Home Automation

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Home automation is the residential extension of building automation.

It is automation of the home, housework or household activity.

Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning), appliances, security locks of gates and doors and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and security.

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how does phantom draw work are smart plugs beneficial? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by Lighttraveller13@alien.top to c/homeautomation@selfhosted.forum

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i can’t figure out why my energy usage keeps going up at night. i work from home so all day my usage should be higher than at night you would think. but somehow my smart meter is always showing higher usage at night sometimes double. and i don’t do anything at night just hangout and read or play video games. is someone stealing electricity? i don’t want to jump to that but it really doesn’t make sense the usage was higher even in months where i didn’t need heat/ac

will smart plugs on my playstation/entertainment center/tv be helpful?(i keep my tv on all day most days while i work for background noise so really this shouldn’t be a factor either)

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[–] ankole_watusi@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

Smart plus ironically have phantom draw, though.

You’re good though, if your smart plug has less phantom draw than the thing you’re trying to stop the phantom draw from.