I'm looking for a simple watt meter where I can connect both lines of my split phase and get a reading of how many watts and amps are flowing through.
I've seen something similar for solar systems but it's only one phase.
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What do you want to meter? Your whole house, some subset of loads, an individual load? – ThreePhaseEel Dec 26 '19 at 00:50
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I know of Sense, Curb, EKM, and Smappee. I'm just looking for something simpler for the whole house. – Rick Dec 26 '19 at 00:58
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Is your utility kWh meter a "smart meter" (with a LCD/digital display) or an old-style electromechanical meter (with dials)? – ThreePhaseEel Dec 26 '19 at 01:06
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1It's Smart, but it only displays the current meter number, nothing else. – Rick Dec 26 '19 at 01:09
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Do you actually need to see what is on **each** hot? Or just the total power consumption? – manassehkatz-Moving 2 Codidact Dec 26 '19 at 01:09
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I just want to see Total power (Watt and Amps) – Rick Dec 26 '19 at 01:27
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2Does this answer your question? [How can I add an ammeter and/or voltmeter to my home breaker panel?](https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/178372/how-can-i-add-an-ammeter-and-or-voltmeter-to-my-home-breaker-panel) – Peter Duniho Dec 26 '19 at 01:43
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Was looking for something simpler. Like the link above I added but with 2 amp meters for each phase. – Rick Jan 05 '20 at 20:30
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Take a look at a system called TED (The Energy Detective), it can be used to monitor the whole house or individual circuits, or both and gives you a simple interface either stand-alone or to your smart phone or tablet.
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