So I need to monitor KW usage in a rental home so I know what to bill the tenants (2 houses are on the same meter). Will this work?
589304
I am a 35 year electrician, and I have one of these it works great and very accurate!!No this will not work for two separate units.You'll have to purchase two monitors one for each service.You will also have two clamps one for each phase the two wires that run into the main breaker.Hope this helps!!
589305
It would sort of work. It monitors the whole house useage but these units are not accurate enough to be used as such tho. Kind of like it isnt legal to use a bathroom scale to weigh produce for sale. I would suggest having the homes split into two meter unit. Your power company should be able to help you. Hope this helps.
589306
It should. I used it for a studio we rent out. Pretty straight forward instalation too.
65074
yes but remember you voltage is close to max, my max with PV is 19.2, the meter works great. DS
632822
I don't use this meter for ac work. I checked the meter and the info I got with the meter ( which is not much). But it will not do what you want . sorry not much help. Bill
641672
This unit will use a 1.5 kilowatts per hour. So based on usage and your local electricity rates you will see what you average cost will be.
2073699
I don't know. I only used it twice last Summer about and hour each time and I didn't know any difference on my electric bill.
1800112
I can't say I noticed a serious spike in my bill. I don't run this unit on a continued basis. I would imagine you can contact the manufacture for usage data.
201975
I believe this meter unit works for up to 7500 running watts. It sounds like yours is 6000 running watts with a surge of 7000 watts. Yes; this will work for you.
2169563
I am running 1 in the main house and 1 in an outbuilding 24/7 and I have not noticed any increase in the electric bill.
1198497
Thanks very much for the response. After entering my question, I figured out how to fake it myself with what I've got. I just put the cost of electricity at 1.00 per kWh. So now after any amount of time, instead of it telling me how much money I've used each month/year, etc... I just read how many kWh I've used each time period. Sometimes you have to be smarter than the $20 device, but it isn't always easy. :)
2149594
Only way to determine that is to 1. Check power bills before and after use or 2. Look at power consumption 1500w and multiply by cost per 1000w (1kw) you pay for electricity. My unit is used to get one room (150sq ft) in my 1700 square ft house really warm and this saves me money.
896985
Pretty sure it will not work for net metering. you might try the ted 1001. This will go both positive and negative for energy readings.
849941
Household current (U.S.). I just plug it in various places around that house that I want to observe.
1991989
Hi,I have a solar system in NJ and a new digital "net meter" from AC electric. Will this device work with these newer meters? Thanks, Rob
1246746
You could, it works by running the main power lines through 2 holes in the unit. I used it to track the usage on my air conditioner. It also has a light that will flash each watt used
1800113
Please see my answer under the topic "Is it energy efficient?" for an estimate of the maximum monthly heating bill from this unit and how to calculate the cost based on your electric rates and anticipated use.
1950705
Yes I suggest you try a side by side test to make sure. You can contact their website with questions. I believe they make a meter also.
277332
Yes. You would need one meter for each of the hot legs from the generator. That's exactly how I hooked mine up. The beauty is, you can make sure the voltage holds steady, while monitoring the amperage in each side.