OWL Wireless Energy Monitor - your findings?

Racetrack-3

____9.
To change the GHG Conversion Factor try the following steps:-
Press and Hold the Set Button to enter set up menu.
COST should be displayed in the bottom RH of the display. Press MODE key
TIME should be displayed in the bottom RH of the display. Press MODE key
DATE should be displayed in the bottom RH of the display. Press MODE key
ACCU should be displayed in the bottom RH of the display. Press MODE key
OTHER should be displayed in the bottom RH of the display. Press SET key
CNTY will be displayed in main Display. Press MODE key
CURR will be displayed in main Display. Press MODE key
VOLT will be displayed in main Display. Press MODE key
UNIT will be displayed in main Display. Press MODE key
TEMP will be displayed in main Display. Press MODE key
CHAN will be displayed in main Display. Press MODE key
GHG will be displayed in main Display. Press SET key
0.43 will be flashing in main Display. Increment value in 0.01 steps pressing/holding the ADJUST key and confirm by pressing the SET key
END will be displayed in main Display. Press SET key
END should be displayed in the bottom RH of the display. Press SET key
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Racetrack-3

I Noticed a part of post section 8. had a character displaying incorrectly it should have displayed as below.
Note:-
LB.LB > Current GHG in pounds / Accumulated GHG in pounds
TON > Current GHG in pounds / Accumulated GHG in US TON
KG.KG > Current GHG in kilograms / Accumulated GHG in kilograms
TONNE > Current GHG in kilograms / Accumulated GHG in Metric TONNE

Barneysmom

Wow thank you Racetrack-3! That is very kind of you to take the time to put it on here.:beer:
Thank you.

ixwood

Cardew wrote: »

The generally accepted recommended temperature for living rooms is 21C(try a Google) also by the Dept of Health.

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/uploads/documents/partnership/GOSEHealthFactsheet%20090107.doc

Not forgetting :-

!·[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]Strength and dexterity decrease as temperatures drop, increasing the risk of non-intentional injuries.

Made me chuckle.

jasmin10

My owl is still not holding the change in price and voltage settings despite follow the book and the instructions above. Any ideas please

Me_Myself_2

I thought I had the same problem, but I actually think it's okay. Mine just seems to reset to 10.50p when you go to adjust it.

Racetrack-3

To check whether you're doing it correctly try puuting in an unusually high pence per hour eg. 99.50 & 240 Volts.
Then when you've finished setting it up it will hopefully reflect what you've put in by showing an extremely high pence per hour charge. If it doesn't try also turning some electrical items off & on again to force it to update its display.

altocumulus

http://www.theowl.com/ Seems a competitive price with no p&p to pay - but only until 16th Feb !

jasmin10

I have spoken to them directly and although all the intructions above are what the also emailed me, they have yet again changed it. When I went in the amend the voltage as my was 230 and not 240 they said not to press set after you pass through the CTY menu as it is already set for UK. My problem was that when I changed the voltage it also changed the pence back to the default. Anyhow it is all set up perfect now and is already saving us money my electric readings are almost half what the were last week. so it just shows how much more aware it does make you.

Magnolia

Oh dear!! Oh my!!! I may never boil a kettle again! The oven is defo not going on and as for the hoover;) once a fortnight minimum:rotfl:

How anal can one of these things make you! The resting pulse rate is hovering between .7 and .8 but that wasn't really resting as there was 2 puters on and the fridge/freezer and the freezer in the garage. I will have a look when everything is switched off (by everything I mean all non essential use stuff) and see what it will be when we are all out at work.

I am not sure what figure I should be aiming for regarding the usage Is it anything below 1.2?

Yes I have read through this thread but I am not sure what it has told me and because of my great age I am struggling to remember:rolleyes:

Edited to say - got mine from Argos this morning for £34.99.