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Optiwatt plug in energy saver
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Please can you give a link to the product? There seems to be a similarly named app which may cause confusion.0
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Sorry no linkWiserMiser said:Please can you give a link to the product? There seems to be a similarly named app which may cause confusion.0 -
Sorry, can't help you if you're unable or unwilling to provide any details of whatever it is that you're proposing to use.1
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Can you share *any* details about the product other than its name, which seems to not return any matches on google other than an app (related to controlling EVs and smart home energy devices) that may or may not be from the same company (but i suspect not)?Pip_cas1 said:
Sorry no linkWiserMiser said:Please can you give a link to the product? There seems to be a similarly named app which may cause confusion.
Without any details, it does sound like a snake oil device similar to this:
https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/illegal-and-potentially-dangerous-energy-saving-plugs-still-widely-available-aRj6E8g6e7AX2 -
Might it be something like this?N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec / Fuse gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Kirk Hill Co-op member.Economy 7 cap explainer. Gas vs E7 vs peak elec heating costs, Ecoflow Stream, Best kettle :-)
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 3.6kw inverter. 37 MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.3 -
Apparently looks like the one of the left, my partner has bought one without checking them out. Typically she can't find the details of the transaction,it was online.QrizB said:Might it be something like this?1 -
So it cost you money (how much?), it doesn't work and it'll burn your house down.
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Could invalidate the buildings insurance if it's a known fire hazard.flaneurs_lobster said:So it cost you money (how much?), it doesn't work and it'll burn your house down.0 -
Without even seeing details of the exact product, it's 100% certain it won't reduce electricity consumption. Unless it's so faulty it blows the main fuse.Pip_cas1 said:Hi, has anybody got any knowledge or experience of this item, (Optiwatt plug in energy saver) claiming to reduce electric bills? Thoughts please, tia2 -
Think it through logically - without any interaction from the user HOW would a simple plug in device cut your energy bills? Even the IHD that you get with your smart meter requires the user to take action for it to cut your bills - you learn from it how much things cost to run, and temper your use of them accordingly - THAT is what saves the money, not just the fact that you have a little screen with numbers on it!🎉 MORTGAGE FREE (First time!) 30/09/2016 🎉 And now we go again…New mortgage taken 01/09/23 🏡
Balance as at 01/09/23 = £115,000.00 at 31/12/23 = £112,000.00
Balance as at 31/08/24 = £105,400.00 at 31/12/24 = £102,500.00
£100k barrier broken 1/4/25
Balance as at 31/08/25 = £ 95,450.00 at 31/12/25 = £ 91,100.00
Balance as at 31/08/26 = £ 84,500.00
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