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P3 International P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor

by P3 International
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,121 customer reviews)

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  • Electricity usage monitor connects to appliances and assesses efficiency
  • Large LCD display counts consumption by the kilowatt-hour
  • Calculates electricity expenses by the day, week, month, or year
  • Displays volts, amps, and wattage within 0.2 percent accuracy
  • Compatible with inverters; designed for use with AC 115-volt appliances
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Product Information

Technical Details
Part Number P4400
Item Weight6.4 ounces
Product Dimensions11.8 x 3 x 7.2 inches
Item model numberP4400
SizeOne Size
ColorIvory
Power Sourceair-powered
Voltage110 volts
Amperage Capacity 15 A
Item Package Quantity1
  
Technical Specification
Additional Information
ASINB00009MDBU
Best Sellers Rank #74 in Home Improvement (See top 100)
Shipping Weight6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
ShippingThis item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
Date First AvailableOctober 2, 2001
  
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Product Description

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Empowers You to Save Hundreds on Electric Bills

Electricity bills are rising. Now you can cut down on costs and find out what appliances are actually worth keeping plugged in. Simply connect these appliances to the Kill A Watt, and it will assess how efficient they really are. The large LCD display counts consumption by the kilowatt-hour, the same as your local utility. You can calculate your electrical expenses by the day, week, month, even an entire year. Also check the quality of your power by monitoring voltage, line frequency, and power factor. Now you will know if it is time for a new refrigerator or if that old air conditioner is still saving you money. Kill A Watt can help you reduce your power bill and will help find power-wasting appliances so you are able to decide whether it is worth keeping them plugged in. For standard 115 VAC appliances only, 15 amps maximum, 125 VAC maximum.

Find Out How Much Electricity You're Using


Large LCD display counts consumption by the kilowatt-hour
The U.S Department of Energy reports that 20% of our electric bills come from items that are left plugged in when they are not in use, or items that are in standby mode. With the Kill A Watt P4400 we can monitor the energy eaters in our homes and cut down our electric bills at the same time. Plug whatever item you want into the device and it will tell you the efficiency of that item by displaying the kilowatt per hour. This device will help you determine which items are costing you the most to run. The Kill A Watt also calculates voltage, line frequency, current, and power factor. You can calculate your electric bill before you even receive it from the electric company.

Test The Quality of Your Home's Power

But measuring appliance consumption is just the tip of the iceberg. Because it can monitor voltage (Volt) and line frequency it can also test if an outlet is working, or evaluate the quality of the electrical power provided by your utility company. It can detect voltage drops around the house, help to predict brownout conditions or to make sure a new home's outlets are in working condition before escrow closes.


The LCD shows all meter readings: volts,
current, watts, frequency, power factor, and VA
About P3 International

Founded in 1987, P3 International is a privately owned manufacturer of solution oriented consumer products. For the last twenty years they have strived to develop products that are easy to use and ahead of their time. Thanks to their customer-centric attitude and support from their clients, they have experienced steady growth over the past decade.

They are committed to manufacturing high quality products that appeal to a variety of different people, from the environmentally conscious to the more technologically-minded consumer. With this philosophy driving them they are always looking for innovative new products which they can offer their customers.

Their unique products have garnered much attention, in particular the Kill A Watt. Reviews of P3 products have been featured in newspapers such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.




Technical Specifications

  • Accuracy: +/- 0.2%
  • Input Power: 115 volts AC, 60 Hz
  • Max Current: 15 amps
  • Max Voltage: 125 volts
  • Max Power: 1875 VA
  • Dimensions: 5.1 inches long x 1.6 inches thick x 2.4 inches wide
  • Approvals: ETL (c), ETL (us)
  • Origin: China
  • Manufacturer Warranty: 6 months

  • Important Information

    Bulb Voltage
    110 Volts

    Customer Reviews

    Most Helpful Customer Reviews
    1,316 of 1,340 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating gadget July 8, 2005
    Amazon Verified Purchase
    I absolutely love this thing.

    Having recently moved out on my own, and generally just enjoying statistics in general, I bought this to monitor my electric costs after two high electric bills in a row. The various results I found were quite surprising.

    My air purifier, which I bought here on Amazon, uses 85 watts all the time... 85 * 24 hrs * 30 days / 1000 watts = 61.2kWhr * $0.20 = $12.24 a month.

    Well, that's quite a costly monthly addition I never thought of. And that's just the begining.

    My Vornado fan uses 45w... my air conditioner, on high 6 (out of 12) spikes up to 1200 watts. Jeez.

    My computer, at idle with external drives, uses about 250w. When doing extremely intensive things, like encoding a video, 310w.

    My light behind my computer desk, with five, 10-watt bulbs, doesn't actually use 50-watts total. No, it uses 50-watts for the bulbs, PLUS 30-watts apparently just for the light unit to function.

    You too will find out all these things you never knew, and possibly save money by cutting out, or replacing energy guzzlers.

    The product is also made in China. Just like everything else now.
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    473 of 482 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Product! August 20, 2004
    Amazon Verified Purchase
    I absolutely love this product, it's one of the best devices I've aquired in a long time. When I purchased it a few years ago, I paid close to $50, but it was worth every penny. Some of my joy from using the device simply comes from the fact that I'm curious how much energy the products in my home use (I now know, for instance, that my cable box uses 15W of energy whether it is on or off, at that it wastes a little more than 10 kilowatt hours each month, or that my fridge uses 350W when on, or that my laptop only uses 40W - a useful fact to know when I went to buy an inverter to use it in my car), but it can also be used to save energy (I found that hitting the switch on the surge supressors of my computers at night can save me almost $5 a month off my electric bill). Additionally, it's interesting to find out where all the power you use goes, and even what members of the family use the most electricity (you could do a side by side comparason of a child's computer with yours).

    Even though I've had my Kill-A-Watt for years, I still take it out regularly to test any new equipment in my home. I know my cell phone charger uses 4 W, my regular battery charger 5 W, and my IC3 15 minute battery charger 73 W.

    Surely most will not have as much fun with this unit as I do, but it can be both practical and enjoyable for people such as myself or those looking to save some money off their electric bill. It's also an asset for anyone off-grid, who is generating their power with solar energy or by other renewable means.
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    864 of 892 people found the following review helpful
    4.0 out of 5 stars How to reduce your power consumption November 2, 2005
    Two years ago, my electricity consumption jumped about 40% and I ignored the problem until this fall's rate increases. I wanted to find out what I bought back in 2003 that's still eating power today. Enter the P4400 Kill-A-Watt unit, which is the only low-cost product of its type on the market today. I tried but failed to find its specifications online. So I bought a couple of these things to try them out. Here are the details on what it can do.

    * How big is the display: 4 digits.

    * What are the front-panel button capabilities: volts, amps, watts, volt-amps, power-factor, frequency (hz), KWH, timer (since reset).

    * Does it lose its data in a power failure: yes.

    * You have to plug the unit into a nonswitched wall outlet, it can't measure overhead lighting or large appliances.

    * It will report the amount of time (hours:min up to 99:59, then hours for about a year) since last reset but won't tell you how much of that time the attached device was powered on.

    How did I figure out usage? I created an Excel spreadsheet with the following columns: Device, estimated wattage, estimated hours/month, kilowatts avg/month, measured kwh/day, measured kilowatts, annual cost. I went through the house and inventoried everything I could find, entering it into a row of the spreadsheet. Then I filled in the estimates:

    - Hours/month: if I use a TV 3 hours a day, I enter the formula 3*365/12; if I use a treadmill 45 minutes on 10 days a month, the formula is 0.45*10*365/12.

    - Kilowatts (average over the month): formula is watts*hours/(24*365/12)/1000. If you have a 60-watt light left on 24/7, you should see the value 0.060; if you have it on a 12-hour timer, you should see the value 0.030.
    ... Read more ›
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    104 of 106 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars Works Well September 16, 2005
    Amazon Verified Purchase
    This is a nice little meter. It measures Volts, Amps, PowerFactor, Watts, VA, KWH and Elapsed Time in use. I got it to survey my house loads for a potential solar system and it performed very well. I could plug a device in to it for a week and figure out what the average power consumption was. I couldn't believe how bad the power factor is on my window swamp cooler.

    The addition of a pigtail would be nice because it is hard to see behind furniture and it is so big that it uses an entire outlet while in use. A 240V mode would be nice also.

    It worked better then I had expected.
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    Most Recent Customer Reviews
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice unit but...
    Nice quality unit. Would prefer such a device on a cord as once you plug it into a wall outlet you have to bend over to read it. Read more
    Published 21 hours ago by Lloyd Guyot
    5.0 out of 5 stars P3 International P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor
    I am considering using solar and wanted to know how many kilowatts I am using with various electrical devices I have around the house, in an effort of determining how big a solar... Read more
    Published 1 day ago by Benny B. Imbert
    5.0 out of 5 stars Understanding Real Power Consumption
    Plug it in and start measuring. Simplest to use on constant current devices. Gives current, Wattage, VA, power factor. Read more
    Published 1 day ago by Douglas M Cunningham
    5.0 out of 5 stars Works Great
    I was meaning to purchase one of these for a while. When I saw this on sale I jumped on it. It has one simple purpose which it serves very well. Read more
    Published 2 days ago by Graig Zethner
    4.0 out of 5 stars Very usefull
    This is a very useful tool that allows you to measure the energy use of a 120v appliance. Works well, is accurate and reasonably priced. Fast shipping.
    Published 4 days ago by VicP
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Power Monitor
    Works great, and provides many pieces of information. The only limitation is that it is only rated for up to 1800 watts. Read more
    Published 5 days ago by Marie
    2.0 out of 5 stars I ordered the wrong one.
    I really wanted the P4 model. I used a friends and really liked the P4 as it will tell you how much it costs to run a certain item. Read more
    Published 5 days ago by Haywood
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must for computer users.
    I have three computers plus a modem with WiFi throughout our home that are in either the stand-by mode or on with full power 24/7. Read more
    Published 6 days ago by Phil Giriodi
    5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth it
    When my electric bill almost doubled, I decided to buy a couple of these Kill A Watt meters to better understand where my usage was coming from. Read more
    Published 6 days ago by R. Goodell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Neat tool to have.
    This is a pretty neat little device, it will track the power consumption of anything plugged into it. Read more
    Published 7 days ago by Geoffrey Straubinger
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