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Sandcruiser · 05-04-09, 10:16 AM

Got my killawatt. We've had power issues in town this week so it keeps shutting off (no battery backup on the killawatt is a missing feature for those of us on sketchy grids)

Over the last 30 hours, I seem to have used about 3 kilowatts. I'm really surprised, actually. I expected higher. Of course, yesterday was "cold"- temps in the low 80s- most days we expect temps in the mid-90s. That'll have an effect, I assume.

I'm trying to run it for a few days in a row to get a baseline number before I start modding the fridge. Otherwise how will I know if I'm improving anything?

For my own records: I've got the freezer set to 4F and the fridge set to 39F. Need to get a thermometer to see if those figures are accurate within the fridge.

05-04-09, 10:16 AM	#3
Sandcruiser Helper EcoRenovator Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Got my killawatt. We've had power issues in town this week so it keeps shutting off (no battery backup on the killawatt is a missing feature for those of us on sketchy grids) Over the last 30 hours, I seem to have used about 3 kilowatts. I'm really surprised, actually. I expected higher. Of course, yesterday was "cold"- temps in the low 80s- most days we expect temps in the mid-90s. That'll have an effect, I assume. I'm trying to run it for a few days in a row to get a baseline number before I start modding the fridge. Otherwise how will I know if I'm improving anything? For my own records: I've got the freezer set to 4F and the fridge set to 39F. Need to get a thermometer to see if those figures are accurate within the fridge.