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The Clipsal Cent-a-meter is an innovative new product designed to show you how much your electricity consumption is costing you in real time. The wireless electricity monitor displays the cost of electricity being used on a portable, easy to read, LCD monitor inside your home. Understanding the cost of your household electricity is the first step towards reducing your electricity bill.

The Cent-a-meter also shows the amount of greenhouse gas generated by your electricity use. By reducing your electricity consumption, you will be directly reducing the amount of harmful greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. Greenhouse gas emissions can be further minimised by using energy from environmentally friendly sources or green energy.

Product Features

The temperature and humidity display shows the comfort level within your home or office. Turn off electric heating and cooling when not required.
Educate your household members about the operating costs of electrical appliances. Press the mode button to check the power and current used.
The tariff can be set according to your latest AGL electricity bill.
A programmable Alarm alerts the user to excessive peak loads.

Product Benefits

Save money by using energy efficient practices and turning appliances off when not in use.
Contribute to environmental conservation and reduce your energy use by using the Greenhouse Gas display mode.

Options

Additional sensors for 2 & 3 phase power supply (Cat No. CMS113)
AC/DC power pack for monitor display (Purchased Separately, Cat No BE490)

		A licensed electrician can simply install the Clip-On Sensor by attaching it to the main active or phase cable at the switchboard.
		The wireless hand-held Receiver Unit can be taken from room to room or placed in a central location.
		The Clip-On Sensor cable plugs into the Transmitter Unit which relays power use to the Receiver Unit.

Technical Info CM113A

Power On Factory Default Settings:

AC Voltage		240V
1kg Co2		1kW/hr
GHG Unit		Kg/Hour
GHG Conversion		1 Kg Co2 = 1kW/hr
Tariff charge		12.0 cent/kWh
Temperature Unit		°C
Currency		$ and cents
Hi Alarm		$2.00/hour HI=on
Receiving cycle		MAX = 6 sec
Display Mode		Cost rate display

Radio Frequency:

System		433 MHz Radio Frequency
Range		30 metres in open areas

Note: Distance will reduce if installed in a metal enclosure

Power Supply:

Receiver		3 x AA/UM-3 1.5V Alkaline batteries (or 6.0V AC/DC adaptor)
Transmitter		3 x AA/UM-3 1.5V Alkaline batteries

Operating Environment:

Operation temperature:		5° to 45° C at <85% relative humidity
Storage temperature:		-5° C to 60° C at <85% relative humidity

Compliance:

Manufactured to ISO9000 Quality Assurance Standards and applicable Australian and New Zealand Communications and Electricity Authorities Regulations CE N12357 Designed in Australia. Patent Pending. Made in China.

Note:

CENT-A-METER is not an accumulation meter and cannot check your energy bill, but can be used to monitor individual circuits of metered premises to estimate the share of power usage. For safety purposes a licensed electrician is required to install the sensor.