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iConserve User Guide___________________________________________________  

                                             

 

BWD/-: Check last data/number (minus). 
MODE/SET: Setting modes and parameters. 
 
 
 

Transmitter and sensor 

 

 

 
The sensor coupler clips around the incoming live power cable in your breaker panel. The 
sensor’s adapter plug is then inserted into any one of the transmitter’s ports.  Once batteries are 
installed information will begin to transmit wirelessly to the main display unit (receiver). 
 
 

LCD 

 

 

 
 

1.  Display mode: Energy/Cost/CO

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 emission. 

2.  Receiving signal indicator. 
3.  Battery low indicator. 
4.  Alert icons to warn of 30% or higher of usual daily consumption level of electricity. 
5.  Accumulative historical energy/cost/CO

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 emission data. 

6.  The histogram of energy/cost/CO

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 emissions for last seven months, weeks, days, hours. 

7.  The display for 

current 

real-time energy/cost/CO

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 emission readings. 

8.  Clock and Calendar. 
9.  Cost tariff rate. 
10. Money currencies. 

 
 

Installation 

 
Locate your home or businesses breaker box (panel). Then remove the panel carefully, you’ll 
find 1, 2, or 3 thick (16mm or 10mm) red or black cables. These cables are live main cables. To 
record your entire home or business energy consumption you will need to install the iConserve 

Summary of Contents for iConserve

Page 1: ...sensor in your breaker box or power source for your home or business FIRST consult with a local Certified Electrician In addition it s highly recommended that you hire this Certified Electrician to safely and properly install these components Inappropriate contact with your breaker box or main power source can be FATAL Table of Contents Introduction 2 Features 2 Overview 2 Display unit 2 Transmitt...

Page 2: ... save money and you will also help the planet A cost saving of up to 15 percent is possible with iConserve Features Display instant and total energy cost and CO2 emissions View hourly daily weekly and monthly electricity data Historical graphical chart of electricity usage Time view clock day week month and year High amount of electricity warning alarms automatically Data storage capacity 2 years ...

Page 3: ...Receiving signal indicator 3 Battery low indicator 4 Alert icons to warn of 30 or higher of usual daily consumption level of electricity 5 Accumulative historical energy cost CO2 emission data 6 The histogram of energy cost CO2 emissions for last seven months weeks days hours 7 The display for current real time energy cost CO2 emission readings 8 Clock and Calendar 9 Cost tariff rate 10 Money curr...

Page 4: ...ensor around the insulated live main power cable DO NOT TOUCH OR CLIP THE SENSOR AROUND RAW METAL OR UNINSULATED WIRING The sensor coupler can be clipped anywhere along the insulated live main power cable exact location doesn t matter Just try and clip it on a bend in the cable so it simply rests on the bend and nothing else is interfered with Installing batteries for both Transmitter and Main Dis...

Page 5: ... FWD BWD button to set the hour in the 24 hour Military Time Format Press the TIME button again to activate the minute setting The digits of the minutes will flash Press the FWD BWD button to set the minutes Press the TIME button to save the settings and then to return to the normal display Throughout the set up process press the ENTER button at any time to save settings instantly and to return to...

Page 6: ... of day or night For example before 6PM its 0 045 per kilo watt hour KWH and after its 0 09 per kilo watt hour KWH until 1AM To enable this function press the MODE button again to set the current tariff also known as Tier TARIFF1 or Tier1 will start flashing Press the FWD BWD buttons to set the use of two tariff standards Again your power company may call these Tier1 and Tier2 If you choose TARIFF...

Page 7: ...or local electrician to confirm View instant and accumulative energy cost CO2 In normal display mode you can view current power kW on the right screen and the accumulated energy kWh Press the MODE button to see the COST display You can view the current cost of electricity per hour on the right screen and accumulated cost since you last reset it on the right screen Press the MODE button again to se...

Page 8: ...n to see the historical data shown by the per week mode Use the BWD FWD button to look up the usage of energy for the last 7 weeks The corresponding block in the histogram will start to flash Press the HISTORY button again to see the historical data shown by per month mode Use the BWD FWD button to look up the usage of energy for the last 24 months The histogram will show the data of the current u...

Page 9: ...ill return to the normal display with a leaf symbol on the screen which is notifying you that the energy alarm is enabled and active When the alarm is triggered a new icon will appear and the unit will beep for 2 minutes and display will continuously blink MUST READ When installing the sensor and when in doubt always consult a certified electrician Do not immerse the unit in water or other liquids...

Page 10: ...r 2 as our rate for tariff 1 tier 1 in our iConserve s configuration and tariff 2 tier 2 would be left blank or not enabled at all My Cost reading doesn t match my monthly electric bills actual cost The iConserve provides an estimated cost based data you provide it Some power companies have various charges that cannot be figured out by the iConserve because they are additional fees such as Electri...

Page 11: ...Mode for 10 seconds Then configure your unit to 110V voltage Let the unit sit for 7 days recording energy usage On the seventh day select the Day historic chart Ignore day 0 and day 6 and write down the numbers for day 1 2 3 4 5 Use a calculator to add these figures you wrote down together then divide them by 5 This figure is the average usage in your home for a period of 5 days Multiply this numb...

Page 12: ...n display unit and transmitter working normally A being the main display unit B being the transmitter unit Normal Status will look like A LCD display with functional beeping buttons when pressed B LED flashes 1 blink up to 64 seconds on transmitter Quick press on Check Link button On the side of the transmitter unit Every 64 seconds the LED s should blink Potential Problems Problem for A No displa...

Page 13: ...erence as much as possible Or turn off the interfering signal source if possible Solution for C Replace batteries if power is low I m using two iConserve units and I m confused as to which display unit belongs to which transmitter Exercise process of elimination Place the receiver close to the transmitter and then pull out the sensor plug from the transmitter for some time to view the receiver pow...

Page 14: ...her parameters are correct on the main display unit What s a quick step by step process oh how to setup operate the iConserve for advanced users 1 If you are using this product for the first time we suggest you do the following steps Step 1 Load batteries into the receiver and set the current time Step 2 Set the local voltage electricity rates and other parameters Step 3 Load the batteries into th...

Page 15: ...3 Setting for the daily capacity alarm value and on off alarm function manually 4 Voltage Setting 100V to 250V According to local standards users can set it by manual 5 Maximum record capacity four digits 9999KWH over will show HI 6 Automatically calculates the CO2 excretion Greenhouse gas CO2 0 45kg kWH nkWH factory default is 0 45kg for each 1kWh power consumption According to local standards us...

Page 16: ...e attempting to install the transmitter and clamp sensor in your breaker box or power source for your home or business FIRST consult with a local Certified Electrician In addition it s highly recommended that you hire this Certified Electrician to safely and properly install these components Inappropriate contact with your breaker box or main power source can be FATAL All information and instructi...

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