1y ago

IKEA's new smart plug to track power consumption could launch soon

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1y ago

IKEA's new smart plug to track power consumption could launch soon

www.notebookcheck.net /IKEA-s-new-smart-plug-to-track-power-consumption-could-launch-soon.854970.0.html

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I hope they’re still Zigbee devices. No info I can find at the moment but I quite like that I can use Trådfri stuff with Zigbee2mqtt and I’d love to add more functionality
- I would assume so? All their other stuff is Zigbee, and it's got a huge following.
  
  The article says it needs the DIRIGERA hub, which also has a Matter/Thread radio
Nice. The old Trådfri plugs don't have any sensors.
- Are they smaller? These new IKEA plugs seem like they are less wide than the Third Reality ones, but they might stick out farther.
  Either way, those Third Reality plugs are nice.
I figured this when IKEA started throwing out their current model for £5 a pop. Judging by how fast their stock was gone, they‘ll show up on ebay for a hefty markup any time now…
Still switchable? Man I wish there would be a pure power meter plug available, with no switching ability. I would plug them into a lot of things. I know you could measure the whole power usage of a line or your home but that requires the right equipment (power meter) or an electrician to install it
- Why not just not use the switch function? You can even "disable" the switch in Home Assistant so you can't accidentally turn it off, and most of these sorts of switches have a setting for default (on power restoration after power loss) of on or off.
  
  I'm not the person who you're responding to, but at least in my case I am just not comfortable with having the ability to switch, since I would like to connect devices which could be seriously damaged if the switch toggled for any reason. I have modified a couple of switchable power monitoring plugs already, but I would rather pay slightly less and not have a hassle.
- You can get meters that clamp over the wire, no electrician required.
  https://www.smarthomeperfected.com/best-smart-home-energy-monitor/
  
  I'm kinda stupid. I've seen these but they always show pictures within the distribution box. Here only certified electricians are allowed to open them. But I totally didn't saw the option to just clamp it on a wire outside the box. I even asked Bing AI for help, because not everyone must sell on Amazon and Google Search just spits out the affiliate link sites, that suggests always the same popular options. 90% of the time switchable plugs.
- I have the need for power metering only too.
  I disabled the switch button on the plug so that they cannot be turned off by mistake. And set it to power on after power outage. Had no problems for a long time with this setup.
  
  Do updates switch the switch? I have Homematic IP plugs. They do work but had one update that switched my PC off but besides that, pretty reliable but expensive af. I don't want to take a chance with important devices. Sure I don't need to update the plugs but I have an urge to install updates.

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