Inova Remote start and applying load (without letting magic white smoke out)

[impi]

Actually I had considered this
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Kill-A-Watt-Electricity-Monitor-P4400/202196386

I was thinking about a plug off of each leg and just plugging one of these into each for my purpose. I can't think of any other way of wiring except to tag another 14 ga line in with the 4ga into the breaker though. I'm not sure this is allowable by code? Any electricians that can speak to this?

I have one of those to validate the frequency. I have a single circuit in my garage that feeds just a refrigerator through an outlet which is close to the panel. I validate frequency and voltage through that as it can be energized through one breaker while leaving the remainder of the breakers off. It will only show the load that is directly plugged into it. The other gauges shows total load per circuit and voltage. Frequency is the same regardless if the circuit you pull from.

 

[LittleBill]

inverter/ regular generators, changes nothing in regards to gauges. the inverter changes are on the DC side of the circuit, not on anything you care to monitor

 

[smokem joe]

I have one of those to validate the frequency. I have a single circuit in my garage that feeds just a refrigerator through an outlet which is close to the panel. I validate frequency and voltage through that as it can be energized through one breaker while leaving the remainder of the breakers off. It will only show the load that is directly plugged into it. The other gauges shows total load per circuit and voltage. Frequency is the same regardless if the circuit you pull from.

Frequency stays the same on both legs. I just like to know I'm at 120v and 61Hz before I open generator breaker on the panel instead of seeing it after. That's why I was curious as to what you had on yours on the generator side before it hit the main panel. I leave all my breakers on, except for AC and well, when I throw the generator breaker on. If its the 831 running then I shut most of them down first.

 

[smokem joe]

inverter/ regular generators, changes nothing in regards to gauges. the inverter changes are on the DC side of the circuit, not on anything you care to monitor

Most of those gauges say not to use on inverter type power or square wave power. The changes happen on the DC side but there must be something slightly different otherwise the gauge would know no difference. Unless the 831 would be clean enough power to not fry them I'd rather not try them and have them quit working.

 

[LittleBill]

Most of those gauges say not to use on inverter type power or square wave power. The changes happen on the DC side but there must be something slightly different otherwise the gauge would know no difference. Unless the 831 would be clean enough power to not fry them I'd rather not try them and have them quit working.

they are talking about modified sine wave inverters. that is not the case here.

 

[smokem joe]

Well if that's the case that opens up my options again!