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nice, i've had one of these forever...I leave it plugged into the main outlet by my desk and i enjoy watching the changes in power usage as i let the disks spin up and so forth...
ellisd said:just curious, I have one of these, why would I need 3? If you have 2, you can plug them into one another to see how much power they consume (for those who enjoy leaving them plugged in near their desk to watch the changes in power usage as disks spin up and so forth).
I haven't come up with a read for the last one. Maybe give it to your parole officer or mother-in-law?
I bought one from this store a few weeks ago and it works great....I have it on my window A/C and can watch the dollars flow out of my wallet as it consumes 520W.
Not being sarcastic but what is the point of getting this? I mean it only shows the wattage you use and does not actually help anything else, does it? It is cool to see how much watt you consume but isn't just that? I mean we all know iron sucks power, hair dryer sucks power, etc. but are we going to do? Stop using ironing or drying our hair??? Sorry, I am just curious and not bashing the deal.
Imagine you have a fridge from the 80s (with the super-cool colors of the time ... lime green, perhaps). Then imagine your super flashy, must-have-the-latest-greatest significant other decides that retro isn't cool anymore. Since you frequent fatwallet, we will all assume you are thrifty / cheap.
This allows you to prove to yourself that buying that new-fangled titanium coated super conducting fridge will actually save you money after X months vs using your old retro vacuum tube fridge... Stuff like that.
Or, you can just plug it into the wall and just tell your hippie friends you are being 'green' and they will be like 'ohhhhh man... cooool'
CELO said:Not being sarcastic but what is the point of getting this? "If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it." - Peter Drucker
Say you look at your electric bill and you decide you want to reduce it. Where do you start? What electronics are the biggest draws? How much power does your entertainment center use when it is off? Is the cost of leaving that computer on 24/7 worth the benefit? How much money would you save by replacing something old and inefficient with a modern energy star version? How many hours will it take to break even on a fluorescent bulb? Use this enough and you will see the little dollar signs dissipating over each outlet. Informed decisions are better decisions.
I see your points guys but the info for all this can be found online or from other sources. The only thing I totally agree is the coolness factor, that's it. Of course this is my opinion.
My power company charges me 5 cents a KW whether I use it in the day or night, however during the day between 8am and 6pm there is a max peak demand of 2kw. If you go over it even for just 5 minutes you are slapped with a $6.00 penalty for each kw over 2kw. It is not uncommon for my neighbors to pay $80 in penalties each month. The Kill-A-Watt lets me audit every 120v item in my house and stay under the 2kw limit.
GeorgeT said:My power company charges me 5 cents a KW whether I use it in the day or night, however during the day between 8am and 6pm there is a max peak demand of 2kw. If you go over it even for just 5 minutes you are slapped with a $6.00 penalty for each kw over 2kw. It is not uncommon for my neighbors to pay $80 in penalties each month. The Kill-A-Watt lets me audit every 120v item in my house and stay under the 2kw limit.
CKCKCKCK1 said:Imagine you have a fridge from the 80s (with the super-cool colors of the time ... lime green, perhaps). Then imagine your super flashy, must-have-the-latest-greatest significant other decides that retro isn't cool anymore. Since you frequent fatwallet, we will all assume you are thrifty / cheap.
This allows you to prove to yourself that buying that new-fangled titanium coated super conducting fridge will actually save you money after X months vs using your old retro vacuum tube fridge... Stuff like that.
Or, you can just plug it into the wall and just tell your hippie friends you are being 'green' and they will be like 'ohhhhh man... cooool'
You dont need this to know that fridge from the 80s is a power eater. Why not spend $18 on a device to let you know that the 8cyl big block is gonna use up more gas than the 4cyl toyoya. LOL
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