Comments on: PowerCost Monitor, keeping tabs on thirsty appliances http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/06/11188/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:40:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Carlos http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/06/11188/comment-page-1/#comment-391312 Carlos Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:50:26 +0000 http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/06/11188/#comment-391312 or if you want to know which appliance is costing more go here and scroll half way down: http://www.rp-l.com/meters.htm to learn how to read your meter go to: http://www.penlight.org/pages/membersrvs/membersvcs_rdgmeter.html and here's an excerpt for the same site: What Uses Most of My Energy? Heating & Cooling = 44% Lighting, Cooking & Other Appliances = 33% Water Heating = 14% Refrigerator = 9% or if you want to know which appliance is costing more go here and scroll half way down:

http://www.rp-l.com/meters.htm

to learn how to read your meter go to:

http://www.penlight.org/pages/membersrvs/membersvcs_rdgmeter.html

and here’s an excerpt for the same site:

What Uses Most of My Energy?

Heating & Cooling = 44%
Lighting, Cooking & Other Appliances = 33%
Water Heating = 14%
Refrigerator = 9%

]]> By: Carlos http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/06/11188/comment-page-1/#comment-391311 Carlos Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:37:02 +0000 http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/06/11188/#comment-391311 So, let see, for $150 I get to buy a machine that gives me the meter reading? oh, no wait it also tells me the temperature by the meter (not necessarily the temp outside if your meter is inside such as an apartment building) hmmmmm.... Now this gadget is aimed at the lonely lazy bastard that doesn't want to get a friend to stand by the meter while you turn appliances off and on and which would cost maybe a pizza ($10) and some drinks ($10) at most. So, let see, for $150 I get to buy a machine that gives me the meter reading? oh, no wait it also tells me the temperature by the meter (not necessarily the temp outside if your meter is inside such as an apartment building) hmmmmm…. Now this gadget is aimed at the lonely lazy bastard that doesn’t want to get a friend to stand by the meter while you turn appliances off and on and which would cost maybe a pizza ($10) and some drinks ($10) at most.

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