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Old 07-11-2009, 02:32 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hondo434 View Post
If you have a problem with many inefficient motors in your home , there is a device that you can install at your electric panel that will adjust your homes power facter to nearly 99%, thus lowering the cost of running inductive loads like pool pumps. Motors are very inefficient and create reactive energy which creates resistence in circuit causing heat. Heat is wasted energy. The device captures the reactive energy and stores it in capacitors and when the motor needs it, sends it back to the motor before getting additional energy from the power company thus recycling the energy that normally be lost.
Umm; I want to say "NO" But I guess I'm just going to go with. skeptical.
From memory; most induction motors are pretty efficient as far a making rotational energy; mine was just fighting to push tons of water through far to small plumbing and far to small of a filter.

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