POWER SAVER? SAVE OR UNSAVE? Here's my experience/warning. Share yours.

[MeMing]

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Generally, there are two major ways to increase profit; increasing sales or you cut costs/expenses. Since sales is something I can not control that much since competition in the icafe industry (or any other industry for that matter) is as stiff as ever, I have been desperately trying to cut costs. And if your in this business, you pretty well know that the biggest piece of the expense pie is electricity.

So, here I am trying to cut my electric bill as much as I can. Micro managed 2 aircon units depending on the number of customers as well the external temperatures provided by our weather. One lucky/unlucky day, someone came up to me and said he has something that could cut my electric bills by +/- 30% at the cost of PHP 10,000.00 payable within 6 months. What struck me with this offer is that it is a whole lot cheaper compared to the other agents that came to me with the same product. Desperate, I took the offer.

After the first month of the unit running, my electricity bill GREW by around 30%! Yes that GREW not the expected DECREASE that I expected. When I told them about this, they said that they will replace the unit because it may be defective. Replace they did and after another month, GREW bigger my bill went! This time it's around 40%! OMG! WTF! HOLY S%IT! GODLIKE! SOMEBODY STOP IT! lolz nalang!

Right now, I'm still waiting for my refund. Wish me luck!

Summary:

Electricity expenses: from 12,000 average to 14,000+ on the 1st month then 17,000+ on the 2nd month.
Agent: Danny (I forgot the family name but I'll check on my job order)
Business Name: Apord's Market Link
Proprietor: Ricardo (I forgot the family name but I'll check on my job order)
Business Address: Castor Belleza Street, Mohon, Talisay City


I have verified the business name and the proprietor in the DTI website and it match. Something that also gave me a little assurance of the dealer.

Mga kuya ug ate, kini ang akong suliran! mwahahahahaahahaha! kamo diha? aduna ba kamaoy sosama ni-ini nga experiencya?

[freez3]

this is so sad to hear.
tsk tsk tsk.

[kyleanne]

hala oi...yesterday ra ba kay naa pod mi ari nga agent for power saver. Economizer ang ngalan sa ila product. nag promo daw sila karon and naa pod sila anang 9980 for the 30 amps. He showed me some bills from clients including sarrosa hotel...gipakita nga miubos jud. they will have 6 months daw to observe the electric consumption kun moubos jud...nag plan ra ba jud ko mokuha...kinsa diha nakagamit ani nga Economizer? Ang office nila kay sa Mambaling.

[Zirv]

yawa

[MeMing]

hala oi...yesterday ra ba kay naa pod mi ari nga agent for power saver. Economizer ang ngalan sa ila product. nag promo daw sila karon and naa pod sila anang 9980 for the 30 amps. He showed me some bills from clients including sarrosa hotel...gipakita nga miubos jud. they will have 6 months daw to observe the electric consumption kun moubos jud...nag plan ra ba jud ko mokuha...kinsa diha nakagamit ani nga Economizer? Ang office nila kay sa Mambaling.

aha! murag mao gyud na sila sir! mambaling ang ilang kara-an nga opisina. suwayi ug tawag na nga opisina kay diba ingnun ka nga dugay nana sila wala diha.

ambot lang gyud lagi kung naa ba gyud nakasave ani nila. basta ako, ang 30% +/- nga savings, lugi man no-on nako! lolz!
the things I do to save! naglikay ko sa lapok, adto no-on ko sa kayo! hehe

[endymioun]

This is a scam, they came to our house before and offer us their product. Since we have a very high electricity bills averagely 4T-5T so we bought the gadget in cash since they give a big discount for cash buyers and also the promise of at least 30% savings on electricity bills. Then came the first month, no savings bill still the same as usual. Second month still the same. They came back after 2nd months and asked if we did have some savings. I told them wala, so what they did is they said they will replace the item maybe its busted. I gave out the item since they sound so legit and took the receipt aswell for replacement verification daw. Gago man sad ko kay salig kaayo because they look kagalanggalang man sad and left their phone numbers. 2 months came by wala gyud sila nibalik, I'm always busy man gud so I hardly think about it. I tried calling the numbers but to no avail. In simple terms, NAILAD KO.

So people beware of this guys. 3 sila kabuok niadto sa amo, 1 of them as if is the supervisor who can give big discounts for cash buyers. Mga tagalog ni sila, I think they are 'coz they sound so fluent in tagalog. Ayaw mog pailad ani, ayaw mo pagpinariha nako na atat kaayo maka save ilad nuon.

[Mr.Ho_chia]

its a good thing you only paid 10K, anybody knows Kuya J in orchid street in capitol? he too discouraged me to buy such a scam, he paid almost 20K for such an equipment, ma gyud niubos ilang electricity, infact nitaas pa. scam napud ni, dapat isara na ni ila business kay pangilad ray binuhatan.

[MeMing]

@endimioun

wala ka hatagi resibo sir? unsa man business name ug business address nila? wala man koy naka-estorya nga mga tagalog aning akong nakuha-an ug power saver kunohay gud. tingali lahi sad na sila nga companya or group.

@Mr. Ho-Chia

nakahinumdum ka sa business name sa gikuha-an sa imong amigo sir?

[lan_drake5]

i have one man, pero, i still don't know kung ga function, the principle kasi nito is putting a capacitor that clip off your power factor, dahil and load natin mostly ay inductance, but this doesn't work kung hindi automatic, dahil instead na nagbabawas, nagiging load ito kung wala kang gingamit na load, this principle is being used sa mga company for lowering thier power consumption, pero kinahanglan automatic that would equal sa imong inductance against your powersaver capacitance, pero ang load kasi natin ay nag va vary, so if its not automatic it is useless.

[garfield_07]

peepz.... nkapalit sad mi ani na ilang ingon POWER SAVER daw... mga tagalog cla, naa cla itest like elect iron then ipakita nila
ang tuyok sa metro after kay ila gtaud ang power saver "kuno" then naa jud xa deprensya kay minus jud ang tuyok niya
kung inyo icompute kay mkasave jud ug almost 40% mao kita tawn nga ganahan mkasave kay palit daun.. mao to nag order
mi ug isa then ihatod ra ang item... pag abot sa bill kay mga 1.5t lang amo byranan mski naa aircon... 2o mi nkasave mi pro amo
gtry ug tanggal for 1 month kay kalouy sa ginoo....... mao lang diay ghapon ang bayranan... wla ra jud tawn to syay gamit..

karon mga higala kay ang power saver namo.... extension ra jud tawn ang gamit niya...

advice lang nko sa uban nga naa balak magpalit unya ing ani ang style nila sa pgbaligya sama sa amoa..... kung unsa ila gamiton
pangtesting kay kato nlang ang inyo paliton kay cgurado jud to nga epektibo....

bow!