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Out of curiosity, how often do you use a Kill A Watt meter? $23 seems like a high price just to plug a device into for a couple days to say "oh maybe I should t
by badams2527 7y ago
Out of curiosity, how often do you use a Kill A Watt meter? $23 seems like a high price just to plug a device into for a couple days to say "oh maybe I should turn this off more often"
- kedean 7y agoI've always had the same concern stopping me from getting one. I wish I could go to Best Buy or someplace and rent the darn thing for a few hours instead.
- BooneJS 7y agoMany libraries have them to check out for a few days.
- pwg 7y agoMyself? Never, as I don't have one. When I want to find out what a device is consuming, I hook it up through my Fluke multimeter to obtain the current draw, then calculate the rest. But, for general use by anyone not a EE or Electrician, hooking up a general purpose multimeter to mains power to measure current draw is a not recommended, much danger here, operation. Therefore I erred on the side of caution and recommended the method that was most safe for all involved in all situations. What I suspect you will find, however, is that you will find uses for the device that you never anticipated once you have one.
- paulkrush 7y agoThe kill a walk is really handy for debugging battery charging. I seem to use it on a regular basis, but I tinker with stuff a lot.
- basch 7y agocheaper to buy smart plugs. https://www.amazon.com/Etekcity-Monitoring-Required-Warranty-Lifetime/dp/B06XSTJST6 https://www.amazon.com/Etekcity-Monitoring-Required-Warranty...
- Johnny555 7y agoSome community share programs lend them out for free. Including some libraries: https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2655545030_kill_a_watt https://seattle.bibliocommons.com/item/show/2655545030_kill_...