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They must have targeted the wrenches list with that ad?<div>I tried something similar( I think) on a refrigerator. I plugged it into Watts Up meter, and didn't see any change in the run watts or surge watts.</div><div>If it was that easy, wouldn't Manufacturers use it to improve their SEER ratings?</div><div><br></div><div>Ray</div><div><br><div> <br><div><div>On Aug 23, 2008, at 9:28 AM, Greg Seelhorst wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:11pt">Wrenches -<br> <br> With all of this talk about AC Unit power demands with solar, I was wondering if these Power-Save and Power Works products could help reduce the loads and surges in question. Below is a promotional propaganda from Power-Save claiming large offsets of AC loads by using their products to offset the reactive loads. Does anyone have experience with these? Any thoughts?<br> <br> Regards,<br> <br> <br> </span></font><font size="1"><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:9pt">Greg Seelhorst<br></span></font><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:9pt"><br> <br> </span></font></font><font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:12pt"><b>I</b></span><b><font size="4"><span style="font-size:13pt">ncredible Independent Test Results; Receive Free Shipping on Power-Save 1200 Orders!<br> </span></font><font color="#0B00FF"><span style="font-size:12pt"><br> </span></font><span style="font-size:11pt">"</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt">I must admit, I was a bit skeptical about your product, as an electrical engineer friend introduced me to Power-Save a few months ago... <br> <br> While I was testing the unit, I had my friends present. I tested the product on the load side, and I found no difference in the amperage draw to my A/C unit on the circuit conductors directly from the breaker to it. At first, I was disgruntled. After settling down and thinking about what I had just done, I realized my error and clamped my Fluke meter on the mains directly behind the meter registering current draw at the line side of the load center....and BINGO!!!!<br> <br> On start up, the A/C unit went up to 91 amps and leveled out at 13 without the Power-Save 1200 on.<b> When the Power Save unit was engaged it was a draw of 35 amps and leveled out at 8.75. That pretty much blew everyone away! After that, I tested everything with a motor load in my house. I was astonished at the significant reduction in amperage.<br> </b><br> I have had, in addition, a lot of customers complaining of bad power spikes, sags, and all kinds of irregularities from their utilities which could benefit from the uni<b>t</b>." - John Turteltaub, San Diego<br></span></font></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>