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Kill A Watt for irish plugs

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  • #2
    dazberry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,157 ✭✭✭dazberry


    I got something that looks very similar in Maplins. I picked mine up in a sale so it was a quite cheap, but I've seen them there since and they're a bit pricey.

    D.


  • #3
    wolfric
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    happen to remember what its called?


  • #4
    Saruman
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    I have seen these things in many hardware stores like Atlantic, B&Q etc


  • #5
    snappieT
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    Here it is in Maplin.


  • #6
    wolfric
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,190 ✭✭✭wolfric


    Nice one, thank you sir
    If only i knew how, for college i'd make one of these combined with the technology that allows broadband to run through the power lines. Have it all hook up to a server and it'd show you live which appliances are using up electricity... the only problem is the usage of the device itself lol. I guess if you were to hire them out and use them for an "average day" it could give great results


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  • #7
    Capt'n Midnight
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    one of the German discount supermarkets will have them on special every 3-4 months for a tenner or so


  • #8
    Jonathan
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    You could also do it the old fashioned way and get out a multimeter.


  • #9
    Capt'n Midnight
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    Jonathan wrote: »
    You could also do it the old fashioned way and get out a multimeter.
    difference is the plugs measure over time
    and IIRC (cba looking at manual) also include the power factor

    for equipment like PC's , dishwashers and washing machines the power usage isn't steady


  • #10
    dazberry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,157 ✭✭✭dazberry


    snappieT wrote: »
    Here it is in Maplin.

    This is the one I got.

    D.


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