Chinese Power Saver - Does it actually save power?

In this video I will have a look at two chinese power saver devices, explain how they work and why those might not be a good option to save power. Along the way I will talk about reactive power and distortion reactive power.

Music:
2011 Lookalike by Bartlebeats

[iceflake]

These devices actually have the capability to reduce your power consumption by a great factor. You're gonna need a lot of them for this though. You need to connect them to all the outlets in your house. This works because you no longer have any outlets to plug your power hungry devices in anymore.

[JorgeVeliz]

Thank God i found this great explanation, my mom wants me to buy one of these crappy devices for her. I will show her this video. Great work.

[Nerdforge]

Love how you literally picked everything apart and showed us what happened! Great vid man :)

[grantw.whitwam]

Good explanation, where I worked we had good size coolers for produce, meat, cheese, etc. We replaced the old ammonia system with 2 new freon systems, which were supposed to save a lot of money. Turned out it about doubled the electric cost. The electricians decided it was feeding back too much unused power back, since the new systems weren't working as hard as the older bigger ammonia compressor. They decided to install a big capacitor box like the small ones to cut down the bills, we had 3 phase with a demand meter. It did make a huge difference. Sorry I couldn't describe it better.

[massimookissed]

You got a nice anodized aluminium case for a future project :)

[RobertShippey]

I’ve seen Big Clive talk about this so much, but it’s really nice to see the practical examples on your scope. It helps to understand exactly what’s happening.

[muhh]

VERY impressive! I think we all knew the outcome beforehand, but your analytical methods are really impressive and fun to watch! :)

[cup_and_cone]

4:36 - That breaker box is beautifully organized. Makes American electrician's wiring look like Thailand workers.

[TheBitGuy]

I guess these are about like all of the expensive products that claim to increase your car's gas mileage, but really don't.

[myemperor]

Awesome video. I'm a civil engineer, and based only on the limited electrical engineering courses I had in my first 2 years, I could easily follow your video.

[fggyc]

The way you ripped the booklet apart at the end was sooo satisfying ;)

[bilbao]

Don't understand any of it but thank you for taking the time to explain it so thoroughly and clearly

[dennisdesourdyjr]

Thank you man.. I just seen an ad about those “power saving” devices and knew it was too good to be true so I YouTubed it and watched your video for confirmation. You went above and beyond and gave great explanation with detail. I’m an electrical apprentice and it just shows me I have a lot more to go to be where you’re at. So thanks for clearing that up and good luck with your channel, I wish you much success!

[johnyancey]

Great example! Thanks for going into the device and giving a detailed description and exposing the truth about the electrical junk people try to sell on the internet! I appreciate what you did.

[VIDEOEPPO]

I really had my doubts on this gadgets. Thank you for the logical explanations

[amitanivfx]

Superbly explained! I like the way you have clearly explain the definition of these devices and also that it is imperative to forget about these Chinese appliances

[deere]

I worked in the electric utility business for 36 years. My recommendation to people that wanted to lower their bill was to turn shit off. When you really think about it, electricity is cheap considering what all we can do with it. I enjoyed the video. Thanks.

[iwalkreporter]

Hey Scott; i just watched your video about power savers and loved it - its not my field but you made it easy to understand that we can understand...:)
My passion is alternative energy - solar, wind and hydraulic, and I would love to learn from you few simple projects to share with my kids. Best tutorial ever, because we can see you know!

[mikelemon]

Marketing these days ... you can sell ice to Eskimos .

[thewheeloflife]

omg, I was gona buy this, put something told me not too. Then this morning I watched your video. I am very impressed and subscribed (i usually don't get impressed or subscribed)!!! Love your wisdom and thank you so much for helping us understand. You make it so enjoyable ....can't wait to hear your other videos. Yay!!!