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Ward Vandewege wrote: > On Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 01:10:39PM -0500, Brendan Kidwell wrote: >> Why not go to the source and measure just the energy consumption? Get a >> Kilawatt < >> http://www.amazon.com/P3-International-Kill-Electricity-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU> >> and measure the total watt hours used by each scenario. If you run two >> scenarios in the same day be sure to let the dryer cool down completely >> between tests so that you're always measuring energy consumption from a cold >> start. > > Good plan - except the killawat is not compatible with the average electric > US dryer. From wikipedia: > > In the United States and other countries following USA wiring standards, > electric dryers typically have a 4-wire NEMA 14-30 plug, rather than the > 3-wire NEMA 5-15 plug used by most appliances, and need a 30-ampere, 240-volt > centertapped single-phase circuit. > > Thanks, > Ward. >
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