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My Actions This Week
  • Number of successful unplugs this week: 0
  • Number of unhelpful actions today: 0 / 3
  • Total kWh saved today: 0.00
  • Total money saved today: $0.00
  • Total lbs of CO2 prevented today: 0.00
Appliances That Can Be Measured in Whyville
Appliance Brand Off (watts) Standby (watts) On (watts)
Cell Phone Charger
Apex 0.26 2.24 3.68
Nebula 0.02 4.5 0.27
Spark 1.0 ??? 7.5
Microwave
Apex 3.08 ??? 1433.0
Nebula 1.4 1.6 ???
Spark ??? ??? 1723.0
Television
Apex 6.6 ??? 186.09
Spark 48.5 ??? 186.09
Laptop Charger
Apex 4.42 15.77 44.28
Nebula 0.15 0.82 27.38
Spark 26.4 ??? 68.9
Game System
Apex 1.01 ??? ???
Nebula 0.0 ??? 5.4
Spark 2.13 63.74 67.68
Desktop Computer
Apex 2.84 21.13 73.97
Nebula 0.0 ??? 27.5
Spark 9.21 ??? ???
Blender
Spark ??? N/A 190.0
Coffee Maker
Apex 1.14 65.0 ???
Nebula 0.0 60.0 875.0
Spark 0.0 ??? ???
Lamp
Apex 0.0 N/A 76.7
Nebula 0.0 N/A 53.6
Spark 0.0 N/A 80.5
Halogen Lamp
Apex 3.5 N/A ???
Nebula 0.0 N/A 100.0
Spark 10.0 N/A 313.0
Vacuum Cleaner
Spark 0.0 N/A 995.0
Speakers
Apex 5.6 ??? ???
Nebula 1.2 1.4 1.7
Spark 3.6 6.8 11.2
Toaster Oven
Apex ??? N/A 899.0
Nebula ??? N/A 1121.0
Radio Clock
Apex 1.1 ??? 2.95
Nebula 1.5 ??? 1.7
Spark 1.1 3.61 4.2
Boom Box
Apex 1.66 ??? 6.8
Nebula 0.7 ??? 3.96
Spark 5.44 6.83 9.2
Fan
Apex ??? N/A 57.0
Nebula 0.0 N/A 48.9
Spark ??? N/A 37.4
DVD Player
Apex 1.55 7.54 9.91
Nebula 0.0 0.24 ???
Spark 10.58 12.7 17.17
Laser Printer
Apex ??? N/A 481.9
Spark ??? N/A 1200.0
Blow Dryer
Spark ??? N/A 802.0
DVR
Nebula 0.0 15.9 ???
Spark 0.0 18.7 18.7
Cordless Phone with Answering Machine
Apex 2.92 ??? ???
Nebula ??? 2.15 2.2
Stand Mixer
Apex ??? N/A 75.0
Nebula ??? N/A 60.5
Spark ??? N/A 68.0
Pencil Sharpener
Apex 0.0 N/A ???
Nebula ??? N/A 85.4
Electric Heater
Apex 0.4 N/A 750.0
Nebula 0.0 N/A 1250.0
Spark 0.0 N/A 919.0
MP3 Player Charger
Apex 0.26 2.24 3.68
Nebula ??? ??? 0.27
Spark 1.0 4.11 ???
Router
Apex 1.6 N/A ???
Nebula ??? N/A 4.5
Spark ??? N/A 6.3

** Measure each appliance at least once to earn the Vampire Power Technician badge. **

** For every two types of appliance you measure in all their states, you will increase your salary by 1 clam.**

In this section of your Vampire Book you will list appliances you have noticed exist in your home. For each appliance you will try to get information on how much power they use in various state. Enter at least 15 appliances that you saw in your home to unlock the Engineer level Vampire Power badge.

Not sure how to find the informations? Consult the instructions found at Vampire Manor Outside.

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You can't find data on an appliance in your home? Others might have measured it, search our database:

Appliances in my home
Contributor Type Brand Model Plugged & Off (Watts) Standby (Watts) On (Watts)    
162669 pc Apple A1465GMC2631 0.0 1.0 13.0 Remove from home  
Liesl48 dvd_player Sony 1.0 1.0 4.0 Remove from home  
GSESMaddi toaster Cuisinart 1.0 0.0 2.0 Remove from home  
GSESjacks coffee_maker Good_brand New 0.0 0.0 1362.0 Remove from home  
Adelineb power_tool unknown unkown 0.0 0.0 7.0 Remove from home  
gnied123 laptop lenovo ideapad 0.0 20.0 50.0 Remove from home  
abradical refrigerator Frigidaire SidebySide 0.0 100.0 180.0 Remove from home  
VVaffles mp3_player sony 300 0.0 20.0 50.0 Remove from home  
HipstaRuh camera Nikon D3300 0.0 0.0 0.0 Remove from home  
gigi5556 pc dell dell 0.0 90.0 456789.0 Remove from home  
20coolRub aquarium kid love 0.0 0.0 0.0 Remove from home  
hpaige18 tv Sanyo ------ 0.0 193.0 1070.0 Remove from home  
21casey electric_heater Kenwood 1.0 0.0 1364.0 Remove from home  
Jc1113 dvd_player Sony Blue-ray 0.0 1.0 38.0 Remove from home  
Opticsky3 coffee_maker Nickson 1.0 1.0 68.0 Remove from home  
Jc1113 pc Apple iMac 1.0 61.0 71.0 Remove from home  
Cyborg300 toaster Blackdecker 1276 0.0 0.0 810.0 Remove from home  
21casey dvd_player Sony 8139481 0.0 6.0 10.0 Remove from home  
Nyeguy1 game_system Nintendo Gamecube 2.0 5.0 12.0 Remove from home  
Ltg123 phone Galaxys5charger Samsung 0.0 1.0 12.0 Remove from home  
Malguy2 ac Bathandbodyworks 1.0 1.0 2.0 Remove from home  
Malguy2 ac Oster 1.0 1.0 182.0 Remove from home  
MapleDog dvd_player Sony 0.0 4.0 165.0 Remove from home  
Malguy2 ac Samsung 0.0 1.0 6.0 Remove from home  
Nachos863 curling_iron Conair 0.0 1.0 28.0 Remove from home  
Smci blow_dryer Conair Pro styler 0.0 1.0 1380.0 Remove from home  
Corn169 pc Microsoft Other 1.0 1.0 2.0 Remove from home  
nappy299 blender Ninja 2015 0.0 0.0 345.0 Remove from home  
nappy299 mp3_player Eclipse Charger 0.0 0.0 3.0 Remove from home  
Corn169 slow_cooker Other Other 1.0 4.0 6.0 Remove from home  
Smci microwave Emerson Microwave oven 1.0 1.0 1373.0 Remove from home  
nappy299 slow_cooker CrockPot Crock 0.0 0.0 194.0 Remove from home  
Corn169 rice_cooker Other Other 1.0 1.0 2.0 Remove from home  
Kp11524 cable_box Direct_tv 8.0 0.0 18.0 Remove from home  
Nyeguy2 slow_cooker Crockpot 0.0 0.0 300.0 Remove from home  
Jaden485 coffee_maker Keurig B80 6.0 445.0 693.0 Remove from home  
Cyborg300 ac Nintendo 001 0.0 0.0 30.0 Remove from home  
Eragon49 satelite_box Radio . 0.0 0.0 11.0 Remove from home  
Eragon49 ac ApplianceTimer Timer 0.0 0.0 1.0 Remove from home  
Zacl12 clock Timer Cook 0.0 3.0 6.0 Remove from home  
Zacl12 printer Ink Jet 0.0 3.0 6.0 Remove from home  
D3MoNiAc ac Sony 2.0 12.0 23.0 Remove from home  
Andydrew4 speakers Kenwood 0.0 0.0 2.0 Remove from home  
Andydrew4 game_system Apple 0.0 0.0 1.0 Remove from home  
Katie1590 phone Att Home_Phone 0.0 1.0 12.0 Remove from home  
Ayeni_20 speakers JVC 1.0 2.0 19.0 Remove from home  
Fanta8481 ac Lasko 25 0.0 2300.0 6500.0 Remove from home  
Trylle dishwasher Xpc3 34.0 234.0 2345.0 Remove from home  
Trylle curling_iron Psa2 0.0 12.0 678.0 Remove from home  
Trylle vacuum Te35 27.0 234.0 455.0 Remove from home  
VorCirque ac TCX 46789 0.0 50.0 370.0 Remove from home  
VorCirque phone Sears 5684 35.0 104.0 502.0 Remove from home  
iS3ll ac PCX 46576 20.0 53.0 630.0 Remove from home  
1l1l1l1 blow_dryer dell 0.0 3.0 20.0 Remove from home  
MsTimes amplifier poop yup 0.0 1.0 3.0 Remove from home  
MsTimes night_light mahayana lol 1.0 50.0 60.0 Remove from home  

If you live in , by stopping vampire power from these appliances, each month you would save xxx kWh which means saving $xxx and avoided emitting xxx lbs of CO2.

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