quite simple.
- The energy knife you will receive, in the meantime, starting around 10 euros in trade. Alternatively, you can rent a power knife for many energy suppliers, consumer organisations and / or climate protection agencies.
- The Energy meter you plug in between the TV plug and the wall outlet. The device then determines the power consumption of the TV.
- In the case of most of the energy blades you can let the power consumption of your TV not only in kilowatts, but very clearly in the Euro is to be calculated. To do this, you need to know in advance what you will pay for a kilowatt-hour of electricity and the corresponding amount entered.
- A not to underestimate factor, the Stand-by mode of the TV is. Depending on the age of the TV, a not so small amount in the course of the year. You measure the operation of all household appliances in Stand-by, you might be amazed at how much money you spent on it is pointless. Using a power strip with a toggle switch you can this is a waste of money but easy to halt.
Power consumption from the TV measure
Consumed your old device too much power, is perhaps the purchase of a new TV to. What you should pay attention, we can tell you in the next article.
