kasterko Posted September 25, 2009 Report Share Posted September 25, 2009 I came across this on new construction. It allows the owners to measure their electrical usage. I'm speaking of the 2 white metering devices on the service entrance cables and the leads exiting the panel at the bottom. I saw something similar to this befoe in a condo where they were trying to meter by individual units and I thought I was told it was wrong. I've searched the forum for "low voltage in panel" and found references to 110 and 725 and I'm still confused. I guess we'll be seeing more of this in our quest for energy efficiency I sent this before finishing and I wanted to know if the set-up is OK i.e. can these low voltage devices be in the panel? I did not read the panel information. Download Attachment: P9230129.JPG 55.29 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 I came across this on new construction. It allows the owners to measure their electrical usage. I'm speaking of the 2 white metering devices on the service entrance cables and the leads exiting the panel at the bottom. I saw something similar to this befoe in a condo where they were trying to meter by individual units and I thought I was told it was wrong. I've searched the forum for "low voltage in panel" and found references to 110 and 725 and I'm still confused. I guess we'll be seeing more of this in our quest for energy efficiency I sent this before finishing and I wanted to know if the set-up is OK i.e. can these low voltage devices be in the panel? I did not read the panel information. It's probably no big deal. I just hate to see that unnecessary stuff in a panel. When UL lists these panels, they don't take stuff like that into account. I've started seeing a new kind of power monitor. It's like a little Borg machine strapped to the meter. It uses a little "eye" to read the meter. - Jim Katen, Oregon Download Attachment: BorgMeter.JPG 81.94 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 I've started seeing a new kind of power monitor. It's like a little Borg machine strapped to the meter. It uses a little "eye" to read the meter. I've got one hooked up, and it works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 I've started seeing a new kind of power monitor. It's like a little Borg machine strapped to the meter. It uses a little "eye" to read the meter. I've got one hooked up, and it works great. We have one connected at the day job. It is sensative to RF interference, but tons easier to install. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted September 26, 2009 Report Share Posted September 26, 2009 I've started seeing a new kind of power monitor. It's like a little Borg machine strapped to the meter. It uses a little "eye" to read the meter. I've got one hooked up, and it works great. Yeah, until you've been assimilated. - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Electric Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 They are called CT's or current transformers. All they do is measure the strength of the electrical field around the wire they are attached to (so something like a meter can read the power use). I would not be to concerned about them unless the system is not listed by a proper testing agency like UL or CSA etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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