Hi guys! I’m looking to monitor/control the power consumption of some old window-hanging aircon units, that don’t really mind when the power is literally cut from the wall. I’d like to be able to see how much power they consume, and also being able to turn them on and off at the socket (the IR doesn’t work all that well to begin with). I was checking about the Tapo P110M, but seems these are not sharing the power consumption offline, you need to register them in the app and they only do it through a Tapo account.
What alternatives do I have?
Important, I guess: As I live off an ex-UK colony here, we do have UK-like three pronged sockets, that’s the form factor (Type G, I think?) I’d be needing.
You already married to ZigBee? If not, maybe don’t. It causes 2.4Ghz interference. You’ll need to think about WiFi channels and avoid ones that overlap with ZigBee. Either that, or use 5Ghz WiFi and repeaters to make up for the lower penertration (if an issue).
I have a Zigbee transmitter yeah…Only a few ikea bulbs so far, but they work well and was looking to expand.
You have any 2.4 GHz WiFi problems? In theory there is a problem, and I know a dude with a lot of ZigBee and a lot of 2.4GHz problems, but without going over with work equipment and spending some time doing work for free, I can’t be sure it’s ZigBee. It’s just my best guess.
I have no Zigbee and no Wifi problems. Everything connects just fine. And I’d be happy to continue using Zigbee. I mentioned zigbee on the post, and I didn’t mention any wifi issues. The reason I’d prefer Zigbee over Wifi for these sort of devices is it saves me having to make rules on the firewall to block them from phoning home. If it’s zigbee, it’s guaranteed to be local. Just to be sure, I PREFER Zigbee, and I don’t have any problems with it so far. Nor with my wifi. Everything’s working OK here.
I hope it continues to be a non issue for you. Without you having to take any measures. Just saying it can be an issue. Search “zigbee 2.4ghz wifi interference” if you don’t believe me.