Viewing power consumption in houselinc – INSTEON iMeter Solo (2423A1) Manual User Manual

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iMeter Solo Owner’s Manual

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Viewing Power Consumption in HouseLinc

Choose iMeter Solo from the Devices
list and then select the Control/Status
tab to begin viewing energy
information for the appliance plugged
into the bottom of iMeter Solo.

NOTE: For loads over 1,000 Watts,
iMeter can take up to 10 seconds to
stabilize the reading when there is a
drastic change in power (e.g., the
appliance is turned off).

Storing/Tracking Power Consumption Information in HouseLinc

iMeter allows you to save the appliance’s power consumption information to a CSV file so you can track
and monitor the appliance’s energy usage over time. To save power consumption information, set up an
event in HouseLinc:

1) In HouseLinc, click the Events tab and click Add Event

2) Drag the desired icons into the Trigger(s) pane and edit as necessary

3) Drag iMeter Solo from the Devices list into the Action(s) pane

4) If desired, change where the file will be saved by clicking Edit and then clicking on the file location

5) Click OK to save the event

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