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Re: Monitoring Power Consumption


  • Subject: Re: Monitoring Power Consumption
  • From: "ianh1000" <ianh1000@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 08:17:14 -0000




I bought one of the units at LIDL that someone on the list pointed me=20
to. It was only =A35 and is very good, you can even enter the unit=20
price for electricity and just watch the pennys become pounds. It=20
finaly convinced me to turn of my HP UNIX server ( 700+VA).

I think it may have been a 1 week offer at Lidl, not sure.

You could also look at switching your supplier, take a look at=20
www.uswitch.co.uk

Regards
Ian=20

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "LeeUKHA" <mailinglists@v...> wrote:
> Yes, Maplins do them. Very worrying bits of kit once you start=20
adding up all
> those watts...
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Tim Fletcher [mailto:timfletcher@b...]
>   Sent: 07 October 2004 07:55
>   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Monitoring Power Consumption
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>   My domestic electricity bill has risen by c50% in 2 years - I am=20
at a loss
>   to explain it, but want to get to th ebottom of it.  I am looking=20
for some
>   sort of usage monitor - like a plug-in timeswitch that will give=20
me the
>   power consumed from a point.
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>   I came across this http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/killawatt-
review.html and
> it
>   looks to fit teh case - has anyone used one - or seen a 240V=20
variant?
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>   TIA
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>   Tim.
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