Sku: gwd-13233Do you realize that phantoms live in your home and steal your power? We're not talking about ghosts and life force here, but about all the gadgets and devices in the modern home or office that draw electricity even when they are turned "off"--this is known as phantom load. Phantom loads occur with pretty much any device you have that has a "wall wart" power supply or that has a clock or light that stays on after you switch it off. Computer peripherals like printers, scanners, speakers, and monitors are all likely candidates. Elements of your entertainment center like DVD players, game systems (which can use up to 23 watts when "off"!), and amplifiers are common phantoms as well. Click here to see a chart that shows the phantom loads (or "standby power") for many common appliances.
With the Smart Strip, you can exorcise the phantoms in your home or office with ease and reduce wasted electricity. The Smart Strip LCG has 10 outlets: one is the "control" outlet, six switch on and off by sensing current to the "control," and three outlets are "constant hot" and always receive power. Plug the computer into "control" and the monitor, printer, scanner, and USB hub into the switched outlets--now when turn off the computer, those other gadgets will draw no power at all. Plug the TV into "control" and use it to automatically switch off the DVD player, amplifier, and game system.
- save over $39/year in energy costs
- 10 outlets: one control, six switched, and three constant hot
- 6ft power cord
- four "adapter" outlets spaced farther apart
- rated for 2875 Joules, 125 Volt, 15 Amps, 1875 Watts
- maximum surge voltage: 6000 Volts
- maximum spike current: 84,000 Amps
- adjustable switching current level for "control" outlet
- angled space saving plug
- 4-way wall-mountable
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Sku: gwd-10458Cut down on costs and find out what appliances are actually worth keeping plugged in with the P3 Kill A Watt P4400. Simply connect these appliances to the Kill A Watt, and it will assess how efficient they really are. The large LCD display will count consumption by the kilowatt-hour. You can calculate your electrical consumption by the day, week, month, even an entire year. Also check the quality of your power by monitoring voltage, line frequency, and power factor. Now you'll be able to find out how much power is used by devices that are supposed to be "off" and how much energy is being used by older, inefficient appliances.
The eco-conscious kids of Sprouts of Hope, a local Roots and Shoots group here in Cambridge, MA, put together an instructive and fun guide to using a Kill-A-Watt, called "Energy Lite." Click here to download it as a PDF.
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