On 14/11/11 16:42, Wayne Stallwood wrote:
But when I looked around for a replacement the currentcost units seem to have the most Linux options. I think however the data lead you require is a separate purchase or at least used to be on the original units. Still not actually gotten around to buying one so let me know how you get on with whatever you decide.
Just to let you know that from my research, the original CurrentCost offering, the Envi, does require a separate cable, but the newer model (EnviR) comes with said cable. I think the combined cost of Envi+cable is more or less the same as the EnviR and I can't find any other differences but I found someone with a spare EnviR on eBay and decided to stop researching and just get it!
I was quite tempted by the EnviR with OptiSmart (eBay 180742496157), with the latter being a sensor to monitor the pulses from the actual incoming meter (subject to suitable meter) and transmit that to the Envir wirelessly, but decided I could go and read the meter every so often instead. At some point I'll probably add some appliance monitors too but there comes a point when the cost of monitoring everything massively outweighs any savings from analysing the data...