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Smart energy monitor

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  • 11-02-2014 12:50am
    #1
    sso
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭


    We just received our free smart energy meter from airtricity. It says in the instructions that you have to hook the sensor on to the live wire from the fuse box. We enthusiastically rushed out to try it on ours but our box looks nothing like the instructions!

    Has anyone installed one of these on a Charlesland house and, if you have, could you post or pm me a picture so I can see what to do.

    Thanks a million


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    pixbyjohn
    Registered Users Posts: 6,250 ✭✭✭pixbyjohn


    Is your meter outside the house?
    And is this the type of monitor you got?
    https://www.airtricity.com/assets/airtricityquickstartguideweb.pdf


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    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,583 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    This thread may be helpful:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=81407735

    Have a look at the picture in post #6


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    sso
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭sso


    Thanks. The monitor is the one in the link pixbyjohn. The other thread was very helpful too moderator.

    I think we'll have to strip our cable back a bit to get it around the live wire only.


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    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,583 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    sso wrote: »
    I think we'll have to strip our cable back a bit to get it around the live wire only.

    Be very careful!


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    sso
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭sso


    2011 wrote: »
    Be very careful!

    We will!! It nearly fits around it so another 2cm should do it!


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    tp25
    Registered Users Posts: 298 ✭✭tp25


    no need to strip cable...

    just clamp around brown wire.


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    #8
    sso
    Registered Users Posts: 105 ✭✭sso


    tp25 wrote: »
    no need to strip cable...

    just clamp around brown wire.

    Yes. Thanks. The brown cable is grouped with the other cables in a larger grey insulated casing. It's the grey I need to strip back keeping the "coloured" insulation.

    Don't worry I won't be having any naked wires!


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