See, that is that why this list exists! I was thinking figuring out
what the TV/Computer/Fridge/etc costs with the kill-a-watt but I was not
thinking big like hardwired items, like the kitchen oven and other 240v
items. The TED would work for those and I did not think of them.
mike
On 06/17/2010 12:13 PM, Wayne wrote:
> On 6/17/2010 2:16 PM, Mike Rambour wrote:
>> I was not going to say anything but since someone else has, I will too.
>> I don't understand the need for this thing, it will NOT tell you what
>> is wasting energy, only that energy is being used. The Kill-A-Watt thing
>> that you plug into individual plugs and can check actual appliance use
>
> I have a kill-a-watt and it's good for checking individual 120V
> items. You do need to leave it plugged in for like a week to get a
> good average of usage. ie: your fridge cycling off & on in response
> to different weekday / weekend usage as well as its defrost cycle.
> Same applies to your TV, etc. I read some dipshit's review praising
> how he measured his TV for 5 minutes and thus "knew exactly how much
> it cost per month"
>
> My computers cost ~$5/each/month if left on constantly. I put them in
> stand by now. The fridge runs about $3/month. What I've figured out
> is it's really the big stuff (HVAC, water heater, well and septic
> pumps) that are using the most. But they're hard wired 240V. The TED
> has some inductive pickup, so I figure you can put it across the mains
> and measure the whole house; or hook it to an individual circuit
> (like the water heater.) And for that I'd like to have one.
>
> -Wayne
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