Setting expectations for a new user

[kevin1]

@asgallant571, I’m gonna point you over to another thread that should help set your expectations a little more precisely, though Sense has been expanding their detection approaches over time.

Device Detection Testing My Patience

Have you entered your home inventory in Sense. I ask that because that’s where I got a better picture of what was left for Sense to find. Electronics - not likely, except for some TVs via NDI Motors - AC motors yes. DC motors or variable speed (electronically controlled) motors, not likely. Microwaves - old school transformer based, yes. Inverter-based, not likely Big heating elements (stove, water heater, floor heater, dryer) - relay controlled, yes. Electronically controlled, not likely. Som…

Another thread on what you can do to help.

https://blog.sense.com/can-i-train-sense

Two ways to tease apart your Always On

1. Big patience experimental approach - try unplugging a device for 48 hours or more. See if that has reduced Always On
2. Measurement approach - buy a Kasa KP115. Mark it as a roaming KP115 and turn on the Sense integration. Try it on different devices in your house for at least a 24 hour period. Sense will show you the usage waveform over the past 24 or more hours, plus give you an Always On reading for just that device on the KP115.

ps: Once you are through reading and doing all this, you’ll have learned enough about your home devices to intelligently add some Kasa smartplugs to fill in some of the expected blanks.