I just got a new sense Flex system and four smart plugs and would like to know if it’s a good strategy to first hook up the sense device alone and hold off on installing the Flex extensions and smart plugs until a month or two later until the system has had some time to recognize devices natively. I would then pick the circuits for DCMonitoring for devices that hadn’t been identified by that time and likewise install the smart plugs for devices that hadn’t been identified.
I had a sense system about 1.5 years ago (without Flex or smart plugs), but returned it again, because I was not happy with the (few) number of devices it identified within a month’s time (AC, freezer, fridge, one light fixture, stove (burners), toaster oven). I’m now trying again hoping to improve on the device recognition using DCM and smart plugs.