Kill A Watt meter

Go for it. Do it all the time. Good stuff.

Funny you bring this up, I just ordered one from Amazon today. I'm gonna be running around the house like a jack rabbit when that thing gets here. Checking this and checking that, can't wait.

I have one, use it just like you said.

Do a search here on them. Lots of people used them last year. Your gonna be shocked at how little electric that your stove uses (will be more of its igniting a bunch of times each day) . My Quad uses less than 70 watts when running on Low. Somewhere in the neighborhood of $75 for the entire heating season IIRC. Will check when I get home. I think it was $15 a month. Running 24/7 on Low for 5 months. 5 months x $15 = $75.. I think. . . .

Yup, I was surprised that mt Mt Vernon used 4.1 amps on start up and 1.1 while running, NICE!

Last February when I bought my stove I thought my winter electric bill would go up because of the two blower motors, the ignitor, etc. It went down 15.00 a month. My average electric bill in the Winter was 55.00 to 60.00. After the pellet stove install it runs about 40.00 a month.

Or you might be surprised at how much electric your stove is using. If you ignitor is permanently stuck on that is. (I discovered it with a Kill A Watt)

Most accurate way to read it is to let it run for 24 hrs and then read the kW used.

Just don't plug a Dehumidifier into a KAW - what pigs those are.

My XXV cruises at 84 watts, 117 with the auger running. Add 20 watts if the blower is on high. Might be more when it's running wide open. As noted a 24 hour average is best.