Money Sense Tips

The Kill A Watt EZ Electricity Usage Monitor is a great little device to save energy in your home. It shows you almost exactly how much it costs to run your household appliances, which could be a big eye opener. It simply works by connecting your appliances with the Kill A Watt device and the energy consumption will be displayed on the big LCD screen.

A great feature, in my opinion, is the fact the device allows you to calculate the expenses for all appliances and give you predicted daily, weekly, monthly or yearly forecasts. The Voltage, Line Frequency and Power Factor readings will give you valuable information on the quality of your power or if you might benefit from investing in a new appliance.

Overall, this little device is very helpful in finding appliances that just sit and draw unnecessary energy. You’d be amazed how much an entertainment unit on standby mode actually costs. If you are eco-conscious and money-conscious, it is definitely worth owning and using the Kill A Watt EZ Electricity Usage Monitor.

One of the Customer Reviews – By     B. T. Denyer “Graphic designer” (Midwest, United States)

5 stars: Works great; fast results., May 4, 2008
This review is from: P3 International P4460 Kill A Watt EZ Electricity Usage Monitor (Electronics)

I was amazed at some of the things I found around the house that draw power just sitting there doing nothing. This thing is easy to figure out and program in your cost per Kwh.

A couple of things I found by using this device:
– the entertainment center costs me $11 a year to have just sit there in standby mode. This is a 32″ LCD TV, surroundsound system, DVD player, Wii, and subwoofer all plugged into a Monster HTS 1000 MKIII PowerCenter with Clean Power Stage 2 (8 AC outlet, 2 coax, phone & network). If I watch a DVD or play the Wii, it costs me 40 cents a day, or about 3.33 cents an hour.
– My gaming computer (Dual Core, 500 watt power supply and 19″ LCD) cost me $99 a year to run 24 hours a day, 6 days a week. That includes the occasional laser printing and occasional 2.1 speaker usage. So I turn it off more often.
– Cell phone charger: .86 cents a year, but when charging it costs me $1.73 a year.
– New coffee pot costs me between 5-7 cents to brew a pot of coffee and let it sit for a couple hours.
– Toaster at 350-degrees costs me about 11 cents an hour.
– Dell laptop charger costs me about $1.70 a year to keep it plugged in. It’s about a penny and hour to charge the laptop’s battery.
– NOAA handheld weather radio costs 86 cents a year to run 24/7

In the end, it seems like it is only really worth the trouble to unplug the entertainment center when not in use and turn off the computer more often. Sure, everything draws power, but we factored in the hassle of it versus the cost.

We have been unplugging stuff around the house when we are not using it, and began to wonder how much we are saving. This thing has helped out in deciding what’s worth going through the hassle of unplugging each time, and the results are almost instantaneous. I highly recommend using this device to settle the score in the fight against wasted energy usage or even in helping decide which devices/appliances around your house aren’t worth owning due to ridiculous power draws.

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