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 Great product! April 27, 2008
Boatbulider (Bruce Crossing, MI United States)
These are great tools for figuring out the actual energy used on any appliance in the house. This product arms you with knowledge you need to make smarter choices and lower your energy bill.. My intertainment system consumes 35 watts of power when it's turned off..!
 Money saving Electric Tips/Tricks. May 10, 2008
T. Thayer (Conn.)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This apt. where I am now uses elec.Everything,Ht water,heat,and there are tips I use to try to keep my "$400.00 Monthly Bill" down.Eco Light bulbs if U look around U can buy them for 1-2.00 each,Walmart often sells them cheap & check out ur Power Co. for a Web site,they sell all sorts of money saving items,I bought 2 Tall torch lamps at good price & Kitchen Celling Light I installed on clearance too. Just because UR not using an appliance dose Not mean it's not Wasting Elect. I Un-Plug Everything that I don't need running like Toaster,Cell phone charger,ect.If you use Outlet Strips & have Tv,Dvd,ect 1 flip of the switch =savings. I even flip my elect. circuit breakers off after I use my washer/dryer & breakers for Elec.baseboard heaters I'm not using,off season as well. In winter I dress warm & keep heat on low,I bought some Awesome Thermal pants at JC-Pennys & they are Super Soft & Comfy.
Bottom Line is that even when I still thought 300.00 a Month for Elec. Bill was too much in the winter I kept trying to get it lower & when I went to get fuel asst. the guy told me that My Bill was the Lowest he has ever Seen,and he wasn't a spring chicken,and I walked out feeling pretty proud of myself.
So even if you have the means in these day's of Over-Priced Everything,why not just for something Interesting to do,try & see how much you can save by trying to cut usage,if nothing else you will help the Planet.
Peace
Great Tool! May 12, 2008
Joseph Francis Jr. (Cape Cod)
Here in New England, we have one of the highest cost per kilowatt. This device has help me discover which of my appliances are using the most electricity when not in use, I cut my electrical bill by $50.00 dollars the first month.
It is worth the investment!
Does just what it says! May 17, 2008
Maria Lena (CT, USA)
I worked for an electric utility company for 28 years - 3 of them in customer service and I'm sure this little gadget would have been a godsend to all those customers who said things like "but I never turn my lights on...why is my bill so high?". It's ideal for checking which appliances are the big energy gobblers in your home.
This item does NOT calculate cost of the electricity you use; it measures how much energy you actually do consume along with voltages, etc. But so what? We all know how to use a calculator!
The issues that prevented me from giving it a 5* rating were:
1. the screen is NOT backlit so you need to use a flashlight to get the information off the monitor the electric plug is in a dark location
2. the size of the monitor covers both of the sockets when it is plugged in so only one of the two is actually usable
What I would really like to see eventually is a reasonably priced, easy to use monitor which allows consumers to view information from multiple circuits simultaneously and report them to a single station perhaps using infra red technology.
This slick gadget will pay for itself several time over! May 20, 2008
A. Maier
Ahhhh geee, another gadget for the junk drawer. Yaaaahhhhhnnn. WRONG!
This slick gadget is one of the best investments anyone can make when trying to conserve energy! So often, the real culprits in our homes are items we don't see, or don't think about as being power guzzlers. Here are some examples I found...
That 10 watt 12 volt outdoor lamp I illuminate the US flag at night actually draws 50 watts due to the transformer. I'd be ahead with a low wattage 120 volt lamp.
My house has a crawl space, where I run a 20" box fan 24/7 at the garage entrance during the summer months to reduce moisture. The beefy Lasko one I was using consumed 100 watts on LOW - I replaced it with a $12 WalMart/Lasko that only draws 50 watts on low (and only 100 watts on high), yet still has ample airflow.
Here were just 2 examples were I discovered I could cut energy use in half that weren't obvious and would have been overlooked without the Kill A Watt. A third example was as informative. I was concerned that my garage freezer was drawing a lot of power, and possibly failing. Nope - the Kill A Watt indicates that all is well. Whew! I was about to buy a new freezer, but the Kill A Watt saved me hundreds of dollars right there already.
Just buy one - you won't regret it!
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