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Old 10-07-2024, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by RRGuyNJ View Post
Are there any type of sensors on each appliance? If not, it's just a guess on their part. Gimick at best.
A bit more than a gimmick.
- A regularly occurring high load that tracks temperature is likely a heat pump
- A regularly occurring smaller load that doesn't track temperature is likely a refrigerator
- A small load that aligns with sunset could be lighting
- A small load that occurs in the morning could be a water heater
- A continuous load is the "always on"

At the very least the "always on" is useful. There are a number of chargers and things that I leave plugged in because they can't use that much electricity. Seeing the "always on" number has made me reconsider some of that.
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