ShockAbsorber
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Hi all,
Thanks for checking out my thread.
The tenant renting my apartment has complained about high electricity usage.
I offered we add a timer to control the geyser instead of him manually handling when it goes on as he's not home a lot of the time.
Please help me understand how the configuration actually works after checking the pic below.
An electrician previously explained to me that the circuit breaker labeled "Geyser" actually switches the relay on/off instead of the high current going directly through the breaker. After quite a bit of struggle finding documentation on the "LSR-116" I found it's called a Load Shed Relay.
What I still don't get is why there are two signal wires going into it at the top-rear. I'm guessing the other wire is for the on/off switch located above the stove itself.
(Continuing after ~30 minutes of research/google)
I noticed there seems to be a 3rd wire(white) going to the neutral busbar.
Lastly, I'd like to install a timer similar to this Digital Programmable Timer - https://www.major-tech.com/product/digital-programmable-timer/
Would I be correct if I installed the timer between the bottom of the Geyser breaker and the top of the relay?
Thanks for checking out my thread.
The tenant renting my apartment has complained about high electricity usage.
I offered we add a timer to control the geyser instead of him manually handling when it goes on as he's not home a lot of the time.
Please help me understand how the configuration actually works after checking the pic below.
An electrician previously explained to me that the circuit breaker labeled "Geyser" actually switches the relay on/off instead of the high current going directly through the breaker. After quite a bit of struggle finding documentation on the "LSR-116" I found it's called a Load Shed Relay.
What I still don't get is why there are two signal wires going into it at the top-rear. I'm guessing the other wire is for the on/off switch located above the stove itself.
(Continuing after ~30 minutes of research/google)
I noticed there seems to be a 3rd wire(white) going to the neutral busbar.
Lastly, I'd like to install a timer similar to this Digital Programmable Timer - https://www.major-tech.com/product/digital-programmable-timer/
Would I be correct if I installed the timer between the bottom of the Geyser breaker and the top of the relay?
- TL;DR
- Confusing wiring, where is best to add a timer to control geyser automatically?