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POWER MONITOR INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 2 Welcome C O N T E N T S The Black & Decker Power Monitor helps you conserve electricity by showing you how much you use, and what it costs, as you use it. This feedback will help you take steps to reduce your consumption and save money. 01 Before You Begin The Power Monitor will show you: Verify the Contents of the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 • Your current electricity usage You Will Also Need . . . . .
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 4 0 1 B E FORE YOU BEGIN 0 1 B E FORE YOU BEGIN Verify the contents of the box. Digital Display Stand Keyhole Hanger Verify that your package contains all of the components shown below. If any item is missing, please call 1-800-544-6986. The Digital Display can be mounted to a wall using the keyhole hanger in the back, or it can stand alone using the plastic stand. To attach the stand to the Digital Display, insert the plastic tabs into the square
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 6 0 2 U N D E R S TANDING YOUR POWER MONITO R 0 3 I N S TALLING YOUR METER SENSOR Knowing the Meter Sensor Go to your electric meter and take the following items with you: 1 Clamping Strap Sensor Arm (extended) • This Manual • A clean damp cloth 2 • Meter Sensor • 1 large Flat Head screwdriver Sensor Head 3 • Digital Display • Clear Alignment Template (if you have a Type 3 meter) • Rubber Shim • A pen or pencil Sensor LEDs 4 Wire 5 Determine your el
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 8 0 3 I N S TALLING YOUR METER SENSOR 0 3 I N S TALLING YOUR METER SENSOR TYPE 1—ELECT R O M E C H A N I CA L TYPE 1—ELECT R O M E C H A N I CA L A . Record Your Meter’s Power F a c t o r C . Install Your Meter Sensor 1. Wipe the meter dome clean with the Find your meter’s Power Factor on the face of the meter. Look for a number preceded by the letters Kh. This number is usually 7.2 for an electromechanical meter. Write this damp cloth. number in t
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 10 0 3 I N S TALLING YOUR METER SENSOR 0 3 I N S TALLING YOUR METER SENSOR TYPE 2—ELECTRONIC WITH OPTICAL PORT ON FAC E TYPE 2—ELECTRONIC WITH OPTICAL PORT ON FAC E A . Record Your Meter’s Power F a c t o r B . Prepare Your Meter Sensor Find and re c o rd your mete r’s Power Fa c to r. On the face of the mete r, look for a number Make sure the batteries are installed in the Meter p receded by the lette rs Kh, Ks, or Kt. This number is usually 1.0 fo
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 12 0 3 I N S TALLING YOUR METER SENSOR 0 3 I N S TALLING YOUR METER SENSOR TYPE 2—ELECTRONIC WITH OPTICAL PORT ON FAC E TYPE 3—ELECTRONIC WITH OPTICAL PORT ON TO P C . Install Your Meter Sensor A . Record Your Meter’s Power F a c t o r 1. Wipe the meter dome clean with the Find and re c o rd your mete r’s Power Fa c to r. On the face of the mete r, look for a number damp cloth. p receded by the lette rs Kh, Ks, or Kt.This number is usually 1.0 for
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 14 4 . Tu rn the Sensor A rm so that the two Sensor Sensor LED’s 0 3 I N S TALLING YOUR METER SENSOR LEDs are visible (4). T h ey need to be able to see the Optical Po rt on the mete r. TYPE 3—ELECTRONIC WITH OPTICAL PORT ON TO P C . Install Your Meter Sensor The objective of this step is to align the Sensor LEDs dire c t ly over the optical port on the mete r. 1. S tand dire c t ly in front of your electric mete r, at a height where you can see th
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 16 The data appearing on your screen is an accurate measure of your electricity consump- 0 3 I N S TALLING YOUR METER SENSOR tion. To see an accurate measure of your electricity cost, follow the next section to program your billing rates. TYPE 3—ELECTRONIC WITH OPTICAL PORT ON TO P If numbers are not appearing on your screen after 2 minutes, go to section 11, 9 . You may need to slide the Sensor towa rd you until Troubleshooting and Q&A. the Sensor
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 18 05 DETERMINE BILLING MODE AND BILLING RAT E 05 DETERMINE BILLING MODE AND BILLING RAT E Flat Rate Billing – Determine Your Billing Rate Flat Rate Billing – Example Note: Rates can differ in winter and summer. Now refer to your own electric bill. Find your billing rate. If applicable, add fees and taxes to your base rate to obtain an accurate total billing rate, as shown in the example. If your rate is in dollars per kilowatt-hour ($/kWh), you wi
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 20 Example bill for this three-tier billing plan: 05 DETERMINE BILLING MODE AND BILLING RAT E E L E C T R I C B I L L Besides the Generation charges per kWh 1300 kWh X $.0500 $ 65 Tiered Rate Billing – Example cost of the Generation charges per kWh 1000 kWh X $.1000 $100 If you have tiered billing, you are charged an initial rate for an initial amount of power, or electricity Generation charges per kWh 400 kWh X $.1500
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 22 05 DETERMINE BILLING MODE AND BILLING RAT E 05 DETERMINE BILLING MODE AND BILLING RAT E Time-of-Use Rate Billing – Example Tiered Rate Billing If you have Time of Use (TOU) billing, you are charged a different rate depending on the time of day. There may be two rates (on-peak and off-peak) or three rates (on-peak, mid- Determine Your Billing Rates and Thresholds peak, and off-peak). In addition, weekends and holidays may be charged at a single
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 24 05 DETERMINE BILLING MODE AND BILLING RAT E 05 DETERMINE BILLING MODE AND BILLING RAT E Time-of-Use Rate Billing – Example Time-of-Use Rate Billing – Example Example bill for a three-rate Time-of-Use plan: For the example, you would record your billing data as follows: E L E C T R I C B I L L RECORD YOUR BILLING RATES AND TIME SLOTS HERE Besides the Generation charges per kWh 1300 kWh X $.0500 $ 65 cost of the Generation charges per k
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 26 05 DETERMINE BILLING MODE AND BILLING RAT E 06 PROGRAM DIGITAL DISPLAY - TIME, DAY, T E M P E R ATURE, POWER FACTOR, BILLING MODE Time-of-Use Rate Billing Determine Your Billing Rates and Time Slots The prog/sync button on top of the Digital Display is used to enter Now refer to your own electric bill. Find your Time-of-Use billing rates, and the correspon- Program Mode and to enter data for each programming step. ding time slots. Also, determi
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 28 06 PROGRAM DIGITAL DISPLAY - TIME, DAY, 07 PROGRAM DIGITAL DISPLAY – FLAT RATE BILLING T E M P E R AT U R E , P OWER FACTOR, BILLING MODE S T E P A C T I O N / P R E S S D I S P L AY S T E P A C T I O N / P R E S S D I S P L AY RECORD YOUR BILLING RATE HERE Find the Billing Rate Billing Rate: = ¢/kWh you recorded in section 05. Set day of the week. Enter your Billing Rate. Set temperature units. To make the numbers c
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 30 08 PROGRAM DIGITAL DISPLAY – 08 PROGRAM DIGITAL DISPLAY – TIERED RATE BILLING TIERED RATE BILLING Note: Before you begin programming your Digital Display for Tiered Rate Billing, Note: Before you begin programming your Digital Display for Tiered Rate Billing, you will need to refer to the Billing Rates and Thresholds you recorded in section 05. you will need to refer to the Billing Rates and Thresholds you recorded in section 05. S T E P A C T I
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 32 09 PROGRAM DIGITAL DISPLAY – 09 PROGRAM DIGITAL DISPLAY – TIME-OF-USE RATE BILLING TIME-OF-USE RATE BILLING Note: Before you begin programming your Digital Display for Time-of-Use Rate Billing, Note: Before you begin programming your Digital Display for Time-of-Use Rate Billing, you will need to refer to the Billing Rates and Time Slots you recorded in section 05. you will need to refer to the Billing Rates and Time Slots you recorded in section
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 34 10 USING YOUR POWER MONITO R 10 USING YOUR POWER MONITO R The Power Monitor will show you: Press the $/kW button to cycle between Cost and Power views • Your current electricity usage Power Vi e w • The usage of a single electric appliance • Your accumulated electricity usage over an hour, a day, or any time period • Your estimated monthly usage Press the $/kW button to cycle between Cost and Power views Cost Vi e w The kilowatts currently consu
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 36 N o w, the Black & Decker Power Monitor is ready to 10 USING YOUR POWER MONITO R work for you. Measure the Consumption of a Feedback on your electricity consumption will help you change your energy habits, Single Appliance with Ta r e resulting in lower electricity bills. Many households have saved up to 20% off their electricity bills by using the Power Monitor (see www.blackanddecker.com for more Note: Tare mode works in both Cost and Power
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90539499 01 EM100B.qxd 7/7/08 10:05 AM Page 38 1 1 T R O U B L E S H O OTING AND Q&A 1 1 T R O U B L E S H O OTING AND Q&A A. I am unsure of my electric meter type. How can I find out which type of meter I have? The photos in section 03 of the Instruction Manual show the various kinds of electric meters that we have grouped under three types: electromechanical; electronic with optical port on face; electronic with optical port on top. The majority of existing meters fall under one of these g
