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Posted by CJT on September 23, 2006, 11:37 pm
Al Bundy wrote:
> 7A6YjYnZ2dnUVZ_v-dnZ2d@comcast.com:
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>>>I have heard if you consistently run one leg more than the other your
>>>bill will be higher because of the effect on the meter. T or F?
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>>False. You're paying for kw/h's and the meter will measure both legs.
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>>-Tim
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> Tim,
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>>...You're paying for kw/h's
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> In general and practically it is BS for Joe Homeowner.
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> Now, 30 yrs ago I was chatting with a guy who was the Electrical
> Engeneering dept head at tech college. This is an old and sketchy memory
> and not sure what I recall vs think I recall. But I do remember the point
> of the chat was that you can affect your power bill via capacitance
> balancing if I recall. But I think the equipment and whatever else needed
> would be cost more than you could save. More like an amusing hobby. Like
> some people keep their PC Jr. (with sidecar!) running. May have been
> something to do with you buy kwh's but on a lower level you buy sine waves.
> Something about the phase and/or capacitance. Bottom line is it is (was
> then) possible but not necessairly practical.
Residential users don't generally pay extra for poor power factor
(caused by reactive loads), which is likely what you're thinking of.
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