Kwh meter

[paulmars]

Hi all,i need a kwh meter to record power used on a 26a 240vac kiln. It does cycle off and on & has different heat settings. so i cant just use 26a x hrs.

I see so many electronic meters for sale and none really have a lot of reviews. Priced from 10 to 25$ and more. Are they any good? Which ones?

So I decided to just buy one of those used mechanical house mtrs and box,but that will cost me 75 to 100$. Which is probably overkill.

Any thoughts? I prefer one i can reset to zero every month, but might settle for one that i cant .

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[Delta Prime]

Any thoughts? I prefer one i can reset to zero every month, but might settle for one that i cant .

At your price range I cannot recommend anything.
You want to research" AC kilowatt-hour Data logger, recorder" . It has all the features you would like.

 

[kellys_eye]

There are many, many modules that can show multiple AC voltage signals (volts, amps, kWhr, frequency - and all simultaneously) and they use an external pick-up coil to measure the current (current transformer) that needs to have the 'hot' wire from the supply voltage fed through the centre of the coil so it can induce a signal to be measured.

Here's the first one I saw on eBay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252636621057?hash=item3ad250e901:g7sAAOSwcUBYJcP9&amdata=enc:AQAIAAAA4IK+nOOdLnfrNHtFMaRj4NLcCSgbUsK3RXPc+MD5+E0QTfeung3fhBLbaOKzep+8/H/a08RlGNTfOfTa+ymZz9YN6Je/I1fX1MmbWIrEpFvXpGYqkmyyR3/l6nKec5cftby9mmUqat7yzzvn10RmHwlACIywzA42FEYWUE5NAgSe8RLU/FA4Wx/6VCmuoTbFuLBFnfjyb4e39+fRbcQXJROF591jytG8bVHboszj+cdRB1TN8Z63KJp+eTcMdXKy94foC+FdcrwR+th+p+Yea36U1eI1pLJPVdyVR7MWSSXN|tkp:Bk9SR-7YibC2Yg

Scroll down the listing to see how the model(s) are connected and the bits it comes with.

 

[Delta Prime]

If you're not so frugal you can try this one

 

[Bluejets]

Or if you're frugal I understand money is tight for everybody.
Plug and Play.

Could have sworn the requirement above read 26A................that piece of crap is useless.

 

[kellys_eye]

If you're not so frugal you can try this one

Maybe not frugal but 'gullible' springs to mind - it's the same as the device(s) I linked to on eBay albeit in a fancy box......

 

[Delta Prime]

it's the same as the device(s) I linked to on eBay

Apologies it was chosen at random

At your price range I cannot recommend anything

that piece of crap is useless.

Agreed.