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Trio II | User Manual
What does it mean?
See what you’re using
Your Trio II monitor makes your
electricity and gas consumption
visible, taking the guesswork out of
understanding how much your home
uses - both right now and historically.
What is a kWh?
Electrical and gas energy consumption
is measured in kWh (kilowatt hours) -
traditionally known as 'units'.
As your home appliances consume
energy during the day, the kWh total
increases.
A kW (or kilowatt) is the rate at which
energy is being consumed, so using
1.5kW for one hour would result in
1.5kWh of energy consumed.
It’s about now...
In the same way your car shows how
fast your car is travelling, the electricity
speedometer on the left of the Home
screen shows how much electricity
your home is consuming now.
Similarly, the ame shows you how
much gas has been consumed within
the past 30 minutes.
The electricity speedometer is updated
every few seconds and the gas ame
every 30 minutes.
To make your energy easier to
understand, the hourly rates of
consumption can be viewed in terms
of cost (£) and energy or power (kW).
For example, if the monitor says £0.15
for the rate of electricity consumption,
this means that if the rate remained
the same it would cost 15p for the
next hour.
Less is more
The lower the hourly rate of
consumption, the less it will cost and
the more you can save.
It is typical for a medium-sized house
to use around 250Wh or 4p per hour
of electricity - so see how low you can
get the speedometer!
If, when you have your lights o, your
house is using more than this rate,
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