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Posted by on April 24, 2006, 11:14 am
>I did not check this out on snopes but have heard that the eletric
>meters on our houses always read the higher of the two lines coming in
>to determine the amount of juice used. The rumor goes on that you
>should *balance* your panel so that the same number of constant users
>are on either side of your panel. An example might be that your fridge
>should be on one side and your furnace on the other, or electric range
>on one side and electric dryer on the other.
>
>Is there any truth to this or is it one of those tall tales based on
>some obscure Tesla theory?
>
>Would this gadget really save me money on my electric bill?
>
>http://www.renaissance-pacific.net/ElektraBand_Product_Info.pdf
Urban legend.
To start with the stove and dryer heating elements are on both sides
of the line anyway as is anything that is 240v. The meters do a pretty
good job of accurately measuring the power used but there is some
saving to be had by balancing your panel because the voltage loss
(heat) in the neutral wire is eliminated.
It will not be a big number tho.
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