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   Jim Wilkins to mung_me@att.net   
   Re: House Electrical Circuit: Leakage?   
   09 Jan 13 16:29:22   
   
   From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "j"  wrote in message   
   news:kchspb$l5r$1@news.albasani.net...   
   > On 1/8/2013 12:43 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   > > "T. Keating"  wrote in message   
   > > news:mnjoe8pk6rgcr3bsd57gd04tdohh8m9l5g@4ax.com...   
   > >>   
   > >> Each GFI(outlet or breaker) or Arc-fault breaker will consume a   
   > >> couple of watts per unit.   
   > >> (tripped or active will make no difference.)   
   > >>   
   > >   
   > > Another good point. A single-outlet plug-in GFCI here draws 1.4W.   
   >   
   > Interesting. With a cost of electricity at just under $.12 kWHr,   
   > it's ~ 1$/W or $1.40 for that single GFCI.  I have 5 of them, so   
   > $7/yr.   
   >   
   > How did you come up with the draw so quick?   
   >   
   > (copy sent to OP by accident)   
   >   
   > Jeff   
      
   Emailed question answered here:   
      
   No, the KAW doesn't measure the draw of the socket it's plugged into,   
   GFCI or standard. I plugged a stand-alone, plug-in GFCI into the KAW.   
      
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