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Product Dimensions

0.04 x 0.04 x 0.04 inches

Item Weight

1.1 pounds

Manufacturer

Belkin

ASIN

B003WV5DBU

Item model number

F7C005Q

Customer Reviews

3.9 516 ratings

3.9 out of 5 stars

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#371,074 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
#1,773 in Surge Protectors

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

No

Date First Available

June 14, 2010

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Belkin Conserve Insight - Energy Cost Monitor

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The Belkin Conserve Insight Energy Cost Monitor helps you measure the true impact of your energy use on your utility bill - and the environment. Find out how much energy your devices really use--including watts, the cost of operation, and the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions--with the Belkin Conserve Insight Energy Cost Monitor. At a glance you can see exactly how much electricity is used by devices like computers, televisions, kitchen appliances and more. The monitor also shows the carbon dioxide emissions produced as a byproduct of your electricity usage. With this monitor, you get a clear idea of the true impact to your wallet--and the environment.

Be Smart About Energy with the Cost Tracking Feature
The Conserve Insight Energy Cost Monitor makes it easy to be smart about energy. With the help of this handy device, you can see how much your devices cost to use on a yearly or monthly basis so you can make better energy decisions. Additionally, because the Conserve Insight also shows power plant carbon dioxide emissions produced to use various devices on a yearly or monthly basis, you'll discover your true environmental impact. The convenient tracking feature tracks your usage of a device over time and projects how much that device costs you to operate based on your actual usage.

Monitor is Customizable, Easy-to-Read
The Conserve Insight is both customizable and easy to read. A six-foot cord allows you to read the display at eye-level or place it on a table. And for added convenience, you can choose to use either the preloaded U.S. average electricity rate or enter your own rate off your electric bill. You can also set the carbon dioxide emissions rate for your specific region.

This unit includes a convenient tracking feature which gathers data over time to provide accurate energy use information based on your actual usage.

Smart, User-Friendly Design
Designed for ease of use, the Conserve Insight sets up in minutes. Simply plug it into a standard outlet and then plug a device in to the unit. The screen will automatically display how many dollars per year your device costs in its current operating mode--no need to press a button. Easy-to-understand graphic icons make it easy to read results, while both instantaneous and tracking modes of usage calculation let you put things in perspective.

With your device plugged into the Conserve Insight, you can press one of the corresponding buttons to enter into the desired mode. For a range of readings, pressing the CO2 or dollar button more than once will switch between monthly and yearly readings.

The Conserve Insight Energy Use Monitor is backed by a one-year limited warranty.

About Belkin's Conserve Products
Belkin Conserve products can help you to do your part by making it easier to reduce your energy consumption.

What's in the Box
Conserve Energy Insight Use Monitor; standard U.S. 3-pin wall outlet connector; attached digital display screen; and user's manual [PDF].

What's in the box

Belkin Conserve Insight Energy Use Monitor

Customer reviews

3.9 out of 5

516 global ratings

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Customers like the performance, appearance and informative features of the monitor. For example, they mention it works great, is easy to use and looks great on a desktop. That said, opinions are mixed on value.

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168 customers mention135 positive33 negative

Customers like the performance of the monitor. For example, they mention it works great, is impressive, and useful. Some say it's very basic and works on 110-120V. That said, some say it works well and is handy when monitoring devices with sleep modes.

"...It's very basic!Pro's:- Works on 110-120V for sure!- Reads Wh use- Reads $/year on electricity usage-..." Read more

"...Checked its calibration using a multimeter- no problem. Has three main buttons...." Read more

"...Presto, all devices are now completely powerless, saving you $$ every month...." Read more

"...Averaging works great with the Belkin Conserve Switch F7C01110q AV Energy-Saving AV Surge with Remote when you are turning the..." Read more

128 customers mention124 positive4 negative

Customers find the device very easy to use and understand. They say it's simple enough to calculate with minimal effort. They also appreciate the long remote display that makes reading the values a lot easier. Overall, customers say the product is basic and works on 110-120V.

"...So there it is very straight forward, user friendly (my wife who hates messing with electronics loves this and uses this regularly) and accurate..." Read more

"...This one seems up to the job of monitoring. It's very basic!Pro's:- Works on 110-120V for sure!- Reads Wh use-..." Read more

"...'s good about it, it has a long remote display which makes reading the values a lot easier than my Kill-a-watt...." Read more

"Money well spent. Arrived on time. Simple to use. Checked its calibration using a multimeter- no problem. Has three main buttons...." Read more

106 customers mention84 positive22 negative

Customers like the energy measurement of the monitor. They mention it's useful for seeing how much energy your device is using, and that it does a good job at calculating energy use. They also say it'll measure the power consumption over a long period, and easily check rated watt consumption for any appliance. Customers also say that it gives good information about how much electricity things use and what things cost to operate.

"...The benefit of a meter of this kind, one can easily check rated watt consumption for any appliance such as a LED light bulb, CFL light bulb or..." Read more

"...I for one love that this also tells me the CO2 emissions, some of you might not care for this but it is a great feature to have according to me...." Read more

"...If you leave it plugged in, it displays the average projected usage...." Read more

"...on how to set your local electricity rate so it can accurately calculate your energy costs...." Read more

55 customers mention51 positive4 negative

Customers find the power supply informative. They say it's a great tool for getting information on anything you plug in. They also say it can enlighten consumers on their power consumption and where. Customers also say the device is easy to understand and a good tool to use. They mention it helps them better understand which devices in their house are using a lot of electricity. They appreciate the real-time watts indicator.

"...This has become quite handy. You hold the button down for several seconds and it displays your KWH cost...." Read more

"...to monitor the usage of a refrigerator or freezer, the Insight Monitor is excellent...." Read more

"...This product is uniquely convenient because you can put the display at eye level, i has a 5-foot tethered cable, not like the similar priced [..." Read more

"Interesting device to monitor your power usage from a single outlet...." Read more

44 customers mention35 positive9 negative

Customers like the appearance of the power supply. They say it has a pleasant design, looks great on a desktop, and is well designed. The display is large and easy to read. Some customers are impressed with the innovative, usable designs of Belkin power supplies.

"...although I think this measuring device to be a bit pricey, this is a way cool, consumer oriented monitor device I feel comfortable recommending." Read more

"...pre attached cord, averaging feature, easy to read display, simple elegant design, and accurate measurement...." Read more

"...Also, the Conserve Insight is very nicely styled and looks great on a desktop. The Kill-A-Watt is much more utilitarian...." Read more

"...in my Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor, but sadly, very little detail is provided. The voltage, current and frequency are missing entirely...." Read more

38 customers mention38 positive0 negative

Customers like the cord length of the power supply. They say it has an extra long cord that is attached to the screen, making it convenient to use. Some customers also mention that the cord is perfect for monitoring hard to see outlets. Overall, customers are satisfied with the cord's length.

"...behind a Kitchen refrigerator or freezer, the monitor comes with a five foot monitor cable. Very nice...." Read more

"...Pros - 6 foot pre attached cord, averaging feature, easy to read display, simple elegant design, and accurate measurement...." Read more

"...First of all what's good about it, it has a long remote display which makes reading the values a lot easier than my Kill-a-watt...." Read more

"...-a-watt but then I saw this, it was cheap and I liked that it had a long cord.I think overall it is a great item...." Read more

31 customers mention31 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the power monitor. They mention it has a nice construction and fit/finish, works well, and has no problems with the utility or quality. They also say it's a hardy little tool that will last for a very long time. They say the readouts of watts are steady enough for most users.

"...for the moment, the Belkin Conserve Insight Energy-Use Monitor is well-built and having the display a couple of feet from the outlet is convenient." Read more

"...2- Quick readouts of watts, and it's steady enough for most users3- Price--this is a good unit for the moneyDislike:..." Read more

"...This one certainly is a breeze to use, and it's a nice construction and fit/finish...." Read more

"...The device itself is well built. Though the wall plug is a bit large, in my experience, it did not obscure the second plug...." Read more

80 customers mention52 positive28 negative

Customers are mixed about the value of the product. Some mention that it's a good unit for the money, perfect for simple electricity cost, and worth the money in ease of use. Others say that it’s based on day/night time calculations and is almost useless.

"...Also the price is definitely attractive when you compare it to a similar product...." Read more

"Money well spent. Arrived on time. Simple to use. Checked its calibration using a multimeter- no problem. Has three main buttons...." Read more

"...Over all, although I think this measuring device to be a bit pricey, this is a way cool, consumer oriented monitor device I feel comfortable..." Read more

"...I have always wanted a kill-a-watt but then I saw this, it was cheap and I liked that it had a long cord...." Read more

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This will definitely pay for itself.

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2013

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The first thing I did was run around the house, measuring and figuring out what i needed plugged in and what I could unplug and then "fa-git-about."

I found four items we could live without being plugged in 24/7 and then went back and plugged two of the items back in. At $0.3001/kWhr, the savings is roughly $5.62/mo. This watt meter cost us, $36.62. Due to our new found awareness, dividing the new found monthly savings into the cost of this watt meter, I find that it will take a rounded seven months for the watt meter to pay for itself. This is a great personal energy monitoring device.

One can easily program their current per kWh utility charge and see how much is being given to the utility company each year. One can toggle back-n-forth between annual usage, CO2 emissions (monthly/annual) and annual/current amount of electricity being consumed.

For hard to reach plug-in locations, such as behind a Kitchen refrigerator or freezer, the monitor comes with a five foot monitor cable. Very nice.

I've run average usage measurements on the side-by-side refrigerator and separate freezer. With that information, we checked out the price of a new side-by-side refrigerator and can now do direct cost comparisons as to price of a replacement side-by-side vs our current top tier electric usage rate currently being used and can empirically see how long it will take to amortize the cost of upgrading to a more efficient refrigerator. And to the curious, depending on the price of the model being looked at, I now see that it will take ten to twenty years to amortize off the cost of a more energy efficient refrigerator.

I should add, FYI, the yellow energy tags one finds inside refrigerators, uses a 2007 electric rate of $0.11 per kWh so when comparing consumer energy usage tags, it's suggested to have in your head your local utility rate for electricity so you're able to factor the difference between what's reported on the yellow tag and what it will cost/year using a real world electric rate.

The watt meter will handle up to 15A or 1,800W.

The benefit of a meter of this kind, one can easily check rated watt consumption for any appliance such as a LED light bulb, CFL light bulb or compare an Energy Star television set one might have recently acquired with the old television being replaced. All in all, for comparative measuring purposes, having this measuring device readily available is helpful so as to easily monitor any changes to one's electric usage.

Note: A day after this original review, the use of this meter exposed a poorly working CFL light that was using 70w/hr of energy. The bulb was replaced with a properly working CFL which measured at it's 23w/hr rating; once warmed up and stabilized, 23.9w/hr.

In my opinion, the main drawback to a monitoring tool of this kind is, in the beginning, one will have a tendency to unplug everything, including the kitchen sink. With that in mind, recognize, unless being super conscientious as to greenhouse gas emissions, one can leave a few frivolous items like a bedroom clock or a convenient standby item that is only drawing a couple of hourly watts plugged in and life as we know it, will not end.

If one wants to know what their individual electric usage is for a given item, whether a toaster, LED light bulb, side-by-side refrigerator or floor standing electric heater unit, this unit will immediately let one see how much energy is being used. Over all, although I think this measuring device to be a bit pricey, this is a way cool, consumer oriented monitor device I feel comfortable recommending.

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Abhilash Oommen

A must have!

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2012

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Let me start this review by saying that I am not going to include my readings here as that would not help a reader of this review, but I would try my best to explain why I rated this 5-stars and probably give some details about how I think it should be used ideally (just IMHO).

I have never thought of measuring how much energy each appliance were using till about a few months back. We used a controllable thermostat which is partly monitored by the utility company themselves and hence they do regulate the cooling on certain pre-agreed upon time-bands to prevent wastage, and this I thought was enough to save some money. But an electricity bill a couple of months back did wake me up. Started paying close attention to this once I noticed a trend in my electricity bill and how during certain months it went up when I have thought we did use less. That pinch did wake me from my unconscious slumber as to what was costing me a lot to run, and prompted me to take some action.

So I bought a P3 International P4460 Kill A Watt EZ Electricity Usage Monitor because I read some great things about it on another site. This did work well except for the fact that it was a pain in the rear to read and see. So I had 2 options - return that product and pick up something easier to use or pick up an extension cord (spend more money) and hook it up using that. Needless to say I decided to go with the first option when I found this Belkin product and it is possibly the best decision I made.

Unlike the Kill-a-Watt this monitor comes with pre-attached 6 foot extension cord and is much easier to read, setup and use on a daily basis. I for one love that this also tells me the CO2 emissions, some of you might not care for this but it is a great feature to have according to me. The averaging feature is another great option - What is the averaging feature? Well it averages your consumption based on your usage of the appliance/gadget over the time you have left the monitor plugged in. I used a 2 week time period for most of my 24/7 stuff (desktop/HTPC/Media console etc) and 2 month period for most of my stuff which is used as needed (read washer/dryer/dishwasher etc). So the more time you leave the monitor plugged in and use your stuff as you normally do, the better the average predictions would be, very cool. Saves me having to monitor the monitor and then calculating an average myself.

The setup and operation is too easy to explain, just have to understand that there are only three buttons, single press of each would work as a toggle switch for the display, yearly vs monthly, and a long press of the same would allow you to configure the monitor and enter your own per KWH rates and CO2 emission rates.

The only feature I think it missed in building in for whatever reason was a built in memory to store readings, and read them even after the monitor is unplugged. The averaging feature kind of eliminates this need to an extent if you have the patience to leave it plugged in for a few weeks or months, averaging plus writing down some readings is all you need. But sometimes a memory reading is absolutely necessary, for instance if you are tinkering with your electronics like I do all the time and I replaced a component in my desktop and would like a before and after comparison. Maybe they will incorporate this in the next version.

So there it is very straight forward, user friendly (my wife who hates messing with electronics loves this and uses this regularly) and accurate monitor to tell you about your energy usages. I love the simple fact that Belkin paid attention to what the consumers wanted and designed a product which addresses a lot of issues that other monitors have always had and came out with a great product.

Finally a summary of pros and cons:

Pros - 6 foot pre attached cord, averaging feature, easy to read display, simple elegant design, and accurate measurement. Also the price is definitely attractive when you compare it to a similar product.

Cons - no built in memory for the device to store and compare readings after unplugging the device.

Like to have - maybe a color display, a graphical view (usage graphs) for those of use who are visual even while reading numbers and definitely a programmable memory.

So there it is I like it and would recommend this to anyone considering buying a monitor.

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Fernando Torres

Excelente producto

Reviewed in Mexico on June 23, 2017

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Es muy cómodo su uso y es facil leer las mediciones. El único defecto es que no reporta el consumo en kWh.

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Kevin B

Worked as expected.

Reviewed in Canada on September 25, 2017

Verified Purchase

I bought this one over some of the cheaper versions because of the Belkin name. I am using it to assess how much power our different appliances were using. (Surprisingly, the old freezer in the basement is cheaper to run than our newer entertainment system even when it's turned off).
It has been very easy to use, although as other reviewers have noted, there are no options for different time-of-day electricity pricing. For this though, I used a time-weighted average for the day and I measure the power usage over a week, so it should be reasonably accurate. I also like having the tethered meter, saving my knees.
I am not sure how relative the "carbon dioxide emissions" feature is since we live in an area where most of the power is generated by carbon neutral generators (i.e. hydroelectric).

Praxis

How much "Power to the people" is that thing using? Buy this, find out.

Reviewed in Canada on January 5, 2017

Verified Purchase

I bought one of these about 8 years ago and it still does it's job, this purchase was a gift for a friend that mentioned that he'd like a way to measure the kWh of various appliances and utensiles. I recommed it.
And for those that pulled on the wire and broke it, they should know better. The products not defective or poorly engineered.

Bradley Thompson

How much power? This helps

Reviewed in Canada on September 5, 2014

Verified Purchase

This is a great device for the home. We all hear about vampire power use from our chargers and devices and this helps figure out what is happening! My Samsung phone charger when unplugged does not show any power use, caused by the inaccuracies of the device which is to be expected, but my DeWalt power drill battery charger shows a cost of $1.50 a month with no battery in it.

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Measure. Learn. Improve.

Reviewed in Canada on December 19, 2015

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Works well and is very practical to make home energy improvements.

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