Using a timer on EHU at home

[Sedge5]

I normally leave our 2011 Autosleeper Symbol on permanent hook-up when we’re at home. (I did get advice from Autosleeper after a flat vehicle battery during one Winter and was advised that we had ‘smart charging’ and 24/7 hookup would be fine)
With rocketing prices on electric I’m wondering if using a timer to bring the power on from time to time might be a better idea.
Would doing this make any significant difference to usage?
Would it be worth doing or better to leave EHU on 24/7 during the Winter months.
Thanks for any advice.

 

[Odd-no-more]

I keep mine on 24 hours, I don't think a smart charger uses much power once the battery is fully charged. I did have a charger fail on my motorcycle and cook the battery, I have that on a WiFi plug now just 6 hours a week.

 

[Lenny HB]

Never plug mine in just let the solar do it's job.

 

[bertiebasset]

This has been discussed on another thread.
I use a Zigbee plug controlled by my Alexa to charge the vehicle battery via a smart charger (Lidl) for one hour a day over winter with the covers on the moho. The leisure batteries are removed and charged in the garage,, easily checked for voltage and charged probably once every 3 weeks for a few hours.

 

[WillH]

I have solar but as we are so far north it's not enough, EHU 24/7 from about the end of October.

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[Nirvanauk]

I just have a 100w solar panel and that keeps the leisure and vehicle battery going ok . No problems so far (gulp!)

 

[DavidG58]

I have become very keen on consumption in our house, we have a plug in timer to bring on a lit electric log burner , just for effect in a corner

Only fitted with a 3W LED bulb so very little cost, until I found the timer takes 18W all the time

You could use all your saving running the timer

Edit - The light stays off now, timer unplugged

 

[bertiebasset]

Just asked my mate google: How much energy do my zigbee plugs take ?
Answer below

about 0.3-0.6 Watts

However, if you have a smart plug that connects via Wi-Fi, it's likely to only ever use about 1 to 2 Watts at the absolute most each day. If your smart plug connects via the ZigBee or Z-Wave standards, expect it to use even less. The average consumption is about 0.3-0.6 Watts.


Per Day
so not sure what plugs you are using DavidG58

 

[DavidG58]

so not sure what plugs you are using @DavidG58

Old fashioned timers with dials and no display

So then I thought I should redo test

Turns out I was right and wrong

The light was on

And there are two bulbs not one

But only 5W each so don’t understand the 17W consumption, but we might be working close the monitor limits

Apologies for the thread deviation