EcoSavers Plug in Power Meter Review
EcoSavers Plug In Power Meter Review
Find out more about the Ecosavers plug-in electricity cost and usage calculator in this review
shopping | energy efficiency | carbon | generalIn our articles
Kill-a-Watt and
Buy UK Power Meter we looked at products which can be used to accurately measure the electricity consumption of domestic plug-in appliances. By understanding where your
electricity is going it is possible to
save electricity and therefore
save money.
Ecosavers Power Meter
Pictured above is the
EcoSavers plug-in mains power meter. This product is quite new to the market but is already selling well primarily due to its low price - typically around
£12, but sometimes offered for as little as
£7.99 by
Maplin.
When compared with the market leading
power meter of the last couple of years, the
EcoSavers product certainly offers more features and functions at a better price.
EcoSavers Power Meter Features
The EcoSavers Power Meter will:
Record and display the
cost of electricity used in £. The user must manually enter their average cost per kWh (unit) of electricity
currently paid to their supplier.
Measure and display the
voltage,
current,
frequency,
power consumption,
maximum power consumption,
minimum power consumption
,
total electricity used, and total
cost of the electricity used.
The power meter has a built in
timer which measures how long has been in use - therefore it is possible to easily measure the cost of running your fridge for 24 hours for example. Resetting the timer (and all saved measurements and running totals) is easy - simply unplug the power meter, or press and hold the
function button for 4 seconds. Setting the
cost per kWh unit of electricity is also very simple, and once programmed in is
saved in memory even when the unit is unplugged or reset.
In order to
display the information it generates, the EcoSavers power meter has a
2-line screen which is very easy to read.
The provided
instructions are very brief and to the point, but contain all of the information necessary to set up and use the
power meter.
The only thing which lets the
EcoSavers power meter down is its build quality.
It feels a bit
plasticky and fragile whereas other
power meters feel much more robust, however, for the price it offers
great value.
EcoSavers Power Meter Specifications
Ratings: AC 100 V-240 V / 50 - 60HZ / maximum 13A
Range of the measuring power: 0.2W - 3120W
Range of the measuring voltage: 90V - 250V (tolerance: (1%+1))
Range of the measuring current: 0A - 13A (tolerance: (1.5%+25))
Range of the measuring frequency: 50 - 60Hz (tolerance 1)
Range of the displaying amount of electricity used: 0.001 - 9999kWh
Range of the unit price setting: £0.00 - £99.99 / kWh
Operating temperature: -10 to +40 °C
Buy an Eco Savers Plug-in Power Meter (UK)
As mentioned earlier,
Maplin often offer this power meter for as little as
£7.99, but also sell it for as much as £24.99 at times. Click here to check the latest Maplin price for the
EcoSavers Power Meter.
If Maplin do not have a promotion, then try
Ethical Superstore where this energy meter is offered at
£11.95, or
Nigel's Eco Store where it is
£11.99.
A final place to look is
eBay UK. This search for
Energy Meter brings up the EcoSavers power meter as well as other similar products and the
Efergy,
Wattson, and
Owl whole house electricity monitors.
Article Last Modified: 10:30, 9th Aug 2008
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