Current Cost Meter and Other Power Savings

We have one of the current cost meters that are either available from e-on or for purchase direct from Current Cost or eBay.

The meter monitors domestic electricity use via a wireless connection to an inductive clamp attached to the mains cable near the electricity meter.

The unit is very easy to set up and a USB cable can be purchased for connection to your PC. Free software written by Dale Lane The software is here The cables can be purchased here

You can export the data and manipulate it however you want and even connect to the web to compare data with similar situations to your own. It really does make you think about your power usage!!

I am also using one of the e-on powerdown plugs.

This unit offers surge protection and also shuts down connected peripherals once it senses that your PC has shutdown, thus saving standby power. These are also available cheaply on eBay.

Triumph Herald Steering Wheel Change

I managed to pick up a really nice period Mountney Steering wheel for the Herald. I found the car a little difficult to drive with the original "big" wheel. I'm currently battling with getting the horn push working. I think it looks quite snazzy!!

Reading Hanging In!

After a disappointing 2-0 FA Cup loss away at Cardiff and then an easy 4-0 home win against Watford, followed by a 2-0 loss at Swansea it has been a mixed few weeks for the Royals.

The signing of Jay Tabb I think is a positive step, a bustling, strong and hard working player is a good addition to the squad.

Now let's get ready for what could be a season defining game against Wolves on Tuesday at the (Sir) Mad Stad!

Triumph Herald Screen Washer Conversion

The old fashioned push screen washer pump failed on the old girl, so I spent £12 or so on eBay and converted it to electric screen washers.

The pump fits very nicely above the washer bottle and I installed a nice little switch where the old pump went. The switch almost matches the heater blower switch, so looks OK!