Electric consumption each room?

Johntm

This might sound like a daft idea or even done before but its been in my head the last few days.

Is there many houses that have an individual electricity meter for each room throughout the house. I know you would still have your meter outside but I think it would prove how much electricity each room uses.

Ideally it would only be installed in new builds as there would be alot more wiring involved.

Has anyone seen it working before or am I dreaming?

tomdempsey200

Johntm wrote: »

This might sound like a daft idea or even done before but its been in my head the last few days.

Is there many houses that have an individual electricity meter for each room throughout the house. I know you would still have your meter outside but I think it would prove how much electricity each room uses.

Ideally it would only be installed in new builds as there would be alot more wiring involved.

Has anyone seen it working before or am I dreaming?

No its a daft idea unless the rooms were rented out

ted1

tomdempsey200 wrote: »

No its a daft idea unless the rooms were rented out

Easiest and best thing to do is to fit a meter to each MCB. I design and build EMS for a living. I've always being tempted to fit a pulse meter beside each MCB and take it into one if our dataloggers but always loss the motivation when it comes to it

Just as a FYI this is the type meter i would use: http://www.advenso.be/echo_files/3531-xx-srcBestand_2.pdf

Plug and play semi-solution.



Socket meter

ted1

Sir Liamalot wrote: »

Plug and play semi-solution.



Socket meter

The room would incorporate a lighting load and may also include a heating source. So 3 or 4 possible separate circuits

Johntm

Ye seen them plug in meters, but as said everything could be incorporated into the wiring and then passed through the meter on a wall. Would it be that much more expensive?

Use a plug board, and calculate the lights if you want to keep it simple.

ted1

Sir Liamalot wrote: »

Use a plug board, and calculate the lights if you want to keep it simple.

I never like making up data. Its hard to get exact run times of lights. I'd prefer yo measure it