I should also mention.... Dead simple installation. On Sun, Feb 7, 2021, 4:27 PM Jason Szumlanski < [email protected]> wrote:
> Sense is great. It does take a long time to learn appliances. Over a year > in and mine at home is still learning some loads. But it picked up the big > ones within a few months. Immediately you can see real time granular load > data and you can easily surmise what the larger loads are. I was able to > take action from day 1 to identify major drivers of my electricity use. > > It also saved my septic pump. It was running 24/7 due to a faulty float > switch. I caught it after about 2 days when it alerted me that the device > was using more energy than usual. Because my pump didn't burn up the Sense > monitor paid for itself. > > The only downside I see aside from the learning delay is that there isn't > a robust data export function. The whole web interface is a bit wonky. But > the app is pretty intuitive, gorgeous, and insightful. > > I'm guessing it sends a lot of data to the web, so it might not be > suitable for satellite internet for those far off-grid locations. > > Jason Szumlanski > Florida Solar Design Group > > On Sun, Feb 7, 2021, 1:17 PM jay <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> I’m wondering what you recommend for whole house energy monitors with >> solar option. >> >> There seem to be two basic types. >> >> Ones that use actual sensors on a number of the larger load circuits such >> as Emporia Vue. Which can do 16 circuits. >> >> Or >> >> ones that use an a program to “learn” what the loads are such as Sense. >> >> I’ve read a number of reviews about the learning type and many people say >> that it never seems to learn many of their appliances. >> >> >> Of course prices range from little to a lot. >> >> Any recommendations from the gallery? >> >> thx >> >> Jay >> >> peltz power >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: [email protected] >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the >> other: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> http://www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >>
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