I have the following voltmeter:
I now have three years of data indicating that my consumption(in average daily kilowatt hours) has not fluctuated much from IE: January
2005>Jan 2006>Jan 2007, etc. The biggest factor in my bills is the baseboard heat, the fridge, and the AC units in summer. Not to mention that CL&P's generation rate is now twice what it was three Januarys prior! In addition, I'm slowly converting higher wattage 75-100W bulbs(kitchen, entry way) to 15-20W(75W equiv) fluorescents.The phenomenon mentioned in the Subject header is simple: Pre- conversion, I was getting 121-122VAC readings on the radioshack multimeter. Currently, after converting all non-switched receptacles to side-screw or back-wire, I'm now getting readings between
124-125VAC!!Is that safe? The meter always did read a little hot(a fresh out of the sleeve AA battery would read 1.58 > 1.61 on the multimeter). Should I purchase a second multimeter and see if it returns lower/ different readings? Still, the voltage readings at the outlets are
2-3VAC higher than before all this converting went on, so I know my TVs/Stereos/Appliances are getting the most voltage they can in this apartment.Your comments on the multimeter or the outlets are welcome.
-ChrisCoaster