I have a Whole House Generator that is connected to the main electrical panel so that any circuit can be used in case of a power outage. Will Sense continue to monitor power when the Whole House Generator is running?

It depends on how it’s wired. If your generator and utility service come in and are switched upstream of where the sense’s clams are located, then it should be fine. If you have a manual disconnect (i.e. turn off main breaker on your panel and turn on breaker being fed by the generator) and the sens…

There’s another point to consider which @BradAtSense or one of his colleagues could help with. The steady and transient behavior of a load (device) is primarily dependent on its own electrical characteristics, but is also affected by the source ability to supply power-on transients for instance. H…

Our generator is set up with an automatic transfer switch/sub-panel. So we have the main feed into the house, and a breaker going to the transfer-switch/sub-panel. If the power goes out (or that breaker is turned off) the generator will power up and supply everything in the sub-panel, but everything…

I believe it’s upstream of the panel. I say that because when I installed Sense I did not see any additional wires coming into the panel besides the normal 2 phases, common and ground. The Generac Generator was Installed to supply all circuits in the house. I just avoid the oven and dryer when th…

Also - I do not have any sub panels.

I was running on generator power for nearly 24 hours due to the windstorm here in the northeast. Not only did I find that Sense was properly tracking its monitored devices, I found that the instant power usage chart was very helpful for load management. My generator is a liquid cooled diesel set, s…

[image] pswired: My generator is a liquid cooled diesel set, Fair to assume your generator is inverter based and putting out a clean sine wave?

It is not inverter based, but it does put out a clean sine wave. It is a larger liquid cooled engine, not a small air cooled portable type.

Curious what model generator you’re using. Have been shopping for one myself…for use testing Sense, of course…

It’s made by a chinese company called GB Power: SUPER SILENT POWER BY PERKINS (60HZ)-GB Power GB P Series generator set, using Perkins as power, perins engine(U.K) was formed as F.Perkins Ltd. On the 7th June 1932 in Peterborough, England by Frank Perkins. It is one of the wold's leadi…

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pswired April 3, 2018, 9:56pm 11

It’s made by a chinese company called GB Power:

Mine is a GB-P15 and has a Perkins 3 cylinder engine and a Stamford alternator.

Details on install:

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