Thank you, appreciated - I watched a bunch of these videos before I found yours... totally cleared everything up. Well done!

Thanks a lot for posting this video. The pace was perfect. I didn’t have to constantly pause the video to process what was said and everything was easily understood.

"You still need to be careful even if you shut the power off" Proceeds to point and tap around with a screw driver. WTF!!

I am surprised that you need to work in the fuse breaker box with live power on the wires of the main entry cable. In Europe, there is an automatic fuse/breaker switch in the metering enclosure to cut the power coming out of the meter, so no electrocution danger there, because there are no live wires or connections in the fuse box.

Very helpful

Before sticking a screwdriver in there I would have verified it with a voltmeter.

Thanks for video but my goodness tapping around with a screwdriver made my balls hurt

Nice video. However, I think you should have put the meter on its own breaker, and then for S and G, monitored that circuit and see how much it uses :-)

Thank you so much for the video. One question, Does the air conditioner use the same power from L1 and L2? If it is unbalanced Multiplier won't work. Correct?

Im an electrician and we normaly use energy/power data loggers to measere the total energy consumption of a building. The emporia energy meter your showing is actualy a more simplefied version of these energy data loggers. What your calling sensors are actually CT'S ( current transformers ). And normally to measure the total energy use we would place our CT'S only on the 2 phases or 3 phases entering into the main circuit breaker. So you dont need to use al 16 CT'S. You could just use the 3 big ones and you will be able to measure your total energy consumption.

I am preparing to install this unit in my main panel and have watched a few install videos. It seems that a common complaint is the long length of the cables, but one thing I did hear from one person is how nice it is just to be able to plug in the jack as opposed to trying to connect two tiny wires for each connection. It seems some very good cable management is very important! I will be putting two of my sensors on a double pull breaker that I use to back feed my panel in case of a power outage. So based on your video, I do need to go through the steps for the solar/generator, correct? I was thinking it meant specifically”Solar Generation”. Also, I’m guessing that the sensors going on the wires leading from the generator to the breaker should be put on in the opposite directions of those monitoring the various circuits, since the ‘service will actually be going into the breaker (like the main) and the load will be energizing the two hot busses. Is this correct? Thanks for the video. Btw I will take all the suggestions of double checking the breakers to make sure they aren’t energized, even after shutting off the main. Never can be too careful with electricity or firearms!

Good video. It has been a year since you published the video. How has the Emporia performed?

Hi for dryer which is 240, 120+120 , you only put one lead for the dryer 120 or can/only add one lead on one of the 120?.

Is it possible plug this device in the outlet instead on the circuit breaker board??

Shouldn’t the neutral and ground bus bars be isolated?

Does it have an RJ45 jack in case you have wired Ethernet?

Was this worth the time and effort to install this? Did it pay for itself? Did you save any money on electricity?

Boa noite, Eu tenho instalação Monofásica ou seja Neutro E fase, ok. Então eu gostaria de saber se ligo uma das pinças de 100 A para a entrada da energia e as outras aos vários circuitos. Ou terei que ligar as duas Pinças de 100 A a Entrada de Energia e Solar. uma vez que tenho produção Solar. Agradecia resposta. continuação de bom trabalho.

Very informative video but please be careful with your approach. I will not say that you were totally careful. The Feeder breakers (along with Main breakers) should also be tripped before making any sort of wiring. Do not use an uninsulated tool to point the main live wires from utility.

I'm watching this as a general orientation to where everything goes. If I buy this, I'll pay an electrician. Pretty cheap insurance if you ask me. Our host isn't being a good role model for this job.