Post #1949205
2026-05-03 08:07 UTC
@smallsolar it's just plugged in, it's not in its final location yet and I wanted to check it wasn't DOA.
It does what it does well enough. The Ecoflow app has a few quirks and doesn't always report what you think it's reporting, but I'm getting used to them.
I don't have an Ecoflow-compatible energy monitor or smart plugs (my existing ZigBee kit isn't on their compatibility list AFAICT) but I've set up a manual demand profile and the Ultra follows it well enough.
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@smallsolar@techhub.social 2026-05-03 08:40
@sheddi I found that the meter was key to avoid just losing lots of power to the grid. I've got it installed in the fusebox (had to have a bigger box to fit it in) but I saw online someone who just added a cable and plugged it into a nearby socket and put the clamp over the input line. Doubt I'll be recouping my costs when I factor in the electrician installation but I'm enjoying having it setup.
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@etchedpixels@mastodon.social 2026-05-03 10:07
@sheddi @smallsolar you can download code to provide the shelly API and also esp32 code for doing CT clamp to WiFi, so there are other ways to bridge the two. Nice thing about faking a shelly is you can then lie to the closed ecoflow system to get more control