- Separate displays for current & historical cost of electricity
- Current& historical CO2 emissions
- Current & historical KWh
- Multiple tariff settings
- Time, Date, Alarm
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It's easier to cut your electricity bills if you know how much you're using. The OWL wireless electricity Monitor can help you reduce your electricity use and your carbon footprint by showing you how much electricity you are using, as you use it. Simple to install, OWL easily connects to your electrical supply without needing an electrician.
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145 of 148 people found the following review helpful
An absolutely fantastic device that will certainly save you money. I actually ordered the old one (from an amazon reseller) but got this, the new version.
Set up is easy - just clip the plastic detector round the main fusebox wire (there's no wiring to be done) and you're immediately told how much electricity you're using. You can also enter how much you're electicity provider charges you and it tells you how much you're spending at that moment (that's the frightening part) and how much you've spent in the last month / week / day etc.
I'd recommend this rather than just turning everything off as the results are suprising. Some electical items have virtually no effect either on standby or when they're being used. Others (fridges, extractor fans, halogen lights, gas central heating!?!?) have a huge effect.
These really should be fitted in all new homes!
Set up is easy - just clip the plastic detector round the main fusebox wire (there's no wiring to be done) and you're immediately told how much electricity you're using. You can also enter how much you're electicity provider charges you and it tells you how much you're spending at that moment (that's the frightening part) and how much you've spent in the last month / week / day etc.
I'd recommend this rather than just turning everything off as the results are suprising. Some electical items have virtually no effect either on standby or when they're being used. Others (fridges, extractor fans, halogen lights, gas central heating!?!?) have a huge effect.
These really should be fitted in all new homes!
39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
The device is easy to fit - the device clipped easily around the main cable. However when I first connected up it gave strange readings and this seemed to be because the detector was too close to the other cable. I did take a picture but the photo is still on the camera - can add it if anyone interested.
It is not particularly accurate (which is stated in the technical specification) so that when you have all the high energy consuming items stopped then it is probably only capable of detecting energy changes of about 50 watts.
The screen is rather cluttered.
What did I discover?
1. The 800W microwave uses 1500W
2. The "new" low energy bulbs really do consume much less energy
3. Generally old equipment is more inefficient.
4. The new TVs use little electricity when on standby
5. We REALLY do not need a fridge, a freezer and a fridge-freezer
6. Putting on the kettle, toaster, tumble drier and washing machine is bad for your health
I have used it as "research" tool - to find out what we should be doing.
I am going to move it to my daughter's house - it should save her a fortune.
It is not particularly accurate (which is stated in the technical specification) so that when you have all the high energy consuming items stopped then it is probably only capable of detecting energy changes of about 50 watts.
The screen is rather cluttered.
What did I discover?
1. The 800W microwave uses 1500W
2. The "new" low energy bulbs really do consume much less energy
3. Generally old equipment is more inefficient.
4. The new TVs use little electricity when on standby
5. We REALLY do not need a fridge, a freezer and a fridge-freezer
6. Putting on the kettle, toaster, tumble drier and washing machine is bad for your health
I have used it as "research" tool - to find out what we should be doing.
I am going to move it to my daughter's house - it should save her a fortune.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
If the government is serious about reducing energy usage in the home, then they should provide one of these monitors for every house.
The only drawback is that you become a little obsessed with how much energy your appliances are sucking out of your bank account, and you are continually going around the house turning things off. You know straight away if the kids have left the lights on in their bedroom, and how much it costs to have a shower.
It's so easy to install - just fit the sensor clip around one of the cables going into your consumer unit, turn on the sender box and the remote monitor, and you're ready to find out how expensive your tumble drier and washing machine are, and more importantly for me start turning lights off (halogens are costing me a fortune in electricity).
I just wanted to know how many kilowatts we're using in real time and how many units of electricity (kilowatts/hour) it's costing us, which this unit does fantastically. You soon find out what appliances are costing you the most money.
Buy one, become obsessed and save some money.
The only drawback is that you become a little obsessed with how much energy your appliances are sucking out of your bank account, and you are continually going around the house turning things off. You know straight away if the kids have left the lights on in their bedroom, and how much it costs to have a shower.
It's so easy to install - just fit the sensor clip around one of the cables going into your consumer unit, turn on the sender box and the remote monitor, and you're ready to find out how expensive your tumble drier and washing machine are, and more importantly for me start turning lights off (halogens are costing me a fortune in electricity).
I just wanted to know how many kilowatts we're using in real time and how many units of electricity (kilowatts/hour) it's costing us, which this unit does fantastically. You soon find out what appliances are costing you the most money.
Buy one, become obsessed and save some money.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Overall very useful but with one flaw!
I won't go into too much detail as the other reviewers amply cover the strengths and areas for further development of this product. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Paul Madge
Energy Monitoring
What a super piece of equipment, every household should have one, especialy with rising energy prices. Read more
Published 3 months ago by jdj
We are being taught by this device
This monitor has already made us change our way of life by showing us where the money is being wasted. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. David J. Gould
Difficult to read display
Although the display is in large format numbers - it is very difficult to see the position of the decimal point! Read more
Published 7 months ago by J. Morgan
watch and save.
We've got ours on pence per hour so it's easy to tell what items are costing the most to run,therefore its easy to work out how to save money by learning to use the more expensive... Read more
Published 7 months ago by j.s.m.
Not as Useful as you might think
This, and many other devices can only be programmed to compute a 'very average' cost of actual consumption. Read more
Published 11 months ago by David Robson
monitor your electricity use
I bought this monitor to find out exactly what electricity our appliances were using as our bills were very high. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mrs. S. C. Killick
keep you in control of electricity used
This little owl is well worth having as it start giving you imformation as soon as it is connected to your main power cable.You are in control of the amount of power used. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. Ronald Burton
Owl Electric Monitor
This is a really smart little gadget, it is very easy to set up, simply remove from box, insert batteries and attach the sender unit to the outside of the mains cables of your... Read more
Published 19 months ago by John
Owl CM119 review
This monitor was as easy to instal as it said on the box. Once installed it is simple to operate and copes with Eco 7 rates but will not accept a third costing as per my tariff... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Chris H
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