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How Much Energy Do Your Electric Appliances Use?

By Solar energy | March 13, 2009

Or How Much Does it Cost to Run Your Home Appliances?

There are two (2) separate costs to home electrical appliances.

1.    The purchase price
2.    The daily operating costs

Connect your appliances to the Kill A Watt P3 and find how efficient they really are. The appliance’s energy use is measured in kilowatt-hours, which is the measurement used by the utility company.

Kill A Watt model P4400
Image via Wikipedia

Appliances you can measure with the Kill A Watt P3 are:
•    Stereos and TVs
•    Room Air Conditioners and Fans
•    Toaster ovens, microwaves, and refrigerators
•    Computers and electronic games
•    Washing machines

With this information, you can determine:
•    Your appliances electrical cost by hour, day, week, month, or even a year
•    How efficient those appliances are
•    Which appliances are worth keeping
•    Which appliances need replacing

Here are the features of the Kill A Watt P3:
•    Enables cost forecasting
•    Accurate to within 0.2%
•    Cumulative killowatt-hour monitor
•    Displays Volts, Amps, Watts, Hz, VA, KWH, Power Factor
•    Operating voltage: 115 VAC
•    Max current: 15 A
•    Max power: 1875 VA
•    Dimensions: 5 1/8″ X 1 5/8″ X 2 3/8″

You can download the manual here.

Order your Kill A Watt P3 now.

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