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I'm not well-versed in this field but had heard of the Sense, and was almost going to buy one, except I detest that it's closed off to everything but the cloud.
by phrz 6y ago
I'm not well-versed in this field but had heard of the Sense, and was almost going to buy one, except I detest that it's closed off to everything but the cloud. Furthermore, I've heard the mains-only monitoring it uses, while trying to divine the power sinks by their signature, leaves much to be desired. This looks like just the thing for me.
- ed25519FUUU 6y agoOut of curiosity, do you plan to add a sensor to every output breaker in your box? I'm interested in a closed (for everyone but ME) system as well. I'm not sure I'll be able to fit much hardware in the breaker box so I'm unsure.
- daniellarusso 6y agoIf this is possible, I know my breaker box has enough room, but is there any risk with all those cables with the 3.5mm end causing arcing? How do you route them out of the box? Should the wires criss-cross? Bundle them?
- VectorLock 6y agoLeave everything in the breaker box and communicate out with wireless or optically isolated connectors.
- irq 6y agoYou still have to plug in two wall wart style transformers (one is for reference voltage, the other is to power the box) into a real power outlet outside the box, and then get those wires inside the box. Or commit some electrical code sins and wire that inside the box too.
- sokoloff 6y agoMany houses have a doorbell transformer mounted on their service panel with no plug; I can’t see how that’s a NEC violation (and therefore providing a path for a similarly engineered, code-compliant solution).
- daniellarusso 6y agoYes, I have seen this, but it is unusual, and the doorbell transformer is still outputting AC, not DC, but at a lower voltage, and that output is not run inside the breakerbox.