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power factor reducer/power saver plug - do they work?

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  • moonrakerz
    moonrakerz Posts: 8,650 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Cardew wrote: »
    No relevance at all to UK electricity consumption in domestic properties; except perhaps if you have a 40 year old fridge and then it could reduce your bills by pennies.

    Conversely - it could increase it on other types of appliance.
  • Gurn_2
    Gurn_2 Posts: 63 Forumite
    Fatlad, the phase shift caused by poor power factor is recorded as KVARH on an industrial meter.
    They sign up for x amount KVA and if they exceed this amount then they are penalised.
    The biggest winners are most farmers in the on quaterly KWH billing, pulling about 50Kva and only recording about 30Kwh due to no power factor correction lol
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