Monitoring energy usage with smart plugs, Prometheus and Grafana

Re:Monitoring energy usage with smart plugs, Prometheus and ... by wannacboatmovie on Sunday May 05, 2024 @05:21PM (#40268534)

Why not just use a current transformer? (Clamp over wire type) It's much safer.

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Re:Monitoring energy usage with smart plugs, Prometheus and ... by stavros on Sunday May 05, 2024 @05:27PM (#40268591)

Do you know of a Zigbee one? That's also a good option.

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Re:Monitoring energy usage with smart plugs, Prometheus and ... by wannacboatmovie on Sunday May 05, 2024 @05:40PM (#40268714)

Some options at the $10 price point on AliExpress, though I cannot recommend one, maybe another reader can. CTs are the generally accepted way to do this and don't have to modify mains wiring. Could also build your own; CTs are inexpensive.

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Re:Monitoring energy usage with smart plugs, Prometheus and ... by wannacboatmovie on Sunday May 05, 2024 @05:53PM (#40268833)

Thanks Dad.

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Re:Monitoring energy usage with smart plugs, Prometheus and ... by hurflmurfl on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @10:38PM (#40293828)

A bit funny, but I personally found "please learn to never..." to be MUCH more off-putting and patronizing than the "why not just...".

Maybe just something about the latter being interpreted as a question, and the former being interpreted as an order.

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