Wireless Power Monitors
Nathan
02 Apr 12
Many people would have heard of the Queensland governments
Climate Smart Home Service (perhaps on the terrible “savin’
bundles!” TV advertisement). Basically, for $50 an
electrician comes to your home, replaces a bunch of light globes
with energy saving globes, replaces a shower head, supplies four
“standby eliminators” (power off points by remote control), and
most importantly installs a wireless energy monitor which gives
you a live reading of your energy use now, and over time, and the
dollar amount of this use. I’ve had this service three
times now and I strongly recommend it to everyone. It’s a
fantastic way to see how much power your electronic devices are
drawing so you can calculate the yearly cost on your power
bill. Check the power use while your PC is on, then when it
and the screen are on standby, then when they are completely
off. Connect a standby eliminator to the wall socket your
TV, set top box, Austar, DVD drive etc are connected to and
switch it off and see the saving. What may appear a minor
reduction in usage ( a normal PC doesn’t actually use very much)
adds up over time. If you are interested in getting the
service I would recommend organising it sooner rather than later
as the new governments cost cutting measures may hit programs
like this. Book yourself in here:
www.climatesmarthome.com/
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