@lance1 ,
There are a myriad of solutions once you understand the rules. @jefflayman offers one more solution to your immediate problem - just use a Kasa smart plug that Sense doesn’t recognize (on/off only vs. power measuring) in the shop and you will be OK as well.
More broadly, here are some thoughts and rules about multiple Sense monitors and multiple power measuring smart plugs:
- You can have two Sense monitors on the same IP range / domain. I have that today.
- The complication comes in when using the Kasa integration - you’ll really only want one “broadcasting” to gather Kasa smart plug data. That’s also how I’m set up today - only one talks to the Kasa plugs, with the Kasa integration off on the other monitor.
- If I did want to try to run/measure smart plugs from the other monitor, I would use either WeMo or Wiser plugs, which have separate integrations which can be turned on or off per monitor.
- Neither of those smart plug choices is as desirable as Kasa in my mind - the WeMo Insight is pricier and harder to come by, and the Wiser smart plug and smart outlets occasionally produce erroneous hi power spikes. But both would be suitable for a limited application with a s