E2 WIRELESS ELECTRICITY MONITOR 5600 At the end of its serviceable life, this product should not be treated as household general waste. It should be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical equipment, or returned to the supplier for disposal. *All values shown in this manual are only examples. Actual figures will vary depending on your consumption.
CONTENTS INTRODUCTION SAFETY IN THE BOX INTRODUCTION 2 3 5 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Prior to Installation Mounting Individual or Multiple Circuits Installing the Mini CT Sensor 6 7 9 MONITOR SETUP Linking the Transmitter and Monitor Setting the Time and Date Setup Instructions Dual / Multiple Tariff Mode How To Change Functions How To Change Modes 11 12 13 15 17 18 FAQS TECHNICAL INFORMATION INSTALLATION NOTES 20 21 22 Energy metering and monitoring are at the heart of energy management, understanding
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION It is important that you take some simple precautions before using this product. Incorrect use or poor safety practices can result in injury or fatality. Whenever possible, turn off the main breaker, outside your home feeding power to your electric panel. • The user does not need to remove the sensor throughout the working life of the unit. Battery changes are performed on the transmitter and on the display. There are no batteries to change in the sensor.
IN THE BOX HARDWARE INSTALLATION PRIOR TO INSTALLATION Your e2 pack contains the following elements: Mini CT Sensor Waterproof Transmitter 1 x Mini CT Sensor 1 x Waterproof Transmitter 1 x e2 Wireless Energy Monitor You will need to attach the sensor to the live feed cable which connects the meter to the monitor. Any power you use in your home will pass through this cable. The clip on sensor acts as a CT sensor, and relays the amount of current being drawn in the home to the transmitter.
HARDWARE INSTALLATION HARDWARE INSTALLATION MOUNTING INDIVIDUAL OR MULTIPLE CIRCUITS Dual Tariff Meters Dual Tariff meters (shown in Fig. 3) will often have an auxiliary cable running between cable 3 and cable 4. Auxiliary cables will be smaller in diameter than the feed cables, and will run into an adjoining metering device. Locate Your Electrical Panel Locate your electricity meter and determine its type. You can normally find this on an outside wall, in the garage, basement or utility room.
HARDWARE INSTALLATION HARDWARE INSTALLATION INSTALLING THE MINI CT SENSOR INSTALLING THE MINI CT SENSOR The sensor needs to be fitted to the live feed cable. Sensors are suitable for cables up to 12mm in diameter. You should not force the cable to fit. The sensor should fit loosely around the cable and there should be no packing used.
MONITOR SETUP MONITOR SETUP LINKING THE TRANSMITTER AND MONITOR SETTING THE TIME AND DATE Step 1 - Ensure three AA batteries are inserted in the transmitter and three AAA batteries are inserted in the wireless energy monitor. Observe polarity when installing batteries. If the link is completed you will clearly see the transmission signal Step 2 - Push the link button on the reverse of the monitor for two seconds. The transmission signal symbol will flash for one minute.
MONITOR SETUP MONITOR SETUP SETUP INSTRUCTIONS IMPORTANT - Throughout the setup process, push the time period button at any time, your settings will be saved & you will exit the function setting mode. The efergy monitor needs to know the unit cost per kWh charged by your electricity supplier, along with voltage and alarm settings. The following steps will move through each of these settings for a single tariff period (alternatively see page 15 for Dual / Multiple Tariff Mode).
MONITOR SETUP MONITOR SETUP DUAL / MULTIPLE TARIFF MODE If you have a dual or multiple tariff rate meter you may want to setup the dual tariff function. Step 1 - Activation Of Dual/Multiple Tariff Press and hold unit set button for two seconds. On release you will see the voltage setting flash. Press unit set button twice and you will move onto the tariff selection setting. Now you will see the symbol TARIFF 1 flash.
MONITOR SETUP MONITOR SETUP HOW TO CHANGE FUNCTIONS HOW TO CHANGE MODES Step 1 - Function Press the top function button to change the information displayed from ENERGY NOW to AVERAGE and to HISTORY. Step 1 - Mode Press unit set button to change the unit displayed. Step 2 - Power Shows the power of your whole house at any instant, in kW. Step 2 - Energy Now The efergy e2 monitor shows instant power (kWh), estimated electricity costs per day and carbon emissions per day.
MONITOR SETUP FAQS HOW TO CHANGE MODES CONTINUED Step 6 - Time Period Button Press time period button to change from daily, to weekly and to monthly data during AVERAGE or HISTORY mode. During HISTORY mode the backward and forward buttons are used to scroll between date, weeks and months.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Model Name Frequency Transmission Time Transmission Range Sensor Voltage Range Measuring Current 21 efergy e2 433.
