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AmWatt Plug-In Digital Appliance Load tester. Only tester of its kind that gives a quick digital readout of Amps or Watts used by any plug-in appliance. Eliminates the need for expensive clamp-on meters and line splitters. Perfect for choosing the correct portable generator to purchase. Easy to use: 1. Plug appliance or light into AmWatt, 2. Plug the AmWatt into any 15A electrical outlet, 3. Turn ON the appliance or light. UL listed.
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Simple plug-in tester gives quick, accurate digital readouts of Watts or Amps for refrigerators, dehumidifiers, space heaters, microwaves, holiday lighting, coffeemakers, hair dryers and more. Essential for calculating power needs for home transfer switches and emergency generator needs. Easy to use: First, plug appliance or light into AmWatt. Second, plug the AmWatt into any 15A electrical outlet. Then just turn ON the appliance or light. Application: Appliances, Measures: Watts or Amps, Display Shows: Digital readout
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
I don't normaly set time to do a review but this product is just a must for people that are trying to use a portable generator properly. The digital readout is clear and quite accurate as specifified by manufacturer's specification sheet. This load tester is well worth the price as compared to other Load testers on the market that can cost up to $150.00. Also for all you that are trying to conserve energy, this device can show how much all your appliances and electronic equiptment draws power while on standby mode. Be informed and stop wasting money and watts!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Anything that uses an electronic ballast (light the compact fluorescent lights - CFLs) will not work with this device. That's because the device looks at the peak current to figure out the watts. For example, a CFL that actually uses 13 or 14 watts will erroneously show up as using 65 watts. That's because the crappy meter sees a maximum of 0.5 amps of current, but most of the time the CFL is drawing much less current. This device only refreshes about twice a second and cannot see a current that is pulsed faster than that. It will work fine for anything that uses a constant level of current, like a fan, toaster, etc. Also keep in mind that the packaging itself says it is only accurate from 125 - 1875 watts. That means anything using less that 125 watts might not show up very accurate. There are much better devices out there, like the Kill-a-Watt.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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My house almost caught fire while I was on vacation.
I had too many electrical appliances on one circuit . luckily, my best bud stopped over to feed my cats & saw the house was full of smoke.
He carefully looked for the source & saw a plug smoking which burst into flame as he watched.
He unplugged the source cord, opened the windows and saved my home from burning down.
I thought the fuse on the power cord would protect me....WRONG !
With this tester I have kept the amps down to a safe level on each of my outlets.....
This tester should be in everyone's home...IT REALLY WORKS !
Very simple to use.
I give it 5 stars !
I had too many electrical appliances on one circuit . luckily, my best bud stopped over to feed my cats & saw the house was full of smoke.
He carefully looked for the source & saw a plug smoking which burst into flame as he watched.
He unplugged the source cord, opened the windows and saved my home from burning down.
I thought the fuse on the power cord would protect me....WRONG !
With this tester I have kept the amps down to a safe level on each of my outlets.....
This tester should be in everyone's home...IT REALLY WORKS !
Very simple to use.
I give it 5 stars !
Most Recent Customer Reviews
RV power monitoring made easy!
I have a 34 ft Travel Trailer and a new Yamaha Generator. This device hooked up between my trailer and Generator gave me valuable information. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Artemus Gordon
Appliance wattage/amps load tester
Just what I was looking for. Needed to go along with my home generator in checking wattage
my appliances use.
my appliances use.
Published 5 months ago by ROBBO
Works as advertised.
This works as advertised. I bought this to test the amps and watts of items that I planned on hooking to a generator. Read more
Published 9 months ago by B. Cozier
Reliance Am/Watt Tester Works as Advertised
Clear, bright display, Amps or Watts. Surprised to discover appliance data plates are rarely accurate. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Carl Baxter
WAD
Works as designed and advertised. The wattage is calculated from the measured amps assuming a 120VAC source. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Starfaz
Simple to use
For the most part I am very satisfied with the meter. I wish I had something I could test it with to verify its accuracy. Read more
Published 17 months ago by toolmaker
Great Item
The item works as described and was/is very helpful for testing the drain on my motor home generator!
Published 22 months ago by RedBeard
Reliance THP103 AmWatt Load Tester
Seems to be close in watts (60w light bulb shows 59w) but shows 330 Amps on a 550 Amp blender.
Published on January 28, 2010 by Rain Man
load tester
I purchased one of these at the local Lowe's home improvement stores after reading reviews here. Guess what, I brought it home, plugged in the toaster to the tester, switched it... Read more
Published on January 12, 2010 by Paul
Not for checking some "energy vampire" low wattage items
This appears to be a very durable ammeter, that's why I purchased it instead of the "Kill-a-watt", but forget checking those small transformers (wall-warts) or other very low... Read more
Published on December 29, 2009 by DaveWV
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