There are many ways to save money around the home, from energy saving lightbulbs to switching off appliances that you would normally leave on standby.
I'll go into a rant about such things another time. Today, I thought I would tell you about something that you plug in to save you money!
About 6 months ago, I heard about the Intelliworks intelligent energy saver. Not one to be suckered in with phony items, I did my research and was impressed with what I read. So much so that I purchased one.
It cost me £17 including postage. They're available from various places online. It arrived a few days later in a small box. I unpacked it to find an item around the size of... er.. A large mouse I suppose. The computer kind, not the animal kind. On the reverse of the plastic unit is a 3 pin plug. You just plug it into a socket near your electric meter, and it regulates your electricity and saves you money.
Simple as.
But does it work?
Well, it's been plugged in for about 4 months now and I am pleased to say that it does. In fact, i'd say it's saved about a third of my total electricity charges. Which means, it's almost paid for itself 3 times over already. Now, results do vary and I was pretty sure that the "save 50% of your electricity" was over ambitious, but 33% is pretty darn impressive!
The websites claim a saving of between 10 and 20%, which is still pretty darn amazing really for a £17 bit of plastic!
Over the year, it should save me around £120! probably one of the best seventeen quids I have ever spent!
**Update** Well, I've had this installed for over a year now and It's probably saved me around £100 in electricity charges. And that's taking into consideration that electricity prices have risen in the last 12 months, so I'm really happy.
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