Electricity Usage Meter

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  nrg2010 on 14/12/2015 - 22:09

  if you want to measure stuff you plug in, head over to your local library and ask them if they have a Save Power Kit . These have a plug in energy monitor so can measure stuff to your hearts content.

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    D6C1 on 14/12/2015 - 22:54

    Thanks. Nothing showed up on their website so ill give them a call tomorrow.

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  nrg2010 on 14/12/2015 - 23:02

  Should of mentioned it was a NSW thing, otherwise you can get a cheap energy monitor for $15 off Ebay.

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    D6C1 on 14/12/2015 - 23:03

    I'm in Sydney so it fits :)

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    [Deactivated] on 15/12/2015 - 15:28

    Cheap energy monitor at bunnings just under$10.

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  Diji1 on 15/12/2015 - 08:23

  -1

  There is a product many people seem to swear by for this job known as a Kill-A-Watt.

  Or there's so called smart powerpoints which are a powerpoint with a computer attached that does nothing useful. Given nerds previous history of unloading fitness and tracking gadgets that are wildly innaccurate I would have serious reservations about using a smart powerpoint in this manner.

  I would look around and see if you can hire a Kill-A-Watt.

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  ESEMCE on 15/12/2015 - 10:08

  I have a whole house monitor called Flukso.
  It uploads data to the web.
  There are/were some similar devices from Efergy in the clearance section at Masters (but I don't think they upload data)

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    nrg2010 on 15/12/2015 - 17:49

    where did you get that from? I have used a heap of different ones over the years. The last one I tried was the google energy one a few years back it never really worked. I've been after a cloud energy monitor that has reasonable functionailty, also been on the lookout for bluetooth CT's

    What's the GUI like? would you recommend to others?………do tell :)

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      ESEMCE on 16/12/2015 - 07:48

      I got it from the Local "distributor" RoweTel (who seems to be an Electrician in Adelaide).

      http://www.rowetel.com/blog/?p=135

      Alternatively you can buy from Flukso (in Denmark I think) direct
      https://www.flukso.net/

      I don't really use the Flukso.net GUI, I have the data upload to PVOutput so I can view my household consumption against my Solar PV generation.
      I have an old Android phone as an always on display.

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  nrg2010 on 16/12/2015 - 10:44

  thanks,I'll have a look into it.

  Would you recommend? Based on ease of use and reliability?

  Thanks again

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    ESEMCE on 16/12/2015 - 12:23

    It's been running flawlessly for more than 12 months now.
    You need an electrician to install it though (and power outlet in/near your meter box)

    Setup was pretty easy. Just connect a laptop with a network cable, go to 192.168.255.1 and follow the prompts.
    https://www.flukso.net/installation

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  nrg2010 on 16/12/2015 - 14:17

  cheers, I've got a sparkies licence so I like playing around with kinda stuff.