I've got a lot of plugs deployed that do monitoring, but some of the loads I don't want to turn off, and blips seem to happen where the plug relay will click off and on again. In theory, I can put a UPS after the smart plug, but that's rather expensive. Do there exist smart plugs that do monitoring but don't allow turning off the outlet?
#does this exist: Energy monitoring plug _without_ relay
undone lava
fathom rose
I've got a lot of plugs deployed that do monitoring, but some of the loads I don...
yes Athom make some that run either esphome or tasmota. both being opensource firmwares.
look for their "no-relay" versions. available in various countries plug types.
undone lava
ah, perfect. I could swear they didn't have the no relay ones last I looked but I could easily have just missed them
I mostly use zwave but that's really not ideal for power monitoring anyway
fathom rose
they have a bunch of versions. its easy to miss i guess
undone lava
thanks for the response, in any case! I'll probably grab a few soon
fathom rose
in theory you could get a standard z-wave plug and modify it to remove the relay. but thats a bunch of effort and warranty voiding.
fathom rose
thanks for the response, in any case! I'll probably grab a few soon
happy to help. good luck with it.
undone lava
$13 definitely a better deal than the time I'd spend modding anything, haha