Reliance Controls THP103 AmWatt Generator Appliance Wattage/Amps Load Tester
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Product Description
Reliance AmWatt Appliance Load Tester. This hand-held, easy plug-in Tester gives quick, accurate readouts of watts or amps. So it's easy to calculate your power needs for home transfer switches and emergency generators. Refrigerators, dehumidifiers, space heaters, microwaves, holiday lighting, coffeemakers... you know what they draw. Just plug the AmWatt into your electrical outlet, plug in any appliance and you can choose amperage or wattage to display. 26" cord. Weighs approx. 1 lb. UL-listed. An electrifying deal... get yours quick! Reliance AmWatt Appliance Load Tester
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #8606 in Lawn & Patio
- Color: Blue
- Brand: Reliance
- Model: THP103
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 12.00" h x 9.00" w x 13.00" l,
Features
- Accurate digital readout from 1 to 15 amps and 125 to 1875 watts
- Easy slide-switch action instantly converts between Amps and Watts
- Long 26-inch cord reaches to remote electrical outlets.
- Only tester of its kind that gives a quick digital readout of Amps or Watts used by any plug-in appliance.
- Perfect for choosing the correct portable generator to purchase.
Editorial Reviews
From the Manufacturer
AmWatt Plug-In Digital Appliance Load tester. Only tester of its kind that gives a quick digital readout of Amps or Watts used by any plug-in appliance. Eliminates the need for expensive clamp-on meters and line splitters. Perfect for choosing the correct portable generator to purchase. Easy to use: 1. Plug appliance or light into AmWatt, 2. Plug the AmWatt into any 15A electrical outlet, 3. Turn ON the appliance or light. UL listed.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Counting Amps
By Michael Igno
I don't normaly set time to do a review but this product is just a must for people that are trying to use a portable generator properly. The digital readout is clear and quite accurate as specifified by manufacturer's specification sheet. This load tester is well worth the price as compared to other Load testers on the market that can cost up to $150.00. Also for all you that are trying to conserve energy, this device can show how much all your appliances and electronic equiptment draws power while on standby mode. Be informed and stop wasting money and watts!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
DON'T LET MY HOUSE BURN
By Robert J. Davidson
My house almost caught fire while I was on vacation.
I had too many electrical appliances on one circuit . luckily, my best bud stopped over to feed my cats & saw the house was full of smoke.
He carefully looked for the source & saw a plug smoking which burst into flame as he watched.
He unplugged the source cord, opened the windows and saved my home from burning down.
I thought the fuse on the power cord would protect me....WRONG !
With this tester I have kept the amps down to a safe level on each of my outlets.....
This tester should be in everyone's home...IT REALLY WORKS !
Very simple to use.
I give it 5 stars !
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Does NOT work with compact fluorescent lights!
By Dean
Anything that uses an electronic ballast (light the compact fluorescent lights - CFLs) will not work with this device. That's because the device looks at the peak current to figure out the watts. For example, a CFL that actually uses 13 or 14 watts will erroneously show up as using 65 watts. That's because the crappy meter sees a maximum of 0.5 amps of current, but most of the time the CFL is drawing much less current. This device only refreshes about twice a second and cannot see a current that is pulsed faster than that. It will work fine for anything that uses a constant level of current, like a fan, toaster, etc. Also keep in mind that the packaging itself says it is only accurate from 125 - 1875 watts. That means anything using less that 125 watts might not show up very accurate. There are much better devices out there, like the Kill-a-Watt.








