Kill A Watt Energy Monitor
The Kill A Watt™ EZ is an easy-to-use power meter that allows you to measure power consumption of appliances and determine the actual cost of power consumed. The unit will also project the cost of continued use of an appliance in time periods of hour, day, week, month and year.
Use an Energy Monitor for Free
- Call 651-463-6243 to reserve a Kill A Watt from Dakota Electric
- Visit a Dakota County Library to check out a Kill A Watt
Kill A Watt EZ Meter Instructions:
- To meter an electric appliance, simply plug the Kill A Watt meter into a regular 120-volt outlet and plug the appliance into the front of the meter.
- Press and hold the RESET key on the unit until “rESt” appears.
- Press and hold the SET rate key until “Rate” is displayed and the currently set rate flashes.
- Press the UP and DOWN key to set your rate to 10 cents.
- Press the SET key again. “SAVE” will appear briefly in the display.
- To display the actual cost of power consumed or projected cost, press the MENU key until “Cost” is displayed in the LCD.
- Pressing the UP and DOWN key will cycle through the cost projection periods. For example if the display indicates $2.34 and “Month”, the unit is projecting that the attached appliance will consume $2.34 worth of electricity in one month.
- To display the total consumed power in Kilowatt-Hours, press the MENU key until “KWH” is indicated in the display.
