question about TED hookup to main panel

[Mike]

friend of mine gave me as a housewarming gift a new TED
(http://theenergydetective.com/frameset.asp) unit

it also came with the manual which I did read carefully but can use a little help.

my main switch is outside with overhead line (150 amp service) and in the garage I
have two mains feeding into a split Square-D breaker panel (of the breakers, half the
rooms & appliances on one side, the other half on the other side)

breaker panel is mostly 20amp, few 15amp, with the bigger appliances using 30,40 or
60amp double breakers

It's my understanding the toroid coils connect to the two mains on the panel bottom
(one main feeds one side, other main the other side)

is there some other connection also made into one of the breakers and if so, does it
matter if I pick a 15amp or 20amp?

thanks for any pointers in case someone has installed a TED unit, I'm not totally an
idiot when replacing breakers but just wanted to be sure I do this the correct way and
the pictures in the manual don't precisely match my Square-D panel

 

[William P.N. Smith]

(http://theenergydetective.com/frameset.asp)

is there some other connection also made into one of the breakers and if so, does it
matter if I pick a 15amp or 20amp?

Mine is getting installed any day now, but as I understand it the box
must connect to AC power in order to:

1) Power itself
2) Send data thru the power lines

Since it doesn't draw any significant power itself, the size of
breaker it connects to isn't very relevant (my manual is a mile away,
I'll check it if I think of it). If your data communication isn't
very reliable, try a different breaker (one on the opposite phase).

 

[Mike]

must connect to AC power in order to:
1) Power itself
2) Send data thru the power lines

ok, will check that out, if you do locate your manual and have any other
comments, please post findings
I'll attempt install next week

 

[William P.N. Smith]

ok, will check that out, if you do locate your manual and have any other
comments, please post findings
I'll attempt install next week

P32 seems to cover all the permutations of AC power to the device,
though I suppose there are other options around junction boxes you
could put on the outside of the breaker box if you really needed to.

I'm hoping to have the power on and my TED installed next week as
well, I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[Mike]

well, I'll let you know how it goes.

it does require you enter the house code (3-digit number) at setup, otherwise MTU unit
will not transmit the data to the RDU

 

[William P.N. Smith]

it does require you enter the house code (3-digit number) at setup, otherwise MTU unit
will not transmit the data to the RDU

Oh, yeah, I'll have to remember to write down the house code before we
close up the main power panel. Thanks for the reminder.