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Emporia Vue2 Smart Energy Monitor
Sorry if this is the wrong section, but seems most appropriate.
I have just seen an Emporia Vue2 smart energy monitor in action and very impressed with it. An electrician wires the control unit into the fuse box (or can put a plug onto it) and then current sensors are clipped around the main power into the fuse box and then all the circuits you wish to monitor. The standard kits (available from Amazon / eBay) come with 8 (£120) or 16 (£160) sensors so worth checking how many you actually need as they don't seem to be available in the UK (apart from eBay at £20 each) and shipping from USA is £50ish. No wiring is damaged in the install and it can be completely removed with no trace. They are basically like the monitors npower etc used to give away free, but a lot more advanced.
I have just seen an Emporia Vue2 smart energy monitor in action and very impressed with it. An electrician wires the control unit into the fuse box (or can put a plug onto it) and then current sensors are clipped around the main power into the fuse box and then all the circuits you wish to monitor. The standard kits (available from Amazon / eBay) come with 8 (£120) or 16 (£160) sensors so worth checking how many you actually need as they don't seem to be available in the UK (apart from eBay at £20 each) and shipping from USA is £50ish. No wiring is damaged in the install and it can be completely removed with no trace. They are basically like the monitors npower etc used to give away free, but a lot more advanced.
Now the device in itself won't save any energy (in fact it will use some as its a smart device), but what it does is really shine a light on what is using power in your house and when. it can show real time readings in seconds, minutes, hours, days, months etc. You can view graphs on your phone of each individual circuit and really drill into the data. The app allows you to name everything and enter the cost of units etc. Compared to a standard meter is also seems to be pretty accurate in its readings - but even if it wasn't the main factor is that it shows a realistic increase when a light or tv etc is turned on.
Definitely worth considering if you are looking at your electric bills and wondering where all the power is going. Anyone who still has halogen bulbs or games a lot may be in for a shock.
Definitely worth considering if you are looking at your electric bills and wondering where all the power is going. Anyone who still has halogen bulbs or games a lot may be in for a shock.
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Got a couple of PZEM-016 monitors (£10-12 each). Integrated with my home automation system (Home Assistant). Useful to see when electricity is being consumed, but it hasn't really saved any money. Using HA to control the boiler & heating has saved me something in the region of 20%, so that part has been worthwhile.
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