penn65000 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 We have 75-100 switches installed. All are wireless C4 latest gen. Some of the switches assigned to outlets show 1-2 watts of power being used even when they’re turned off (I have composer HE) One shows 8-9. The rest show 0. Can anyone explain? Why should these be using any power when off? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Something plugged into it that uses vampire power? Power supply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Lowe Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 i would put a meter on the outlet the power usage within composer is not very accurate from what i have been told Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penn65000 Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 24 minutes ago, lippavisual said: Something plugged into it that uses vampire power? Power supply? Can’t be. The switch is turned off. Also I unplugged everything in the room and it still reads 8 watts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penn65000 Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, Matt Lowe said: i would put a meter on the outlet the power usage within composer is not very accurate from what i have been told It is reading 8 watts when switch is off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Lowe Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Just now, penn65000 said: It is reading 8 watts when switch is off. whats reading 8 watts? i would measure for any voltage on the outlet at the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penn65000 Posted October 9, 2017 Author Share Posted October 9, 2017 39 minutes ago, Matt Lowe said: whats reading 8 watts? i would measure for any voltage on the outlet at the wall. Composer HE is showing 8 Watts of current being used. Under ENERGY INFORMATION and CURRENT POWER it shows 8 Watts when switch C4 wireless switch is off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Lowe Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 17 hours ago, penn65000 said: Composer HE is showing 8 Watts of current being used. Under ENERGY INFORMATION and CURRENT POWER it shows 8 Watts when switch C4 wireless switch is off. yea composer he is not a meter. that energy information is not know to be super accurate. You need an electrical meter to read the outlet to see if there is any voltage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penn65000 Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 On 10/9/2017 at 1:46 PM, Matt Lowe said: yea composer he is not a meter. that energy information is not know to be super accurate. You need an electrical meter to read the outlet to see if there is any voltage. Turned out to be a faulty switch. Control4 is replacing but bummer I have to pay $200 for the electrician. Shouldn’t C4 cover that? These are less than one year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Lowe Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 26 minutes ago, penn65000 said: Turned out to be a faulty switch. Control4 is replacing but bummer I have to pay $200 for the electrician. Shouldn’t C4 cover that? These are less than one year old. They just supply the equipment. Almost no warranty covers labor to install it. Our labor warranty is only6 months so that is reasonable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c44me Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Your dealer should cover that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Lowe Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 1 minute ago, c44me said: Your dealer should cover that Why it's been a year since it was installed apparently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penn65000 Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 Agree. Not the dealers fault. The switch just went bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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