Pocketinfo op bezoek bij Chak

Post by **TANE** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:51 pm

Check the video (Dutch)

http://www.pocketinfo.nl/nieuws/pocketi ... -huis.html

Post by **Snelvuur** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:17 pm

nice, chak is getting more famous aswell

// Erik (binkey.nl)

Post by **Noel** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:49 pm

Chak.. You've really got to fix your "meterkast"..
What a mess!!!!

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Post by **Willem4ever** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:23 pm

een mac user

Post by **Jeroen Bartels** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:49 pm

Hey Chak, leuke video hoor!
Maar je moet je foto op het forum wel aanpassen hoor want ik had mij een heeeele ander Chak voorgesteld. (15 jaar jonger

Het viel me op dat jij aan je RFXcom tranceiver 2 antenne's hebt zitten. Ik heb op de mijne ipv de lange antenne een 'draadje'.
Heb je die antenne later bijgekocht?
Verder zag ik dat je ook zo'n uitgebreide oregon weerstation hebt gekocht. Krijg jij uitlezing van je regenmeter?
Groeten,

Jeroen

P.S. Sorry, was even vergeten dat het in het engels moest... (Sorry, I forgot to type my reaction in english...)

Post by **TANE** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:51 pm

I'm not that old..

Yes i have replaced the antennas later with the telescope versions.

The Oregon rain station is working fine..including the rain meter.

Post by **DMB** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:58 pm

Chak,

Je uitleg is perfect voor de beginner.
Leuke meterkast, komt me bekend voor.
De deur wil in ieder geval nog dicht.

Hoe vaak hebben jullie een take over gedaan?

De reacties op het pocketinfo forum zijn ook leuk.
Voor antwoorden kunnen je ze beter naar dit forum verwijzigen.

Sorry in English, not in achterhoeks dialect.

Your explanation is simple for the newbees.
Nice switchboard (meterkast), looks familiar to me.
You can still close the door.

How often did you repeat the recording of one take?

The responses on the pocketinfo forum are funny.
You can better redirect them to this forum to get the answers.

DMB

Post by **Bwired** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:02 pm

He Chakotay,
Very nice, good promo!

Post by **TANE** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:19 pm

@Dmb
Most of the recording was done in 2 shots.
My meterkast is one of the hottest places in my house +/- 35 degrees.
Not only because of the device I have also warm water and heating input there.

@Bwired
thanks...do you think someone knows Chakotay..

Post by **Bwired** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:47 pm

Post by **Sooty** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:52 pm

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I'm not that old..

<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Not much we can do about getting old. Only joking.

I don't speak Dutch, but I watched the video anyway and got the general idea. Well done!

Just one question:
I saw your electricity usage chart in a forum post somewhere and you commented that it was too high.

How do you manage to use so little power with all that stuff plugged in? I've never seen so many wires in one place [:)]

I don't have half of that stuff and I struggle to get my electricity use near your figure.

Paul..

Post by **TANE** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:03 pm

@Paul Thanks
My usage is about 5300kwh per year...this is high
Most of my hardware is low power..low usage..but still to much.
first goal is to reduce it with 500 Kwh

Post by **Sooty** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:32 pm

Until about 1 year ago, my power use was over 10000 kWh per year. Here in the UK we have seen some steep energy price rises and I received a winter bill for 3 months of nearly 700 GBP (800 Euro). I thought it was then time to make some changes to reduce my energy use. I have made many changes and now have it down to just over 6000 kWh per year.

I also have some solar power which is used for smaller items, like router / Mini ITX Homeseer PC etc, but still I need to use quite a lot of power from the grid.

I will need to look more closely at where it's going and see if I can make some savings.

Paul..

Post by **Bwired** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:27 pm

Paul,
I had the same, used over 10.000 a year. Now i'm back to 6500, still much but I run several webservers form my home (1100kWh)
I think you need plugwise http://www.bwired.nl/plugwise.asp

Post by **Sooty** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 12:17 am

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I think you need plugwise<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Pieter,
I have a daytime (empty house) base load of around 0.30 kWh now which I don't think is too bad. This covers my mini ITX Homeseer PC, router, switch, alarm panel, CCTV, RFXCom receiver and a few other little things.

I did look at your Plugwise page and the Plugwise web site a few days ago and thought it would be nice to have, but I don't think they do a UK version.

I have such a long wish list of HA gadgets but they all have large price tags [:(!]

Paul..