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Ted 5000 Series: The Energy Detective Electricity Monitor Not Kill-a-watt L@@k!

US $1700

Mountain View, California, United States
Jan 29th

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TED (The Energy Detective) 5000 Series Electricity Monitor allows you to view real-time electricity usage on both your computer and a handheld wireless display. Now you can perform your own household energy audits. The TED 5000 package includes one set of clamps with a measuring unit (MTU/CT set), one Gateway embedded with software, and one sleek display. Good luck! Product Description The TED 5000-G and 5000-C are the core models of the The Energy Detective 5000 electricity monitor series. We're now also selling the TED 5002-C and TED 5002-G models, which are simply the TED 5000 with the extra hardware needed to monitor a sub-panel, a 400 amp split service, solar PV or wind, or even monitor a single circuit separately. The Energy Detective 5000-G (or 5002-G) allows you to view your electricity use on your computer or mobile device. The Energy Detective 5000-C (or 5002-C) extends the functionality of the 5000-G by adding a table-top display so that you can see your usage at the moment -- install in your kitchen, hallway or living room. We think the display is an important part of the benefits of home energy monitors -- out of sight is out of mind, as they say; monitor electric usage carefully and you'll learn how your home works as a system ... and end up with a lower electricity bill. You'll be surprised at the ways to save electricity that you find with TED 5000 -- we were! How The TED 5000 Energy Detective Is Different Unlike other more basic home power monitors we sell, the TED 5000 is designed to work with your home network, and also keeps the history of your electrical usage. You can view your electricity consumption in a number of ways, right through any web browser connected to your home network, including cellphones having web display. The TED Footprints software, which was an optional package in the original TED series is now included, and works on Windows, Mac and anything with a browser. There are several free iPhone applications for The Energy Detective, and browser plug-ins. By being part of the computer age, TED makes it easy to see, but more importantly understand your electricity usage. The TED Footprints dashboard lets you see more than just your current consumption. It knows what time it is, and also lets you enter your electric utility plan type, even very complex multi-tier and time of day rate structures are supported ... and also when your next meter read will happen, and even project your next bill! You can see how you're doing today, this month, and how it all compares to your historical usage -- green means you're using less, red means more. An addition, you can have Footprints create graphs of your usage -- whether right now, or over time. Being able to see your usage over time is really powerful. But TED also has another cool trick: it can connect to the free Google PowerMeter service and send your data every 10 minutes. PowerMeter is a dashboard widget for your Google home page and is linked to your Google account so only you can see ... unless you would like to share your power data with family and friends. Because PowerMeter collects and retains data for a long time (forever?) you can look at your use on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. You can see when your fridge comes on, when the dryer is on, and when the kids forgot to turn off the TV. And in knowing, you have the tools to start making changes to how you use energy so that you can save electricity. How TED 5000 Can Save Electricity and Lower Your Electricity Bill You can do whatever you like with the information. But what most people don't realize is that with a few simple changes, you can significantly reduce your electricity bill and probably not even notice the difference. We found out how much of our daily electrical use was from things that were "off" -- called vampire power because they suck electricity. We have some products in our store that will allow you to dramatically reduce this pointless use of electricity. Timers on lights, automatic sensors, and all sorts of other simple and inexpensive changes can make a big difference without anybody even noticing. Over time, you'll begin to understand clearly what is using electricity and making your electric bill so expensive. We'll bet that you can reduce your bill by 10% without hardly trying. With a little effort, you can probably double that amount, and for several of us, we have saved more than 25% (in some cases significantly more). How much is your electric bill? Would you like to cut it down, and do the planet a favor in the process? If you listen to what TED tells you, you can! We Thought You'd Like To Know The TED 5000 works in homes with a single electrical panel and measures the whole house usage. The 5002 model is available for houses with sub-panels, a 400 amp split service (2 x 200a panels), or if you have solar PV or wind and want to monitor them distinctly (inlucing net metering). The package includes: One pair of current transformers (CTs) that clamp around each of the two main phases of power found in most North American households One measuring/transmitting unit (MTU) The Energy Detective 5002-C or 5002-G come with an additional set of CTs and MTUs A gateway that plugs in to an outlet and hooks up to your home router via Ethernet cable A plug-in table-top display (optional, see below) Other features: As with all TED 5000 models, the TED 5000G and 5000C give you access to Google PowerMeter. Real-time monitoring accurate to 2% Displays of watts used, cost, and voltage, and monthly peaks and totals Sensitive down to 1 watt View both real-time and historical data on any computer attached to your home network (even your smart phone!). The gateway connects with an Ethernet jack Embedded TED Footprints software (now Windows, Mac, and Linux compatible) The TED Gateway stores 60 minutes of Second-data, 2 days of Minute-data, 7 days of Hourly-data, 90 days of Daily-data, and 10 years of Monthly-data. All of this data can be downloaded to your computer, or uploaded to Google PowerMeter. Display unit: The display unit has an LCD backlight which is always on A button on the display can toggle between different displays (Watts, Dollars, etc.) The display unit plugs in While the display unit is supposed to have an internal battery that allows you to disconnect it and walk around, the battery life of most units appears to be very short -- sometimes a matter of seconds. The display unit connects to the gateway via Zigbee wireless protocol. The range of the display to the gateway is quite limited, especially through floors and walls. Nitty Gritty For more details, here's the User manual (pdf) (applies to TED5000 models TED5000-C and TED5000-G, TED5002-C, TED5002-G) Several TED components need to be installed in your electrical panel. If you're not comforable with taking an electrical panel off, we strongly recommend that you hire an electrician to do the electrical installation. Also, check local building codes, some of which require an electrician for such work. TED also requires a hard-wired Ethernet connection at the location of your gateway which may only work in certain circuits of your house. TED is not compatible with 3-phase electrical systems used in commercial and larger multi-family buildings. In order to connect to Google PowerMeter, TED needs a reliable and steady connection to the Internet -- some users having satellite internet systems have reported problems with connectivity. Some customers have reported that it can take a little trying to get the TED gateway installed on a circuit that is not affected by electrical "noise" which can disrupt communications between the MTU and the gateway. In most cases, there's a circuit available that will work just fine, but it may not be the one you want or one that is close to the Ethernet wiring -- we're just letting you know as we have had a number of customers find the product is too finicky to be reasonable to work in their home. Some customers have reported that the battery life of the display unit is short (only relevant when not plugged in to it's charging base), and also that the range of the wireless communications is short -- we do not recommend using the display unit for walking around the house for these reasons. There are several iPhone applications that are good alternatives to the display when it is needed as a mobile unit. A number of users whose houses use X-10 home automation have reported that the TED can cause an "on" signal to be sent. Various strategies for isolating the TED gateway and MTU have been employed to isolate the TED, but many people have reported even the most significant efforts have failed to correct the problem.

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Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ...

Country/Region of Manufacture

China