I would like to use the new water and gas probes at my house in inner city Melbourne, Australia. Has anyone else used them in Australia? I can't find a hole or port in the water meter. Is there an easy way to tell if either the water or gas meters are compatible?

Hello Fluksonians,

I am looking to install a kilowatt meter or two but i am wondering about their amp rating.

I have seen talk of a 50 amp kilowatt meter connected to a pulse input which i think would be fine for my solar circuit (solar is 4.5kW).
But if i put one in my main circuit i am worried that a 50 amp unit may not be suitable. My mains supply breaker is an 80 amp breaker.
Not that i would ever want to be drawing 80 amps but i am thinking this 50 amp kilowatt meter may turn to smoke before the main breaker trips if ever there is a fault.
Has anyone else put a kilowatt meter in their main circuit? Does the meter amp rating need to be higher than the main breaker rating?

I am thinking i will either have to put in a 100 amp meter which will be difficult due to its size and the lack of space in my switchboard or just change the main 80 amp breaker for a 50 amp breaker.

My switchboard currently has an 80 amp main breaker, a 16 amp breaker (solar), 2 x 20 amp breakers (ovens), 5 x 16 amp breakers (power points) and 2 x 10 amp breakers (lights).

If i did put in a 100 amp meter i would have to swap out my 5 x 16 amp breakers (power points) and 2 x 10 amp breakers (lights) as they are all 2din safety switches and replace them with 1din safety switches. Gets expensive.

Any suggestions? I may just go with the 50 amp meter on the solar and use a current clamp for the main consumption circuit. I would have liked to have the greater accuracy of a kilowatt meter but i think the cost is going to be too high for a minor improvement.

I wonder how clamps data is measured?
imagine that, for a same instant power consumption, the clamp is moved, so that the measured voltage on the + and - screws is different.
Will the FLM determine that the instant power consumption has changed?

In fact, my question is: how FLM is computing the real power consumption, if measured voltage on the clamp can change with the position of the clamp.

Thx for you response.

PS: not sure that this question is to be classed in Installation forum

Hi all,

Before I buy a Flukso from the shop I'd like to know if it is possible to actually somehow power the device via a battery? For the electricity and gas there is no issue (thanks for the new sensors by the way), they are in the same place. The water however arrives in the hall of our (very old) house and there is no power socket nearby. Ideal would be if I could somehow buy a second Flukso which I could somehow power with a battery or something.

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

Cheers,
Bram

Hi, new here & interested in the product.
One question to start with, what happens to any data if the Internet connection is lost/down?
Thanks, David.