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Old 09-10-2008, 21:33   #6
Retlaw
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Re: For those of you who want to monitor you electricity usage

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Originally Posted by Neil View Post
We have mention Kwh meters on here before.

Here is an affordable one

Plugin KWH Meter
I have one, they are difficult to set it up accurately, if you look at your last lecy bill, it shows so many units at one price & the remainder at another price.
I averaged them out and set the meter, thought it would be all my electronics, computers and such, it isn't, but when I plug the electronics in, it shows 20 watts, before I even switch any thing on, can't find the source of the 20 watts. Checked the TV, and Sat box they use more than my computers, kettle, wow, its cheaper to boil a mug of water in the microwave than in the kettle, after six weeks my computer corner had only used 12 quids worth of lecy, still don't know where the rest of the last lecy bill is being used. We have low energy bulbs throughout the house, during the night the only thing still plugged in re the fridge, freezer, burglar alarm and the electic alarm clock, every thing else is unplugged.
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