NOTE
Use the standard 6 second update cycle until you have become familiar with the cost of operating electrical
appliances around your home. Afterwards change the receiver to cycle every 1 minute to greatly increase the lifetime of
the receiver batteries from about 4 months to over 12 months.
After customizing your electrisave ™ three types information can be displayed on the main unit accurately:
• cost of household power consumption in dollars/pounds/euros per hour
• amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced in kilograms per hour or tons per year
• current household power consumption in kilowatts or amps (see
Voltage and Current, Watts and Kilowatts
)
To display the information, simply use the
mode
key to switch between screens.
To display power consumption in amps
Household power consumption can be displayed in terms of amps instead of kilowatts (see
HOW THE PRODUCT
WORKS
). To display the
amount of electrical current
passing into your home (amps), instead of the
amount of energy
transference
(kW) follow the instructions below:
The
electrisave
comes equipped with an alarm that alerts users when the electricity cost-per-hour exceeds a pre-set limit.
This helps control energy consumption and may reduce bills and the possibility of blackouts during peak load periods.
To set the alarm limit
To set the alarm limit follow the instructions below:
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Diagram
Instructions
1. When ‘MAX’ icon is displayed, press and hold the arrow key for 2 seconds.
2. The ‘MAX’ icon disappears. Repeat these steps to re-enable “MAX’ receiving speed.
MAIN UNIT INFORMATION
SETTING THE ALARM
Diagram
Instructions
1. Press and hold mode for 2 seconds. The AMP display is shown.
Press mode again to return to kW display.