Individual Outlet Amperage

[Esquare]

I'm sure this has already been addressed but I can't find it. I know the Apex can monitor the total amps on an EB8, but can it do so on the individual outlets? It would be nice to see when my pumps started getting dirty.

 

[RussM]

No, that's not possible, at least at this point in time.

It's been requested that the capability to test current draw of an EBx be added (something like If Current EB8_3 > 9.5 Then OFF), but I don't know if this will actually be a future feature.

 

[Esquare]

Thanks for the response.

 

[swearint]

One way, though manual and tedious, would be to shut off all outlets except the one and record the amps. Over time, this might indicate a trend.

I would really be surprised if it would be possible to directly measure amperage individually. This would require seperate circuitry for each outlet. If it were already there, seems the functionality would already exist.

Now, for some real conjecture. It might be possible to determine amperage for each outlet through analysis by comparing total amperage over time with a log of outlet state. But, it would probably not be accurate enough to be usable.

Todd

 

[Esquare]

One way, though manual and tedious, would be to shut off all outlets except the one and record the amps. Over time, this might indicate a trend.

I would really be surprised if it would be possible to directly measure amperage individually. This would require seperate circuitry for each outlet. If it were already there, seems the functionality would already exist.

Now, for some real conjecture. It might be possible to determine amperage for each outlet through analysis by comparing total amperage over time with a log of outlet state. But, it would probably not be accurate enough to be usable.

Todd

Yeah, I thought of those options but came to the same conclusion of tedious and inaccurate.

I was just wondering about this as I was cleaning a powerhead and looked at my return pump. My normal way of determining if the pumps need cleaning is when they stop. It seemed to me at that time that tracking their power draw would be a better way to determine maintenance schedules.

Maybe they'll come out with a new power bar.