Re: Does a home power meter-base exist which uses BlueTooth?

["Brian" <brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jack,

I use the one from theenergydetective.com

It was easy to install, I'm a DIYer. 1 clamps around each phase and hook up
to a breaker. Install the Display box on the same side as the breaker. I
installed it on the other phase and it didn't work correctly. Easy enough
but an electrican shouldn't cost that much for this.

I'm also waiting for the computer interface.
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Brian Dye
brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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"Jack Edin" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the tip...
>
> I've visited both companies websites.
>
> I've filled-out the need more info forms on both.
>
> That was two days ago.
>
> I've received a reply from TED. And
> Good news... TED is on sale!!
> Bad news is TED won't have a computer interface till summer...
> Good news, maybe, is they're looking at Zigby for their wireless.
>
> Blueline's product is already wireless, but just for the display - as far
> as I know.
> They have yet to reply to my questions...
>
> Yesterday I asked an engineer at the local power company for advise. I
> also asked him to look at TED, and he said "Certainly, the price is right,
> if it works."
>
> The power company uses electronic meters in some homes. When I inquired
> about those he went on to say, (on this subject):
>
> "It depends on the purpose of monitoring.  The PGE meter collects the
> consumption without regard to instantaneous usages, since there are no
> demand charges in residential.  Individual end-use monitoring is used to
> check the usage of a specific load.  Seeing the total meter instantaneous
> kW is an accumulation of everything that is on in the house at that
> instant.  Since you are billed by consumption, it's kW times time, so it's
> all those instantaneous kW's and all those instantaneous times."
>
> He gave me the number of their residential metering expert, but I have yet
> to find the time to call...
>
> I also received TED's manual. I need to look at the current transformer's
> hookup instructions to see how I feel about hooking this up myself.
>
> Jack
> :)
>
>> RF Dude wrote:
>>
>>> Generally, you won't change the meter base.  Add a current bridge to the
>>> main load panel, or an external means of reading the disk turning on
>>> your meter.  Here are a couple of examples:
>>>
>>> http://www.theenergydetective.com/
>>>
>>> http://www.bluelineinnovations.com/
>>>
>>> Good Luck.
>>>
>>
>> Have you by chance tried either one of these? Your thoughts on the using
>> with a home automation system....
>