When I saw this device for sale, I thought that is exactly what I need to control my 2 geysers and pool pump, so I bought 4, 3 for immediate installation and one spare I was sure I would find a use for it.

They look great and with the large easy to read display (I had another meter with a display that was so small that it became a pain to read) they met all my requirements.

Some of the units features.

1.       Monitors power and energy usage.

2.       Multiple schedules for on and off.

3.       High usage alerts.

4.       Uses the Sonoff app with great home assistant integration.

5.       Rated for 20 amps.

When they arrived and I had a look at them I realised I had not thought the whole installation process through, while they are din rail compatible, they are huge and take up at least 4 slots on the DB board, with not enough space in the board I had to mount them next to the board on the wall and have cable running into the unit and then back into the DB board, ugly and messy.

I took the loss and had an electrician do the install, they worked perfectly I had the visibility and control I wanted and saw a saving on electricity, I was happy for about 3 and a half months when one by one the units started to fail, I sent the 3 faulty units back for a full refund, and gave the other away.

The only thing I can think of is that while the unit is rated for 20 amps, it just is not capable of handling the loads of my geysers and pool pump for an extend period of time.

In short, I do not recommend this device, there are better alternatives for very similar price.

1 hour ago, regbes said:

The only thing I can think of is that while the unit is rated for 20 amps, it just is not capable of handling the loads of my geysers and pool pump for an extend period of time.

In short, I do not recommend this device, there are better alternatives for very similar price.

I have been running the predecessor POWR2 on my pool pump as well as the POW 316 Origin (without the screen) on my heat pump and 2nd geyser (2kW element) for more than 2 years without any problems.

Yes, they are a bit bulky in size - but they have been absolutely reliable for me.

2 hours ago, regbes said:

When I saw this device for sale, I thought that is exactly what I need to control my 2 geysers and pool pump, so I bought 4, 3 for immediate installation and one spare I was sure I would find a use for it.

They look great and with the large easy to read display (I had another meter with a display that was so small that it became a pain to read) they met all my requirements.

Some of the units features.

1.       Monitors power and energy usage.

2.       Multiple schedules for on and off.

3.       High usage alerts.

4.       Uses the Sonoff app with great home assistant integration.

5.       Rated for 20 amps.

When they arrived and I had a look at them I realised I had not thought the whole installation process through, while they are din rail compatible, they are huge and take up at least 4 slots on the DB board, with not enough space in the board I had to mount them next to the board on the wall and have cable running into the unit and then back into the DB board, ugly and messy.

I took the loss and had an electrician do the install, they worked perfectly I had the visibility and control I wanted and saw a saving on electricity, I was happy for about 3 and a half months when one by one the units started to fail, I sent the 3 faulty units back for a full refund, and gave the other away.

The only thing I can think of is that while the unit is rated for 20 amps, it just is not capable of handling the loads of my geysers and pool pump for an extend period of time.

In short, I do not recommend this device, there are better alternatives for very similar price.

Thanks for the review. Will stick to the cbi astute or the tomzn alternatives mentioned in your other thread.