Hi, I have several Z-wave thermostats (for floor heating) in the house that unfortunately lack support for energy monitoring. And they do not report wether the relay is switched on or off.
But because I know their connected load, and they are either heating or not, is seems feasible to estimate their power consumption based on whether the current temperature is higher or lower than the Heat Setpoint. If higher, it is off. If lower, it is on.
Is this possible to achieve with a plugin or two? Possibly with a little bit of coding?
I am not very skilled at programming, but I imagine that a script that turned a virtual device on or off based on this rule could be used in combination with the Virtual Energy Meter plugin (creates a child device that acts as an energy meter for devices with static energy consumption). Any suggestion that could lead me in the right direction would be much appreciated; thanks!
Haakon