Optiwatt plug in energy saver

Pip_cas1

Hi, has anybody got any knowledge or experience of this item, (Optiwatt plug in energy saver) claiming to reduce electric bills? Thoughts please, tia

WiserMiser

Please can you give a link to the product?  There seems to be a similarly named app which may cause confusion.

Pip_cas1

WiserMiser said:

Please can you give a link to the product?  There seems to be a similarly named app which may cause confusion.

Sorry no link 

WiserMiser

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.

MeteredOut

Pip_cas1 said:

WiserMiser said:

Please can you give a link to the product?  There seems to be a similarly named app which may cause confusion.

Sorry no link 

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)?

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-aRj6E8g6e7AX

QrizB

Might it be something like this?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F9oy0aMhqsI

Pip_cas1

QrizB said:

Might it be something like this?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F9oy0aMhqsI

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.

flaneurs_lobster

So it cost you money (how much?), it doesn't work and it'll burn your house down.

Nice.

SacredStephan

flaneurs_lobster said:

So it cost you money (how much?), it doesn't work and it'll burn your house down.

Could invalidate the buildings insurance if it's a known fire hazard.

Qyburn

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, tia

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.

EssexHebridean

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!