Energy Saving Tips From Your Tampa Electrical Service Contractor

1.) Save money by eliminating wasted electrical consumption - The Problem:

Most motorized home appliances (air conditioning units, refrigerators, freezers, ceiling fans, washers, dryers, dishwashers, pool pumps, vacuum cleaners, furnace blowers, etc.) operate most efficiently when they're operating at full capacity. When they're not working at full capacity they pull more energy than they use, wasting the difference. In fact, the average home in America today operates at a power factor of .77. That means 23% of the electricity being delivered to the home is being wasted by the use of motorized appliances. 

The PowerwoRx Solution - Power Factor Optimization: 
The PowerwoRx e3 unit increases that power factor, in most cases, to .97 or .98, therefore increasing the effective use of your electricity and lowering your usage. 

First six months of 2007, we paid a total of $1,687.52. Then, after PowerwoRx was installed the same period in 2008, we paid only 1,262.80. That's a savings of $424.72 in just six months. We notice that our power is not tripping off as often as it did, and with all the lightning in Florida we feel much safer! To us it is a no-brainer to install PowerwoRx. 

- David & Wanda M., Florida 

2.) Protect appliances and electronics from the damage caused by voltage spikes - The Problem:

Typical residential and light commercial power sources allow literally hundreds of spikes and surges per day to reach valuable electronic equipment in your home. These voltage spikes come from many different sources (motors, power fluctuations, static electricity, lightning, etc.) but can all cause damage to televisions, stereos, computers, DVRs, security systems, etc.

The PowerwoRx solution- dual-mode surge suppression: 
The PowerwoRx e3 operates in a dual-mode for surge suppression, alternating between two different types of protection. PowerwoRx uses MOVs (Metal Oxide Varistors) to act as a sort of "pressure relief valve," diverting the surge to the neutral/ground lines. Should a massive surge (like a direct lightning strike) attempt to pass through PowerwoRx, it switches into fail-safe mode, cutting off the flow of electricity and blocking the surge, keeping damage to a minimum and prolonging the operating life of your appliances and electronic devices. 

...a retiree who lives in Okahumpka has been victimized twice by lightning strikes that inflicted an estimated $10,000 in damage, at least half of it to high-tech devices.

- SunSentinel.com 

3.) Prolong the life of appliances and electronics by reducing electrical "noise" - The Problem:

Our homes, businesses and factories are filled with electronic devices that generate "noise." It's this noise that's responsible for that all-too-familiar static you hear on your home radio receiver, the "hum" of a florescent lamp, or the "snow" you see when a TV produces a weak signal. And those are just examples of the electric noise we can see and hear. Imagine how much noise is coming from everything else in your home that you can't see or hear. What you also can't see or hear is the damage this noise does to switching power supplies, causing premature failure. 

The PowerwoRx Solution - Harmonic Filtration: 
Designed to filter harmonics and high frequency current (trash) from the electrical environment, harmonic filtration reduces the potential for leakage into the human environment and the creation of additional trash in non-linear loads (televisions, computers, variable frequency drives, energy-efficient lighting, etc.). By reducing the electrical noise and trash current in your home, the PowerwoRx e3 helps protect the switching power supplies, helping prevent premature failure and prolonging the life of your appliances and electronic devices. 


My June 23 - July 26 Electric Bill just arrived. My KWH usage was 12.3% less for the same number of days, same time frame as last year. 

My '07 KWH: 1691 | '08 KWH: 1483 

- Bert L.