It reduces the amount of power drawn from the utility by storing (in its capacitors) otherwise lost electricity (watts) caused by the inductive motors in your home. (Some examples of inductive motors are Air Conditioning units, refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers, pool pumps, vacuum cleaners, furnace blower motors, fans etc.) The technology applied by the Power Conditioner supplies that stored electricity back to your inductive loads, thus causing you to decrease your demand from the utility. If you decrease your demand from the utility, your meter slows down, and you use less electricity. The thought is, you’ve already paid for that electricity, why pay for it and waste it when you can pay for it, store it, and reuse it again. This whole process is called power factor optimization.
Power factor is the percentage of electricity that’s delivered to your house and used effectively, compared to what is wasted. For example, a 1.0 power factor means that all the electricity that’s being delivered to your home is being used effectively for its purpose. However, most homes in America today have a .77 power factor or less. This means that 77% of the electricity coming thru your meter at your home or business is being used effectively; the other 23% is being wasted by your inductive load. With a low power factor, the utility has to deliver more electricity to do the same work. However, a Power Conditioner increases that power factor in most cases to .97 or .98, thus increasing the effective use of your electricity and lowering your usage.
Yes it does, as long as you have a circuit breaker panel with breaker switches and not the old screw in type fuses, the unit will work on any single-phase electric application for homes. If you say “yes” to only two or more of the following then you could be saving a significant amount of money on your electric bill right now!Is your home over 2500 Square feet? Is your central air conditioner/heat pump unit 3 years or older? Is your forced air furnace 3 years or older? Do you have a pool? Do you have a well? Do you use an air conditioner or fans? Is your refrigerator / freezer not EnergyStar rated? Do you have more than one refrigerator/freezer? Is your washer/dryer not EnergyStar rated? Do you have a hot tub or a jacuzzi? Is your dishwasher not EnergyStar rated? Do you have a number of appliances / power tools in your home?
1. Is your central air conditioner/heat pump unit 3 years or older?
2. Is your forced air furnace 3 years or older?
3. Do you have a pool?
4. Do you have a well?
5. Do you use an air conditioner or fans?
6. Is your refrigerator / freezer not EnergyStar rated?
7. Do you have more than one refrigerator/freezer?
8. Is your washer/dryer not EnergyStar rated?
9. Do you have a hot tub or a jacuzzi?
10. Is your dishwasher not EnergyStar rated? Do you have a number of appliances / power tools in your home?
No, if anything, it will help your motors because they will run about 10% cooler, which is good because heat is the enemy of an electric motor.
That depends on many factors. The size of your home, the amount of inductive motor load, and the amount you are paying per kilowatt-hour for electricity etc. However, generally speaking users of the product have seen up to 25% in reduced consumption, but the average savings is somewhere in the 15% to 20% range.
Generally about 6-12 months, but again, the same factors above apply, some will see sooner (6 months), some will see later (12 months).
A power conditioner also protects the entire home against power surges. There is no longer a need for so many surge protectors in the home. It provides a broad range of protection for hardwired appliances and most home electronics such as televisions, satellite equipment, entertainment systems, etc. The unit protects from power line surges as well as spikes caused by internal wiring problems, loose connections and fluctuating demand from large motors such as appliances, vacuum cleaners, heating and cooling equipment, etc.
