monitoring diverted power with a Solic.

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Gareth J
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monitoring diverted power with a Solic.

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I'm to rewire my diverters to replace an iboost with a solic200. Long story somewhat shortened; I'm hoping I can use it as my primary diverter (DHW, then TS for UFH and rads), then (hopefully) the iboost, which has a 200W threshold, will hoover up the excess and dump it into the element in the kitchen Rayburn/storage heater.

Presuming it works, I'll catch an extra ~200W of power previously lost - great, but I'll loose the display on the iboost. My home monitoring is currently very analogue - I listen for diverted power, feel the water temp in the non thermostically controlled shower and occasionally I pop my head into the cylinder cupboard to see what power is being diverted/has been that day/week etc. So I'll miss that.

Are there any monitoring gadgets I can wire inline or clamp meter that will read or store diverted power information to satisfy my curiosity? The simpler the better! .... Inline ammeter??

Thanks in advance, Gareth
5kW Evance WT
3x 4kW PV arrays
Lots of diverters and thermal storage.

Business side;
40kW PV
Heat recovery on refrigeration plant
More diverters here for hot water.
Gareth J
Posts: 182
Joined: Sun Oct 24, 2021 9:11 am

Re: monitoring diverted power with a Solic.

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Update;
I did nothing. The solic just works. It turns out I don't need to know what's being diverted so long as there's hot water, which there has been, all summer so far.

I got a little way into figuring out a suitable ammeter but it's not really needed.
5kW Evance WT
3x 4kW PV arrays
Lots of diverters and thermal storage.

Business side;
40kW PV
Heat recovery on refrigeration plant
More diverters here for hot water.
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