Getting Started
DISPLAY
BUTTON PLACEMENT
– scrolls through line voltage, line current, max current, wattage, max wattage
and overload warning mode
– scrolls through total energy, total cost, and energy price mode
OVERLOAD
– overload set
PRICE
– price set
Interested in identifying the operating cost of
electrical devices in your home? The Watt
Reader is designed to help you collect the
information you need. Follow these instructions
and discover the amount of electricity used by
plug-in appliances throughout the home.
For conservation tips and information on this
as well as other programs, please visit
www.powerstream.ca/conservation
Watt Reader
Device Manual
Simple, energy conservation techniques that can
save you money.
REFRIGERATORS
1. Check your refrigerator/freezer’s door seal by closing the door on a $5 dollar bill. If it’s
held tightly in place, the seal’s okay, if not, the door should be adjusted or the seal
replaced.
2. Clean the refrigerators back coils (if accessible) and the air intake grill (below the doors)
every 3 months. Remember to unplug before cleaning.
3. Ideal fridge temperature is 1 to 4°C, ideal freezer temp is -15 to -18°C
If you have a fridge that is 15 years or older it is probably costing you over $150
a year in electricity costs. Make an appointment with The Great Refrigerator
Roundup and we’ll come to your home and take it away for
FREE!
*
Please visit
www.everykilwattcounts.ca/roundup.ca
or call
1-877-797-9473
for more information or to book an appointment.
SPACE HEATING AND COOLING
1. Install a programmable thermostat to manage the amount of energy used to heat and
cool your home.
2. Caulk, seal and weather-strip windows to keep heat in during the winter and cool in
during the summer.
Save money and help the environment by signing up for PowerStream’s
peaksaver
®
program! We’ll install your
FREE
†
touch screen programmable
thermostat at no charge and you can manage your thermostat temperature online!
Visit
www.powerstream.ca/peaksaver
or phone
1-866-323-0206
for more information
or to sign-up.
COOKING
1. Use a microwave or toaster oven instead of the oven to heat up toast or cook small
amounts of food.
2. Thaw frozen foods in the refrigerator.
3. Use an electric automatic shut-off kettle to boil water.
Energy Savings Tips
www.powerstream.ca/conservation
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Maximum load
Overload indicator
Wattage (Watt)
Voltage (Volt)
Current (Ampere)
Total energy cost
Price of energy
Energy usage time
Energy monitor
display
Total energy
consumption
OM
Official marks of the Ontario Power Authority.
www.powerstream.ca/conservation
*Subject to terms and conditions of the program
® Registered trademark of Toronto Hydro Corporation. Used under licence. A program offered by the Ontario Power Authority and PowerStream
Inc.
OM
Official mark of the Ontario Power Authority.
†
Including the cost of installation. Offer valid subject to technical qualifications and while
quantities last. Touch screen thermostat upgrade only available on first time installations for new participants.
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