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162 of 172 found the following review helpful:
 Use caution if using with Kill-A-Watt - only rated for 10 amps! Dec 20, 2008
By Glenn
This product is fine if you are just using it to free up space on your surge protector or UPS that would otherwise be used by A/C adapters for cell phones, speakers, etc.
However, this cord is only rated for 10 amps. Unfortunately that is not disclosed anywhere in the promotional materials. This means you can only use it for electrical loads of up to 10x125 volts = 1,250 watts. So if you were intending to use this with a Kill-A-Watt to measure, for example, how much electricity your refrigerator or microwave uses, well, don't do it because those appliances may draw more than 1250 watts and overheat the wire, possibly causing a fire.
What is needed for use with the Kill-A-Watt is an extension cord that is rated for 15 amps or more. That will allow safe transmission of the electricity over the extension cord without overloading it.
14 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 Performs the Job Intended Nov 04, 2009
By Steve W
I purchased a "Kill-A-Watt EZ" and use this 3' extension cable in conjunction with that. For background, the Kill a Watt EZ measures power consumption of anything plugged into it and displays watts consumed and if you enter your local utility's cost per Kw it will tell you what it costs to operate on a per day, per month, per year basis. The only issue is that you plug it into the wall and then the electricity consuming device into it, after, you have to get down on your hands and knees to view the reading. Kind of a pain to do. In using the unit with the CTG 3' Outlet Saver Power Cord I find it much easier to use.
What can you say about a 3' extension cord...It's a well constructed cord for the money and does the job intended.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
A Simple Invention That Is Quite Useful Sep 13, 2008
By Nuknuk
Simple but quite useful product.
I have a UPS and a few powerstrips in the house. They are great by providing more outlets. But with all the power adapters that runs most of the gadgets today, even one of those power adapters can cover 2 to 3 outlets which defeats the purpose of having a powerstrip. The liberator solves that problem.
Also, some power adapters can be huge and heavy that its weight alone tends to loosen it from the wall, the liberator serves as a little extension to prevent it from loosening up. Loose connections are dangerous, it can produce sparks that not only can ruin your equipments but can even starts a fire. Countertop receptacles can also be problematic where they are awkwardly situated sideways.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Works well, wish a couple were heavier guage. Mar 10, 2008
By BPM
These items do the job, I think, however, that one of them I installed from the wall to the Monster line conditioner and splitter should have been the same guage as the wire which comes out of it, but for that I would have had to buy a longer extension cord of heavier guage, defeating the purpose.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
A Handy Alternative Aug 23, 2007
By Hedgman Dent Smith
For those that find the appliance cord just a wee bit to short, buy this instead of the 25, 50, 100 foot cords. Less to wind up, less to trip over and easier to store. Very well made.
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