That’s right; homes in the UK receive electricity at an average of 242v, but can be as high as 253v! Whereas most of our electrical devices are designed for the European market at 220-230v, so this leads to:
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Not only does this oversupply mean you are paying for more electricity, but it shortens the life of your appliances. By matching your voltage supply to your electrical appliances and equipment it is possible to make a substantial energy saving and prolong their life expectancy.
How much money am I wasting?
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You will get instant savings by installing a maintenance-free Eco-Max Home Voltage Optimiser and you could start saving £100’s per year.
| Appliance | On full power | Volts when optimised with Eco-Max | Watts full power | Watts when optimsed with Eco-Max | Savings achieved % |
| Twin 6' T8 fluorescent kitchen light | 248.0v | 223.8v | 163W | 129W | 20.9% |
| Hairdryer | 243.1v | 223.3v | 1814W | 1473W | 18.8% |
| Vacuum cleaner | 241.5v | 218.3v | 1764W | 1445W | 18.1% |
| Microwave | 247.5v | 223.3v | 1164W | 981W | 15.7% |
| Infra red patio heater | 236.4v | 218.3v | 2778W | 2367W | 14.8% |
| Fridge | 247.0v | 224.2v | 84.4W | 75.8W | 10.2% |
| Dishwasher (full cycle) | 245.0v | 221.5v | 0.365kW/hr | 0.346kW/hr | 5.2% |
The above tables show the savings which can be achieved when using standard household appliances and lighting.
The average saving across all these household appliances is 14.8%. With an average home spending around £584 per year on electricity (ref: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/annual-domestic-energy-price-statistic) that 14.8% represents a saving of £86.43 each year.
The easy way to save power, save money and extend the life of electrical appliances.
Did you know that a lightning strike miles away can cause a surge that can damage appliances in your home ?
Modern homes are full of expensive electrical and electronic systems, yet these critical systems are at risk from the regular occurrences of transient over-voltage surges.
The average UK home has around £9,600 pounds of electronics consisting of Fridge’s, Freezers, TV’s, Satellite TV boxes, PC’s, boiler controllers, alarm systems, PV invertors etc which are all acutely susceptible to damage from overvoltage
Lightning strikes, and other power grid surges from sub-station switching and power cuts etc are the main causes of electrical device failure so protection against these over-voltages should be a fundamental part of our electrical system configurations.
Fitted quickly and easily by a qualified electrician next to your fuse board, it will provide you with peace of mind whilst it silently protects all your appliances. Don’t wait for the next power surge to damage something expensive like your widescreen TV before you act, protect your home with Eco-Max Surge today!