Electrical Enthusiast

Summer has officially started in the Philippines. While majority of the Filipinos have gone on vacations or travels going to the famous beaches in the country like the newly cleaned Boracay, breathtaking blue and clear waters of Palawan, or some chose to surf and ride the big waves of La Union and Siargao, some just stayed at home. For someone like me with no time or budget to travel, staying at home while the air conditioner is on while binge watching on Netflix is a sort of relief for me. Problem though with this is it comes with a price of paying high electricity bills. So, how can one save electricity? Use electricity on off-peak hours. Unpopular to many, Manila Electric Company or MERALCO offers a program which gives a discount on consumers which only consumes during off-peak hours which runs from 9pm – 8am on Mondays to Saturdays and 8pm – 6pm every Sunday. To avail this offering from the power producing giant, as per this site , at least 5 kilowatt hours worth of ele...

Power surges are avoidable, but there are times that you’ll get caught by surprise. This phenomenon is caused by multiple reasons with lightning being the least common and the operation of high-power electronic appliance being the most usual. A concrete example of this is after blackouts when power goes back on and voltage surges through your appliances. You may notice that some of your appliances may operate faster or more powerful than usual. That event is a power surge and it can damage your appliances. To prevent that, you’ll need a voltage surge protector. See: Panther Voltage Surge Protector What’s a Voltage Surge Protector? A voltage surge protector is a device with multiple outlets that has a mechanism inside that prevents your appliances from getting damaged by voltage spikes and surges. In our case in the Philippines, when the voltage spikes higher than 220 Volts, it’s already unsafe for our appliances as they may overload appliances. One good example is a ne...