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Residential Benefits
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 3-5% kWh realized in monthly savings
12-year warranty
Investment return (36 months or less)
Reduced energy demand
Decreased heat dissipation (extends life of appliances/motors)
Amperage surge protection for all your home equipment
Patented and UL/CSA listed product
Take it with you if you move
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If your monthly home electric bill is typically more than $200*, installing a KVARŪ correction capacitor is likely a good investment. The higher your electric bill the quicker return on investment.
*Air conditioning, hot tubs, pools or electric pump costs will get the best return on investment with power factor correction.
Installation is approximately a 30-minute job that must be done by an electrical contractor.
Warning this is not for every one.
Homes that have monthly electric bills less than $200 may not realize a notable savings on your electric bill, however you will have surge protection for your entire home and extend the life of your appliances/motors.
For big power users adding power factor correction is the next layer of electrical energy savings after you have updated to Energy Star appliances and switched to fluorescent lighting.
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What you need to know.
Not all electric appliances have a low power factor. Appliances that have heating elements have a 100% power factor. That means that your electric water heater, stove, oven, electric blanket and toaster are not the problem. Old fashion incandescent light bulbs also have a 100% power factor.
Motors and fluorescent lights have lower power factors. Our homes have motors for air conditioners, furnace fans, refrigerators, chest freezers, clothes washer and dryers, dishwashers, sump pumps, garage door openers, power tools, fans and more.
Older motors and inexpensive new motors have power factors of about 75% or so. Newer high efficiency premium quality motors have power factors of around 86%.
The real shocker is fluorescent lighting. Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) had a power factor of only 51%.
This means that for devices that have an average power factor of around 75% you are paying for 25% more for power than you should be.
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What can you do at home to save Money?
Until recently, it was not worth the cost to install power factor correction equipment in homes. Two things have changed that:
- The increased cost of electricity
- The availability of low cost simple to install equipment
Low power factor can be corrected by adding a simple device at the main electrical power panel in your home. Power factor correction capacitors can save 3 to 5% of your home electric bill by reducing the amount of power that passes through your electric meter. The exact amount of your savings will depend on how much of your power bill is from motors and fluorescent lights.
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