Kill a Watt

12-09-2008, 08:28 PM	#1
losttool Newbie   Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 21	Kill a Watt Has anyone tried a Kill a Watt? I want to compare power usage from different appliances. Is this an accurate meter?

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12-09-2008, 08:37 PM	#2
Winchester What can I find here?     Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 188	Kill a Watt I have one and think it's pretty accurate. The only real comparison though I've made is the voltage compared to my fluke (volt meter).

12-09-2008, 08:40 PM	#3
jamiedolan DIY'er     Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Neenah, Wisconsin, USA Posts: 2,030 Blog Entries: 2	Kill a Watt Quote: Originally Posted by losttool Has anyone tried a Kill a Watt? I want to compare power usage from different appliances. Is this an accurate meter? It gives very similar readings to my clamp meter, which is not a RMS meter, but should be fairly accurate. The kill a watt is going to be as accurate as is necessary for any residential application imo. Jamie

12-09-2008, 11:56 PM	#4
micromind Idiot Emeritus   Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Fernley, Nevada (near Reno) Posts: 1,431	Kill a Watt The one I have is very close to the $800 Fluke I use at work. The Fluke was calibrated just a couple of months ago. Rob

12-10-2008, 09:18 AM	#5
thegonagle Member   Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbia Heights/NE Minneapolis, MN Posts: 86	Kill a Watt I have one, and I think it's pretty accurate (tested against 100 watt light bulbs and 1500 watt heaters), except when measuring less than 10 watts (like when trying to measure the parasitic load from a wall wart, digital cable box, microwave oven clock, etc.).

12-10-2008, 11:05 AM	#6
Yoyizit It was a dark and stormy     Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NW of D.C. Posts: 5,954	Kill a Watt Quote: Originally Posted by losttool Has anyone tried a Kill a Watt? I want to compare power usage from different appliances. Is this an accurate meter? Does it meet published specs for accuracy (if anyone publishes accuracy specs for this)?

12-10-2008, 07:08 PM	#7
losttool Newbie   Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 21	Kill a Watt Thanks guys, I'm going back to Ebay to get a bargain.

12-10-2008, 10:35 PM	#8
handifoot Member   Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: portland, OR Posts: 151	Kill a Watt I just gotta ask, What the heck is a wall wart?? __________________ I'm gonna hurl myself against the wall because I'd rather feel bad than not feel anything at all Warren Zevon

12-10-2008, 10:55 PM	#9
micromind Idiot Emeritus   Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Fernley, Nevada (near Reno) Posts: 1,431	Kill a Watt A 'wall wart' is a transformer that plugs into a wall socket. Cell phone charger, etc. Rob