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Hi Everyone Just found this website, designed to monitor your Power/water usage and give a carbon footprint. Just started using it today. I think it could be useful as a general power monitor and comparison with others. Anyone else seen it? http://www.imeasure.org.uk/index.phpIain |
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6000ltr rainwater storage
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arizmanor
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« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2009, 08:49:24 AM » |
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I have used it for nearly a year now. There have been some teething troubles - which are to be expected.
It you go on holiday, there is no way of inserting the missing results - linear interpolation is used and you are lumbered with it. I had been away for four weeks and I sent in the latest readings (I have two meters - off-peak and 'normal'). One of the meters passed 99999 during the absence of data, and the software got itself in all sorts of problems in flagging the event having a lower new reading than the previous and having to cope with interpolation etc.
Then, no comparisons are available for my house because it is pretty rare - it's a four-bedroomed terrace dwelling. So no go there.
I am due for a fairly long holiday, so it will be interesting - I should get zero consumption from the off-peak. The on-peak meter might also pass 99999 during this period. So I shall be kicked out for a second faux-pas.
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Confidence: the feeling you have before you really understand the situation.
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ecogeorge
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« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2009, 09:18:11 AM » |
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I'm rated as "C" energy rating - that's going to come down. How do others compare?
rgds George.
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Iain
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« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2009, 10:11:39 AM » |
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Hi
I am afraid I am an"E"!!!
I am not convinced as I only have a few readings in and today's have gone in a few days early. Will check again in a couple of weeks.
Iain
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20 x 65mm Thermal and 180ltr unvented
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« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2009, 10:13:02 AM » |
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Interesting site.
I get a C, having entered some historical data from ~March onwards.
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Greenbeast
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« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2009, 11:59:07 AM » |
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It you go on holiday, there is no way of inserting the missing results - linear interpolation is used and you are lumbered with it.
not quite sure that is still true. i accidentally put in one week's results in the wrong place and it calculated the missing value but i went to the result it had calculated and added my reading at least i'm pretty sure i did |
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« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2009, 07:23:17 PM » |
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I've been using it for about a year too. I find it really inspires me to lower my consumption week by week. I keep much more detailed logs in an Excel spreadsheet, but like the simplicity of the weekly readings that imeasure encourages.
I'm currently a 'C', but hope to be a 'B' once I get my new boiler and insulation improvements finished.
The makers of the site are quite active and I've had one of my feature requests implemented after posting on their forum. If you are having problems, it's worth letting them know.
I've just created a 'carbon club' on the site, called 'Navitron'. Please feel free to join. That way we can also measure ourselves against others from this forum, week by week.
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Greenbeast
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« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2009, 09:04:29 PM » |
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cool, i joined the carbon club
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Richard Owen
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« Reply #8 on: August 02, 2009, 07:47:29 AM » |
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I've just joined.
Member number 4.
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« Reply #9 on: August 02, 2009, 10:57:28 AM » |
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Just registered and entered my details and had the confirmation email - but at the moment it still sees me as a guest on the carbontalk forum when I try to log in. Says my user name is not recognised - but I can see all my registration details and my username is in there!
Monday 3rd - sorted out! Can see all.
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« Last Edit: August 03, 2009, 09:16:50 AM by rob26440 »
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S/E England. 30x58mm tubes, S/W facing 40deg pitched roof, 216L primary and 184L secondary cylinders, TDC3 with home-made, separate controller to switch between cylinders, 15mm tubing with min 25mm insulation.
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Richard Owen
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« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2009, 06:30:58 AM » |
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Just entered my numbers for last week.
Rated C
Fourth out of seven on the Navitron carbon group.
Gutted.
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« Last Edit: August 03, 2009, 06:51:25 AM by Richard Owen »
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« Reply #11 on: August 03, 2009, 09:08:48 AM » |
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the direct comparison can spur us all on!
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rob26440
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« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2009, 09:44:13 AM » |
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Entered 2 weeks of data. D rated 6th out of 9 in the Nav group.
Entered 1 month still D rated and still 6th
Entered 3 months. No change.
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« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2009, 09:58:57 AM » |
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Entered 2 weeks of data. D rated 6th out of 9 in the Nav group.
Entered 1 month still D rated and still 6th
Entered 3 months. No change.
well, does you usage improve over that range of readings? If not then you will stay where you are |
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rob26440
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« Reply #14 on: August 03, 2009, 10:29:04 AM » |
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well, does you usage improve over that range of readings?
Yes - but it's seasonal so I suppose it falls into line with other users - assuming they are similarly affected. However, I don't know the date range that others have input or if the comparisons are made using the same length of time. I will enter some more historical data later. |
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