Kill A Watt Meter - AltE Video Tip

Have you heard of the kill-a-watt meter? This handy gadget can show you what is using all the electricity in your home! See the Kill A Watt meter in action and learn how to use it at your home in this Alt-E Video Tip!

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[tsamydna]

@eleggance Like I said, I might be missing something, but to me, if you don't want your iron to drive up your heating bill, then don't use one. I get your point, but you gotta get mine too, if you now know that your iron pulls 1200 watts, what are you then to do?

[eleggance]

@tsamydna Just unplugging something off the outlet will not reduce the bill.. you must know how much watts or power an electric applaince is consuming. For example.. lots of people especially women don't know a small device iron takes much more power like 1000 - 1200 watts..which is more than one and half horse power. People think electric pump motor draws more energy but in fact iron is much more power hungry than it.

[tsamydna]

@eleggance I agree with HOW it works. My point is what difference does it make? So you know your Iron sucks ass. What are you going to do spend more money and buy another one? Seems pretty useless to me. Seems like all one needs to do is not use anything electrical or unplug everything in their house. That will reduce the bill and no meter was needed.

[eleggance]

@tsamydna Stupid and ignorant man or woman!!!! The purpose of this device is just to know how much power or electricity a device is using. If i want to know how much power my Air conditioner or electric motor or iron or oven is consuming, i can easily know by this meter...Lots of people just use electrical appliances like iron, toaster, oven without knowing how much power hungry a device is.. When bill comes into their hands, they start making noise..

[tsamydna]

I'm sorry, I don't get this useless product. Do you want to save money on your electric bill? Unplug devises you don't use. Ok, my fridge is sucking more power than specified. I buy a new efficient one ($1000-1500). I'm pretty sure it would take years to offset the expense. I buy a dryer that SAYS it uses X energy and I determine that it's not true. What, I'm going to re-package, ship and return the dryer? Yea right. It's the most useless thing I own. Am I missing something?

[IntarwebUser]

Does it tell you the maximum load it has pulled through since it's been on? That's the number I'm most interested in.

[zZZzzzSnooze2nd]

Does that Kill A Watt Meter tell you that you have a lose plug?

[chronofusion]

@shaban96 incase no one has told you where you can buy a kill a watt device. newegg dot com , amazon dot com alot of online retailers have them. cheers

[drdragonzzz]

This is great product to find out hidden cost of electrical items that we are using.

[64298]

Please explain in "DETAIL" what is the difference in WATTS and VA or volt ampere measurements