You will have to up your budget some. What is needed is a meter that can handle RMS voltage and current as this will be more accurate. Being able to measure RMS is what makes kill a watt what it is.Can someone suggest any power consumption meter. Apart from the usual home applainces, I would like to monitor my AC and geyser usage as well. My budget is less than 2K INR.
As programmable switches they are great. As power monitors, they are not reliable. Don't bother with them.How good are the 16Amps smart plugs (qubo, Wipro and others) available on Amazon?
Please don't use these, they don't have dedicated amp measurement and the power is routed likeAnother more DIY alternative that you can attach to a powerstrip if you are so inclined is this one
5kW is 20A. Exceeds the specs of the MECO as wellPlease don't use these, they don't have dedicated amp measurement and the power is routed like
Main switch --> Meter --> Application
The problem is the screw socket provided can't handle any wire larger than 1sqmm/1.5sqmm and if you run 5kw on these wires they will melt, so what you need is dedicated amp measurement. With dedicated AMP measurement comes the problem of calculating wattage and keeping track of those, and these cheap ones with all in one package as listed above are not made for anything more than 700w peak and 400w continuous load.
Aha, well that won't be for the Amici one I linked. There is another variant with a coil that you thread the load-bearing wire through which I think that can handle up to 30AI don't think any single AC/Geyser or even a couple will ever pull 5kw continuous load, the reason I included 5kw as reference was the product from amiciSense was making the claim that it is rated for 5kw. As these product wiring cant handle more than 400w which is ~2A so its better to avoid them.
My geyser and washing machine consume around 9A, so the smaller one will just about work with them but what if your AC crosses 10A then you will damage the smaller Meco. You will be running it at its spec limit which is not a good idea.Thank you very much all for your responses. The question is if I should really spend to spend 3K for a device which will be used only once or twice. Unfortunately, I am not skilled enough to wade through the DIY path.
I will probably end up buying the Meco (1700 INR). Will it suffice or do I need to spend 3K and get the higher version?
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