How to Save Money With A Smart Strip Power Strip
A smart strip can help reduce the number of phantom loads that are sucking energy from the grid and money from your wallet at bill paying time. Does this Spark an idea?
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Learn what a phantom load is. Phantom loads are all around us and they are bleeding our wallet dry as well as causing more power to be drawn from the grid, and therefore more greenhouse gas to be produced. You can get rid of phantom loads by putting them on a power strip. One with a simple on/off switch will do but there is a a more convenient solution for TV accessories and computer peripherals.
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Use a smart strip on all your major electronics. A smart strip senses the current draw of the main device that your accessories are serving. When the TV or PC is turned on, the smart strip energizes the outlets that power DVD players, printers and scanners. A smart strip saves you from having to turn all of the peripheral devices off. All you have to do is turn on the main device and all of its "followers" will come on as well.
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Know the amperage of the circuit and don't overload a smart power strip. Smart strips sell from twenty to forty dollars. They are typically rated for fifteen amps. The often come with a couple of plugs that remain on for devices like high speed modems. A smart strip may pay for itself in less than a year by the energy it saves.
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cosmopinkice
Feb 08, 2009
I didn't know about these. I have to get one. My electric bill is through the roof and I keep cutting back and back. Maybe this will help more and not to mention help the environment too! 5* -
veryirie
Jan 23, 2009
Wow, this smart strip power strip sounds like a really good deal; thanks!
