We found that we had used an exorbitant 6,000kwh in just 3 months!
Since we know that the consumption of fluorescent tubes is high, we didn't leave them on all the time, but we always used them. This is a LSR of the type "OSRAM - L65W / 30 Warm White" with 6 in number. Most of the time, only 2 of them were switched on at times.
We did the test so that one person looks at the electricity meter and the other turns the lights on and off. Result: the wheel turns much faster. In comparison, a PS4 and the TV were a joke. The difference was almost barely noticeable.
As I said: It's clear that these things have high consumption, but so extreme? Or is there a defect here?
FYI: The house is about from the 70s in high equipment. The tubes are also very old. We live for rent in an apartment.
Old tubes need huge amounts of electricity, like almost all old devices.
Did you turn off the cogeneration plant in the basement during your test? Or did you leave the floodlights on? What are you talking about? House or company? 6000 that is more than the annual consumption of a family of 5. It's definitely not coming from a couple of fluorescent tubes. Unless we're talking about a few thousand
Even if you had let the tubes burn permanently, that would not be such a high power consumption.
They have 65W, let it be 75W with the ballast. That times six is 450W. To use 6000kWh with these lamps alone, you would have to have them on continuously for 555 days. So no, it definitely can't be due to these lamps. I guess you have some kind of defect. Such a high power consumption is anything but normal and can't be achieved with normal household appliances.
But never ever 6000kWh in three months, that just doesn't work.
In a house from the 70s with upscale furnishings and old pipes, there are sure to be other old power guzzlers. Take a closer look around
The cosine has run away. Say you are currently paying for reactive power. In the tubes or in the housing there should be capacitors either missing or broken.
Google for fluorescent tubes and reactive power.
Electricity meters do not normally count reactive current.
That times six is 450W.
correct, the consumption per hour
But this was about the tubes themselves, not other devices.
Wrong, watt is an achievement independent of time. 450W are 450Wh in one hour. 900 Wh in two hours. Watt hours would then be consumption. So you need 10800Wh in 24h at 450W, or 10.8kWh. 6000kWh divided by 10.8kWh (which corresponds to one day) are these 555 days.
But mine does. Had tried it out. I have no idea why I was pleasantly unsuccessful.
If it's not the tubes, must something else use the electricity or not?
I don't really care either, I don't have to pay for it
Yes, it is something else. Your answer sounded like it was normal when you use such old tubes.
Then you have to look for the power guzzler, possibly a freezer or refrigerator, an old tumble dryer or some kind of halogen ceiling spotlights with 100 W. I had thrown out with me, but I had the 6000 kWh for the year
