P3 International P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of P3 International P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor
Customer Review: Affordable way to monitor your electricity usage
Summary: 4 Stars
This meter is a very affordable and easy way to help you identify electricity savings opportunities in your home. My favorite example was seeing that my cable set-top box / DVR uses 42 W of electricity, even when it is "off." Since it runs essentially continuously, this translates to 368kWh a year or about $50 w/ my local prices. Certainly lets you understand the true cost of running various "essentials" in your house.
My only concern is that the unit is very light and plugging in devices into the device socket seems somewhat flimsy. Probably OK with care, but the product certainly doesn't strike me as completely robust.
Customer Review: Almost exactly what I was looking for.
Summary: 5 Stars
This item was exactly what I was looking for. The price was right and it does what it says it will. It tells you how much elec. an item is using and how much has been used since it was plugged in. The only 2 things that I would mention that might be a negative are that it shows 3 watts being used when the item is plugged in with nothing connected to it. I am guessing that is how much electric is needed to run the device. And the more annoying issue is that it looses the recorded data instantly when it is unplugged. Don't forget this one, it will bite you. I wish they would have at least put in a short term memory and a reset button. But, it is not really a issue if you remember to look before you unhook it. Over all, I have no problem giving it 5 stars.Customer Review: Alot of info for a small price
Summary: 5 Stars
This unit works great, it will let you know how much energy you are using when the unit is off, or working at full load. I worked in the electronic industry for 36 years, this unit is as good as some of the voltage analyzers I worked with that cost a thousand dollars!Customer Review: Amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
First off, I purchased this from Radio Shack and not Amazon for about $24.99 plus tax.
The knowledge this product will save me $158.40 a year based on $0.12 a kWh just on what I learned about my computer. My computer's surge protector used .11 kWh in 44 minutes in stand by mode. That's about 110 kWh in a month or about $13.20 a month. I mean come on!
I have had my computer on stand by mode for at least 9 years! That is $1425!!!! Having a tool like this is amazing and incredibly money saving. If you don't buy this, you are wasting your money. Having my HP Laptop charger plugged in but not connected to the laptop, used 0 kWh. Right now I am checking to see how much it takes to charge it from 0% to 100%. Then how much it uses to leave it connected 24/7. I am having a lot of fun with this. BUY IT YOU WILL LOVE IT!
Customer Review: Amazing Device
Summary: 5 Stars
This device is so great, I wanted to see which appliances were pulling power when they were off. The Watt/Hour function is great, it will tell you how long the device has been plugged in to Kill A Watt and how many watts it has used. It is also a great tool for measuring Amps if you want to run an item off a DC inverter. A Must Have for any house hold.