EMPORIA Vue User manual

Installation Guide

WARNING! The Emporia Vue
requires installing sensors
inside your home’s electrical
panel and working around
dangerous voltage that could
lead to injury or death. Emporia
recommends that installation be
performed by a licensed
electrician or other qualified
professional in accordance with
the regional electrical code
where it is being installed.
Improper installation or use of the
equipment 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.

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Safety information
Personal protective gear should be worn
when installing the Emporia Vue.
Do not use the Emporia Vue in any
manner other than specified in this
installation guide.
Do not attempt 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).
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Before you get started
The Emporia Vue is installed in your home’s
electrical panel. You’ll turn off the main
breaker, which will shut off all of the power
in your 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
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What’s in the box
Your new Emporia Vue contains the
following items. If you believe that any of
these items may have been damaged for
any reason, do not attempt to use them and
call support immediately.
Energy
monitor
2 wire nuts,
2 extra wires, and
wire harness
Two or three 200A
current sensors
(depending on bundle)
Knockout plug,
WiFi cable,
and antenna
Up to sixteen 50A current sensors
(depending on bundle)

Energy monitor connections
The energy monitor is the hub of the
Emporia Vue. The 3.5mm A, B, and C ports
on the top of the monitor are the inputs for
the 200A main sensors (your bundle may
only have included two). The coaxial
connector for the WiFi cable is also on the
top. The 2.5mm 1 through 16 ports on the
sides of the monitor are the inputs for the
50A sensors (your bundle may have come
with 16 or 8 sensors, 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
CB
3.5mm 200A sensor ports
2.5mm 50A sensor ports
2.5mm 50A sensor ports
A
top
sideside
bottom
back
Wire harness
port
A2024A0401XXXXXXXXXXXX

Step 1: Get the App
Use your phone to check the signal strength
of your Wi-Fi network next to 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.
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Step 2: Turn off the main
breaker and remove the cover
In your electric panel, turn off the main
breaker, although it may be 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!
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Step 3: Find a place
for the monitor
Locate a place within your electrical panel
for your Vue energy 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
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Step 4: Mount the antenna
Use a screwdriver to remove a knockout
from inside the electrical panel. Connect the
cable to the antenna and mount it with the
knockout plug through the hole. It’s ok to
install the antenna inside of a wall. Screw
the cable to the top of the energy monitor in
the jack marked . If possible, orient the
antenna in the same direction as the
antenna on your WiFi router.
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Step 5: Plug in and connect
the 200A current sensors
Your system will have 1, 2, or 3 main service
cables (a typical 2-main system is shown
below). Open the clasps on the sensors and
place each sensor clamp around one of the
main service cables. Then shut the clasps to
secure the sensors. IMPORTANT! The K→L
imprint on the bottom of the sensors should
point toward the breakers. Then, insert the
200A current sensor plugs into the ports on
the top of the energy monitor.
WARNING: The service
mains are always live!
Breakers
Meter

Step 6: Plug in the
wire harness
Insert the power supply wiring harness into
the bottom of the energy monitor until it
clicks into place securely. The wire harness
has 4 colored wires to power the Vue and
monitor your system’s voltage: White, Black,
Blue, and Red.
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Step 7(a)
Step 7(b)
Step 7(c)
Step 7(d)
Step 7(e)
Step 7(f)
Step 7: Wire the wire harness
to a breaker and neutral bus
The wire harness will be connected
differently depending on whether or not you
have an empty breaker as well as the
number of 200A clamps you installed in
Step 5. Go to the step below based on your
system.
Empty breaker
One 200A sensor
Empty breaker
Two 200A sensors
Empty breaker
Three 200A sensors
No empty breaker
One 200A sensor
No empty breaker
Two 200A sensors
No empty breaker
Three 200A sensors
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Step 7(a): Empty breaker
and one 200A sensor
Secure the Red, White, and Blue wires from
the wiring harness to the neutral bus bar.
Turn off an empty breaker and secure the
Black wire from the harness to the hot lead
from the breaker.
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Step 7(b): Empty breaker
and two 200A sensors
Secure the White and Blue wires from the
wire harness to the neutral bus bar. Turn off
an empty two-pole breaker and secure the
Black and Red wires from the harness to
each of the hot leads from the breaker. If
you do not have a two-pole breaker, you can
use two vertically adjacent single-pole
breakers.

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Step 7(c): Empty breaker
and three 200A sensors
Secure the White wire from the wire harness
to the neutral bus bar. Turn off an empty
three-pole breaker and secure the Black,
Red, and Blue wires from the harness to
each of the hot leads from the breaker. If
you do not have a three-pole breaker, you
can use three vertically adjacent single-pole
breakers.

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Step 7(d): No empty breaker
and one 200A sensor
Secure the Red, White, and Blue wires from
the wire harness to the neutral bus bar. Turn
off the 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.

Step 7(e): No empty breaker
and two 200A sensors
Secure the White and Blue wires from the
wire harness to the neutral bus bar. Turn off
a two-pole breaker and remove its wires.
Connect one of the breaker wires to the
Black harness wire and an extra wire with a
wire nut. Next, connect the other breaker
wire to the Red harness wire and an extra
wire with a wire nut. Then secure the extra
wires to the two breaker poles. If you do not
have a two-pole breaker, you can use two
vertically adjacent single-pole breakers.
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Step 7(f): No empty breaker
and three 200A sensors
Secure the White wire from the wire harness
to the neutral bus bar. Turn off a three-pole
breaker and remove its wires. Connect one
of the breaker wires to the Black harness
wire and an extra wire with a wire nut. Next,
connect the other breaker wire to the Red
harness wire and an extra wire with a wire
nut. Next, connect the other breaker wire to
the Blue harness wire and an extra wire with
a wire nut. Then secure the extra wires to
the three breaker poles. If you do not have a
three-pole breaker, you can use three
vertically adjacent single-pole breakers.

Step 8: Plug in and connect
the 50A current sensors
If your Vue has 50A sensors, open the clasps
on the 50A sensors and place each sensor
clamp around the hot leg from the breaker
you wish to monitor. Then shut the clasps to
secure the sensors. IMPORTANT! The K→L
imprint on the bottom of the sensors should
point away from the breakers. Then, insert
the plugs attached to them into the 2.5mm
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