EMPORIA Vue, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...Installation Guide ...

Page 2: ...t can be dangerous or even fatal In no event shall Emporia be liable to you or any third party for any damages either direct or indirect arising from or related to any personal injury as a result of your failure to follow the safety information and instructions in this Installation Guide Note 3 5mm and 2 5mm ports should only be used to connect the supplied CT clamps to the energy monitor They are...

Page 3: ...t to open disassemble or repair any of the components of the Emporia Vue If you believe any of the Emporia Vue components may have been damaged do not attempt to use them Do not install the Emporia Vue in environments with explosive gas or vapors nor in damp or wet environments nor in direct sunlight nor where temperatures are consistently below 40 F 40 C or above 122 F 50 C Ensure the Emporia Vue...

Page 4: ...ur home However the service mains will remain dangerously energized The following items may help with safe installation It s also helpful to perform the installation with a friend Phillips and flathead screwdrivers Protective eyewear Alternative light source Protective gloves Need help emporiaenergy com support support emporiaenergy com 1 844 EMPORIA 367 6742 ...

Page 5: ... call support immediately Energy monitor Two wire nuts Two extra wires and wire harness Two or three 200A current transformers CTs with 3 5mm audio jacks depending on bundle Up to sixteen 50A current transformers CTs with 2 5mm audio jacks depending on bundle Sixteen 2 5mm Insulation Plugs Three 3 5mm Insulation Plugs WiFi antenna assembly ...

Page 6: ...16 audio jack ports on the sides of the monitor are the inputs for the 50A CTs your bundle may have come with 16 or 8 CTs or none at all The port for the wiring harness is located on the bottom of the monitor All of the ports are clearly labeled on the back of the energy monitor WiFi connector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 C B 3 5mm 200A CT audio jack ports 2 5mm 50A CT audio jack ports 2...

Page 7: ...the electrical panel in your home Low no signal may require a Wi Fi extender for the Vue to work Download the Emporia Energy app onto your phone or tablet from the Apple App Store from Google Play or from emporiaenergy com app Create an account and begin the setup process emporiaenergy com app ...

Page 8: ...located elsewhere in your house or you may not even have one This turns off all the circuits in your home Next remove any screws holding the cover to the panel and remove the cover to access the circuit breakers and the live service mains Need help emporiaenergy com support support emporiaenergy com 1 844 EMPORIA 367 6742 ...

Page 9: ...rgy monitor Your breaker box may be oriented differently but the monitor is small and designed to fit easily in the box Find a place that works for you WARNING The service mains are always live Live service mains Need help emporiaenergy com support support emporiaenergy com 1 844 EMPORIA 367 6742 ...

Page 10: ...connection so that it is fully insulated Next use a screwdriver to remove a knockout from inside the electrical panel Now feed the antenna through the hole Finally plug the hole with the knockout plug It s ok to install the antenna inside of a wall Need help emporiaenergy com support support emporiaenergy com 1 844 EMPORIA 367 6742 Slide over connection ...

Page 11: ...on the CTs and place each clamp around one of the main service cables Then shut the clasps to secure the CTs IMPORTANT The K L imprint on the bottom of the CTs should point toward the breakers Finally insert the 200A current transformer audio jacks into the audio jack ports on the top of the energy monitor WARNING The service mains are always live Breakers Meter ...

Page 12: ... your installation you may have anywhere from 3 empty audio jack ports to none at all If you don t have any empty ports proceed to Step 7 If you do securely insert the provided 3 5mm insulation plugs into all of the Vue s empty 3 5mm ports so they are completely insulated top Need help emporiaenergy com support support emporiaenergy com 1 844 EMPORIA 367 6742 ...

Page 13: ...until it clicks into place securely The wire harness allows for single phase power and three phase voltage sensing White connects to Neutral Black provides power and voltage sensing and Blue and Red enable voltage sensing only Need help emporiaenergy com support support emporiaenergy com 1 844 EMPORIA 367 6742 ...

Page 14: ...ll help you through it Step 8 a Common in N American Homes Step 8 b Common in N American Homes Step 8 c Uncommon in N American Homes Common in N American Commercial systems Step 8 d Uncommon in N American Homes Common in N American Commercial systems Step 8 e Uncommon in N American Homes Step 8 f Uncommon in N American Homes Two empty breakers Two 200A CTs No empty breaker Two 200A CTs Three empty...

Page 15: ...e wires from the wire harness to the neutral bus bar Turn off two vertically adjacent stacked single pole 15A breakers and secure the Black and Red wires from the harness to each of the hot leads from each breaker Need help emporiaenergy com support support emporiaenergy com 1 844 EMPORIA 367 6742 ...

Page 16: ... stacked 15A single pole breakers and remove their wires Connect one of the breaker wires to the Black harness wire and an extra wire with a wire nut Next connect the second breaker wire to the Red harness wire and an extra wire with a wire nut Then secure each of the extra wires to the two breaker poles emporiaenergy com support support emporiaenergy com 1 844 EMPORIA 367 6742 ...

Page 17: ...Secure the White wire from the wire harness to the neutral bus bar Turn off three vertically adjacent stacked 15A single pole breakers and secure the Black Red and Blue wires from the harness to each of the hot leads from each breakers Need help emporiaenergy com support support emporiaenergy com 1 844 EMPORIA 367 6742 ...

Page 18: ...djacent stacked 15A single pole breakers and remove their wires Connect one of the breaker wires to the Black harness wire and an extra wire with a wire nut Next connect the second breaker wire to the Red harness wire and an extra wire with a wire nut Next connect the third breaker wire to the Blue harness wire and an extra wire with a wire nut Then secure each of the extra wires to the three brea...

Page 19: ... Blue wires from the wiring harness to the neutral bus bar you can use a wire nut and extra wire if needed Turn off an empty 15A breaker and secure the Black wire from the harness to the hot lead from the breaker Need help emporiaenergy com support support emporiaenergy com 1 844 EMPORIA 367 6742 ...

Page 20: ... the wire harness to the neutral bus bar Turn off a 15A breaker and disconnect its wire Connect that wire to the Black wire from the harness and the piece of extra wire with the wire nut Then secure the extra wire to the breaker Need help emporiaenergy com support support emporiaenergy com 1 844 EMPORIA 367 6742 ...

Page 21: ...u wish to monitor Then shut the clasps to secure the CTs IMPORTANT The K L imprint on the bottom of the CTs should point away from the breakers Then insert the audio jacks attached to them into the 2 5mm audio jack ports on the sides of the energy monitor Note the port numbers so you can name the circuits in the app WARNING The service mains are always live Load Breaker ...

Page 22: ...CT To use a single CT clasp the clamp around either one of the hot leads coming off the breaker it doesn t matter which You ll then be able to input a circuit multiplier in the app to double or triple the reading by entering a 2 or 3 We don t recommend multiplers for unbalanced loads such as subpanels Connect to only one lead then use a multipler in the app ...

Page 23: ...epending on your installation you may have anywhere from 16 empty ports to none at all If you don t have any empty ports proceed to Step 11 If you do securely insert the provided 2 5mm insulation plugs into all of the Vue s empty 2 5mm ports so they are completely insulated side Need help emporiaenergy com support support emporiaenergy com 1 844 EMPORIA 367 6742 ...

Page 24: ...d off during installation to restore power to the circuits in your home You should hear a power up tone from the Vue to confirm it has power Then close the panel Once the panel cover is replaced the antenna connector and audio jack ports on the Vue will not be accessible Need help emporiaenergy com support support emporiaenergy com 1 844 EMPORIA 367 6742 ...

Page 25: ...ria Vue heard its power up tone and you re ready to proceed Your phone will connect via Bluetooth to the system and then you ll connect to a nearby Wi Fi router Make sure you have your Wi Fi name and password Need help emporiaenergy com support support emporiaenergy com 1 844 EMPORIA 367 6742 ...

Page 26: ...ng an Android turn on Location Services for your phone to properly scan for Bluetooth devices Ensure the Vue s Wi Fi antenna has been installed properly Check the antenna is properly screwed into the energy monitor Ensure the antenna is outside of the electric panel It s ok if it is inside a wall just ensure it s not inside the metal box Try power cycling the breaker to which the Vue is connected ...

Page 27: ...e Energy Monitor contains FCC ID 2AS6P EMCTV2 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontro...