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Daily mail Energy Monitor Question

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  • flintstone121
    flintstone121 Posts: 2 Newbie
    Is a token given in The Mail on all 7 days of the week?
  • 1carminestocky
    1carminestocky Posts: 5,256 Forumite
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    imroberts wrote: »
    There is no point sending each other your code via PM, as each code can be used once only, and they have a recording of your address so they know who to actually send the monitor too :)


    Apparently it's the same code given out to everyone! Not sure if them asking for name/address may be a bit of a bluff, tbh, but who knows?
    Call me Carmine....

    HAVE YOU SEEN QUENTIN'S CASHBACK CARD??
  • saaya2020
    saaya2020 Posts: 127 Forumite
    could somebody pm be the code
    thanks in advance
  • bitsnbytes
    bitsnbytes Posts: 325 Forumite
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    flintstone121 wrote: »
    Is a token given in The Mail on all 7 days of the week?
    Anyone know if the code is available in the papers on Sat and Sun as well? Also, it says that the token will be available until Sept 26th (clicky) Does anyone know if the token will be printed on the 26th as well? I got my first copy today so if it is not printed on the weekend and the 26th I'll be well short :o Possibly try and get some old copies :rolleyes:
  • lolly5648
    lolly5648 Posts: 2,257 Forumite
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    What do these energy monitors actually do? I know if I leave lights on and things on standby I am wasting electricity. I am not going to stop using a hairdryer because it uses lots of energy or sit shivering because I have turned down the heating.
    Will I learn something new or is it something I will use for a week, checking everything, and then forget about it.
  • bitsnbytes
    bitsnbytes Posts: 325 Forumite
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    lolly5648 wrote: »
    What do these energy monitors actually do? I know if I leave lights on and things on standby I am wasting electricity. I am not going to stop using a hairdryer because it uses lots of energy or sit shivering because I have turned down the heating.
    Will I learn something new or is it something I will use for a week, checking everything, and then forget about it.
    I think it is mainly to monitor usage patterns. If you notice the energy consumption still high in the night when you are asleep, you can investigate and shutdown those appliances (chargers, tvs, dvds, monitors, computers etc). People say that they notice a 25% drop in energy consumption by monitoring and simply turning off devices that are not required. I guess once you're happy with the setup you might not monitor it as much :rolleyes:

    Hope this helps
  • Gambler
    Gambler Posts: 3,283 Forumite
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    bitsnbytes wrote: »
    I think it is mainly to monitor usage patterns. If you notice the energy consumption still high in the night when you are asleep, you can investigate and shutdown those appliances (chargers, tvs, dvds, monitors, computers etc). People say that they notice a 25% drop in energy consumption by monitoring and simply turning off devices that are not required. I guess once you're happy with the setup you might not monitor it as much :rolleyes:

    Hope this helps

    I'd like to monitor individual appliances TV's etc would I be best also geting one of these?

    http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2867_7248.htm

    http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=223573
  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
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    Gambler wrote: »
    I'd like to monitor individual appliances TV's etc would I be best also geting one of these?

    http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2867_7248.htm

    http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=223573

    Yes for your required usage as they give far more accurate readings than the Owl monitor and store cumulative usage.
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • bitsnbytes
    bitsnbytes Posts: 325 Forumite
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    espresso wrote: »
    Yes for your required usage as they give far more accurate readings than the Owl monitor and store cumulative usage.
    True, I have one from maplin. The real problem, however, is getting to the sockets to monitor them since they are in a corner and getting to them is a pain. Hopefully the owl monitor should sort that out for me :rolleyes: also planning on getting a few remote controlled sockets so I can switch devices off without getting bent out of shape :D
  • Gambler
    Gambler Posts: 3,283 Forumite
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    espresso wrote: »
    Yes for your required usage as they give far more accurate readings than the Owl monitor and store cumulative usage.


    Thanks. Is one better than the other? Maplin says it has a memory function.
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