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 Garbage! Waste of Money. August 18, 2008
All-access Customer (San Bruno Mt, CA USA)
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
After about five uses, it started registering my household voltage as 175V and 24A on a 120V 10A refrigerator. The manufacturer said it was a calibration problem and that they would not fix the device or refund my money. They said to go after Amazon.com. What a piece of garbage with horrid support.
 Very useful device. December 30, 2006
Danni Akers (South Carolina)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Kill-A-Watt device is a very useful and inexpensive instrument. I was most impressed with the instruments ability to indicate the power factor for inductive and capacitive loads. This is a feature most often found in relatively very expensive power meters. My own testing indicates that the instrument is very accurate; even when monitoring very reactive loads (p.f.< 0.3). The device is well worth the money. The only downside I've found, is that the Kw-hr integrator, along with the internal timer, does reset to zero if the power goes out for just a few seconds or more (there is no internal battery); resulting in a loss of data.
 neat product, useful for seeing how much power you really use February 17, 2007
M. Seaton (United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is an interesting gadget that shows how much electricity is flowing through it. You plug it into the wall and plug whatever device you want to check. I mainly set it to show watts used and it's interesting to see how much power a computer uses on standby, how much power a cell-phone charger uses if you leave it plugged in all the time, etc. It's also interesting to see how using something uses different amounts of power, depending on what it's doing.
When you consider how many kilowatts a device uses in a month (or year), you can decide what you want to leave plugged in or not. It's not something I use every day, but it's useful if you have a basic understanding of electricity & your power bill. I've given them as gifts to other guys and they seemed to like them too. Note that some devices (like powerful microwave ovens) use too much power and could damage the unit, I guess.
Use this device to avoid wasting electricity and lower your power bills & greenhouse emissions.
Personal Obsession August 2, 2007
F. Dailey (Cary, NC)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I can't stop looking for things to plug into this little gizmo. I've had it for a few weeks now and have not encountered any problems. It works as advertised. It's amazing how much electronic "stuff" just sits around the house all day doing absolutely nothing but sucking on electricity.
I didn't give it 5 stars because of two issues: (1) It would've been nice if I didn't have to plug it directly into the wall socket. A cord would be nice. Sometimes I have to plug it in behind furniture so it's a real pain to get to in order to read the display. You better be a yoga guru if you're putting this thing in hard to reach places. (2) It needs a better user guide. I'm a dummy when it comes to electricity so more in-depth explanations would have really been nice. And would some examples have killed you?
So in summary... I'm glad I got it. It's fairly inexpensive, kinda fun, and a good way to check on your environmental footprint.
 Badly Needs Two Improvements May 26, 2008
C. Laird (Dallas, TX)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I agree with many of the other reviewers. The electrical prongs need to be moved closer to the edge of the unit so it doesn't block the second outlet of the wall plug. The Kill A Watt also needs a backlight. It's virtually impossible to see if the units are Watt or VA (both operated by the same function button) without getting down on the floor with a flashlight. The device does provide the data it advertises, but it's very hard to read the values and know what function is being displayed.
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