I’m going to answer your questions, with a little more explanation. First off, the current Sense native detection is likely to “find” some kinds of devices and miss others based on the kind of on/off signatures they give. If some of your devices don’t fit the Sense model, then you can (intelligently) put some of them on smartplugs so your Sense can track those devices. But given the current detection model, putting those devices on smartplugs, does NOT directly help Sense learn, though it might help Sense R&D target new detection models i the long run. And occasionally people will put a device that fits the Sense on/off model on a smartplug, because it hasn’t been detected yet, but eventually Sense sees the on/off enough to be detected. Likely / unlikely list below:
Likely to be detected over time
- Dryer heating element (if electric)
- Maybe washer and dryer motors, but only if the are AC old school motors (neither of mine are)
- Oven heating and range heating elements (if electric and if Sense sees enough cycles)
- Some kitchen appliances - dishwasher heating element, trash compactor, coffee maker, instant hot water heater, old school (non-inverter) fridges.
- Incandescent and some florescent lighting
- Printer - laser printer heating element
- Vacuum cleaners, motorized plug-in tools
Unlikely with today’s Native Detection mechanism
On and off signatures masked by power supplies, etc.
- TVs, receivers, AV components and DVRs
- DC and variable speed motors - many pool pumps, inverter fridges, and battery backup garage openers.
- Computers (laptops and desktops)
- LED lighting (except for Hue) - I have seen some LED detected, but usually in homes that have a very low activity level of other devices.
- Variable speed HVAC systems and many mini-splits, though Sense has been slowly improving
Sense does have some special models for EV charging and some kinds of variable speed HVAC systems, but those tend to be very make/model-specific.
And yes, the FAQ list of supported smartplugs is complete, though sometimes TP-Link/Kasa will put out a new model that is also supported, but not qualified.