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Energy Saving devices

jazmad
jazmad Posts: 24 Forumite
in Energy
Doing a bit of a utilities audit and came across these two potential money saving devices (btw - this site isn't necessarily the cheapest):

http://www.sunshinesolar.co.uk/khxc/gbu0-prodshow/RPS.html
http://www.sunshinesolar.co.uk/khxc/gbu0-prodshow/UFS.html

They sound good to me, spend under £100 now and save at least 10% on petrol and electricity (about £15 per month for me). Get your money back within a year, then start making savings.

However, I am naturally sceptical of the claims (I don't have a clue about the science bit) so was hoping someone on here had used one of these and could provide some comments. Also, has anyone installed the petrol one. How simple is it to install?

Alternatively, does anyone have any other handy products on a similar theme?

Thanks

Comments

  • moonrakerz
    moonrakerz Posts: 8,650 Forumite
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    I would take anything that claims to get more mpg from your car with a large pinch of salt !!

    The residential power saver does have a little truth behind it - BUT - claims of 10 - 20% savings are complete and total over-exaggeration.
    It matches the Power Factor of the mains supply more closely to the appliance's most efficient Power Factor; this will have an effect, but the savings would be small.

    What the ad seems to forget to mention is that each type of appliance has a different optimum power factor, ranging from 1.0 for a cooker to perhaps 0.4 for a motor driven device - therefore ideally you will need one of these devices for each appliance - at £40 each !

    This may be worth a read: http://freeenergynews.com/Directory/PowerFactorCorrection/flat_line/index.html

    Spend your money on something useful, go down the pub !
  • Graham1
    Graham1 Posts: 445 Forumite
    As I have posted before only industrial premises are charged according to the power factor of the load(s).

    In a residential premises these devices have precisely zero effect on the bill.
  • moonrakerz
    moonrakerz Posts: 8,650 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Graham1 wrote: »
    As I have posted before only industrial premises are charged according to the power factor of the load(s).

    That is why these thing could have a miniscule effect on a domestic supply, they might actually match the Power Factors so that apparent power and actual power are closer.
    But they're still have a waste of money!
  • BritishGasWorker
    BritishGasWorker Posts: 167 Forumite
    jazmad wrote: »
    Doing a bit of a utilities audit and came across these two potential money saving devices (btw - this site isn't necessarily the cheapest):

    http://www.sunshinesolar.co.uk/khxc/gbu0-prodshow/RPS.html
    http://www.sunshinesolar.co.uk/khxc/gbu0-prodshow/UFS.html

    They sound good to me, spend under £100 now and save at least 10% on petrol and electricity (about £15 per month for me). Get your money back within a year, then start making savings.

    However, I am naturally sceptical of the claims (I don't have a clue about the science bit) so was hoping someone on here had used one of these and could provide some comments. Also, has anyone installed the petrol one. How simple is it to install?

    Alternatively, does anyone have any other handy products on a similar theme?

    Thanks

    A little example...

    a home wind turbine will cost around £2k to buy fit and install..it will take about 15 years for it to pay for itself..however, the last life is 8 years...i shall leave you to do the figures..
    Hey folks...remember I might work for the company but I am a human and working in my own time, I will not responde to people who are rude, sarcy and crits me. My views and comments do not reflect British Gas and they are totally unreasponsable for my responses.
  • moonrakerz
    moonrakerz Posts: 8,650 Forumite
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    BritishGasWorker wrote: »
    a home wind turbine will cost around £2k to buy fit and install..it will take about 15 years for it to pay for itself..however, the last life is 8 years...i shall leave you to do the figures..

    You are being somewhat optimistic there, I fear.

    The best performance figures I have seen for a domestic wind turbine is an output of 90kWh in just under 3 months, that gives you, say, 400kwh for a full year.
    At 10p/unit = £40.
    If you've spent £2000 on this heap of junk, you are losing at least £90 a year in interest alone.

    The nett result is that you have wasted £2000 to buy it and it is costing you £50 a year to run !
  • jazmad
    jazmad Posts: 24 Forumite
    Thanks to all replies. I suspected it was too good to be true. £40 will not be going their way!!
  • srmjane
    srmjane Posts: 2 Newbie
    About the wind turbine, you can visit this web for more information:

    https://www.srmchina.com
  • Cardew
    Cardew Posts: 29,058 Forumite
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    srmjane wrote: »
    About the wind turbine, you can visit this web for more information:

    https://www.srmchina.com

    2 posts.

    Both for srmchina from srmjane

    Should you declare an interest? i.e. advertising?
  • thescouselander
    thescouselander Posts: 5,547 Forumite
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    The fuel saving device for cars will not work either. There is plenty of info on these things on various car forums on the internet.
  • moonrakerz
    moonrakerz Posts: 8,650 Forumite
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    Cardew wrote: »
    2 posts.

    Both for srmchina from srmjane

    Should you declare an interest? i.e. advertising?

    ooohhhh, you are a suspicious chracter, aren't you ?
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