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#318780 20-Feb-2025 10:18
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I have a meter marked "EDMI Mk7C Atlas". I'd like to be able to see the power usage / load right now - i.e. 1kw or whatever.

 

I recall in the past I was able to view the current load by hitting the select button, or holding it down for a few seconds, and it would show the load. This morning I found:

 

  • The default display shows total power used, 100,000kw+
  • If I hit select it goes to a screen where all the LCD segments show, i.e. no information
  • If I hold select down for a few seconds I get into Set B. This cycles between time, date, ALN1 (empty / no info), ALN2 (empty / no info)
  • If I hold select down a few more seconds I seem to get into another menu which includes "conf" but I don't want to mess with that in case I break it

I can take a couple of meter readings so that get an average over a period, which might be good enough, but is there any way to get the load "right now" without messing with the meter?

 

I'm not interesting in adding hardware, I'm not very interested in watching flashing lights, I'm looking for something fairly easy.


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  #3344857 20-Feb-2025 11:37
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Isn't it easier to just log in your provider and look at what they have?   though in my experience (Genesis) it took 48 hours to get it.

 

 





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  #3344870 20-Feb-2025 12:11
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davidcole:

 

Isn't it easier to just log in your provider and look at what they have?   though in my experience (Genesis) it took 48 hours to get it.

 

 

I wanted to be able to turn the heat pump on and off, change the mode, change the fan speed, and see the effect it had on power usage in near real time. Half hourly numbers will be good enough, good idea thanks, just more effort to track and more latency.

 

I'm still curious of the current load can be observed easily.


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  #3344894 20-Feb-2025 13:15
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timmmay:

 

davidcole:

 

Isn't it easier to just log in your provider and look at what they have?   though in my experience (Genesis) it took 48 hours to get it.

 

 

I wanted to be able to turn the heat pump on and off, change the mode, change the fan speed, and see the effect it had on power usage in near real time. Half hourly numbers will be good enough, good idea thanks, just more effort to track and more latency.

 

I'm still curious of the current load can be observed easily.

 

 

I have an optical solution on my meter (which I know you're not interested in), but for troubleshooting I remember it cycled through current usage.  But I think after the modem was changed it it, that screen seemed to go.

 

 





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  #3344909 20-Feb-2025 14:27
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My one has real time kW in Set B last time I checked, it is also an EDMI Mk7C from Vector


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  #3344912 20-Feb-2025 14:41
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dasimpsonsrule:

 

My one has real time kW in Set B last time I checked, it is also an EDMI Mk7C from Vector

 

 

Yeah I think I used to as well. They updated a comms module or something not long ago, maybe it changed then.


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  #3345095 20-Feb-2025 20:48
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Who is your metering provider? You can look that up here:

 

https://www.ea.govt.nz/your-power/your-meter/address/

 

I have a EDMI Mk10D, provider is BlueCurrent, and I can see realtime power and voltage on Set B.


 
 
 
 

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  #3345098 20-Feb-2025 20:55
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It doesn't say. I think I saw "Wells" written on it? 

 

We should get an input output meter in a few months, maybe that will tell me more.


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