Wattvision Puts Your Realtime Energy Use Online

SVOboy · 12-17-09, 10:58 AM

These days there are a lot of different gadgets out there for measuring home energy use, but one in particular has caught my attention. It’s called Wattvision and it allows you to see online, in real time, how much energy your home is using. It also gives you an energy usage history as well as [...]Post from: EcoRenovator.org

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Xringer · 12-17-09, 02:48 PM

You could just go outside with a timer see what you are using..

http://ecorenovator.org/forum/conser...-yourself.html

I read my meter when I wanted to calibrate my new power meter..
http://ecorenovator.org/forum/applia....html#post4833

So far, it seems to be working very well..

As for the smaller devices around the house, it's hard to find a meter that can read them accurately.
However, I used my KillaWatt meter to measure my A/V system,
just by plugging in the main power strip to the KillaWatt..
Thereby getting the combined load of a bunch of smaller devices that really didn't need to be on at night.
Now they are off at night!

12-17-09, 10:58 AM	#1
SVOboy Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 291 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Wattvision Puts Your Realtime Energy Use Online These days there are a lot of different gadgets out there for measuring home energy use, but one in particular has caught my attention. It’s called Wattvision and it allows you to see online, in real time, how much energy your home is using. It also gives you an energy usage history as well as [...]Post from: EcoRenovator.org Wattvision Puts Your Realtime Energy Use Online More...

12-17-09, 02:48 PM	#2
Xringer Lex Parsimoniae Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 4,918 Thanks: 114 Thanked 250 Times in 230 Posts	You could just go outside with a timer see what you are using.. http://ecorenovator.org/forum/conser...-yourself.html I read my meter when I wanted to calibrate my new power meter.. http://ecorenovator.org/forum/applia....html#post4833 So far, it seems to be working very well.. As for the smaller devices around the house, it's hard to find a meter that can read them accurately. However, I used my KillaWatt meter to measure my A/V system, just by plugging in the main power strip to the KillaWatt.. Thereby getting the combined load of a bunch of smaller devices that really didn't need to be on at night. Now they are off at night!