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- From: lsg001@cck.coventry.ac.uk (Graham Wilson)
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- Organization: Legal Department - Coventry University
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 11:41:14 GMT
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- ** I was wondering whether people might be able to answer a question for
- me ?
-
- While walking around Texas (DIY store) the other day I came across a
- "power saver" device. This box, the size of a double-adaptor plug, is
- designed to replace the conventional plug on a domestic fridge / freezer.
-
- According to the blurb on the back, the device helps to save 40 - 60 %
- of the electricity which the freezer would normally use. When the unit
- is "saving" electricity a red light on the front of the saver plug
- comes on.
-
- The unit costs 25 pounds and according to the cost saving information
- printed on the carton this unit would pay for itself in approximately
- one year.
-
- What I wanted to know was how does this unit operate the freezer
- while using less electricity ? If the unit does work, why don't they
- fit these devices as standard to freezers and other equipment ?
-
- Thanks.
-
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- * Graham Wilson * lsg001@cck.coventry.ac.uk *
- * LL.B. Law III * Coventry University *
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