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dahlb / ha_carrier

Carrier Infinity Integration for Home Assistant
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Energy information #19

Open edasque opened 1 year ago

edasque commented 1 year ago

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

I would love to get access to energy information from the Infinity system. I don't know if it's available through the internet "API", I see it available via Infinitude.

Describe the solution you'd like

Adding sensors that reflect that energy information.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Looked at Infinitude but it doesn't work with firmware 4.3x

Additional context

Super useful integration, thank you!

myevit commented 11 months ago

Energy monitoring from carrier api isn't accurate. I have CT clamps in my breaker box to monitor each circus in my house including the heat pump, and I see that daily energy usage reported by thermostat is 1 - 1.5 kWh lower that it used in fact. imho - no point to implement this feature.

chapinb commented 9 months ago

I think that reporting the data from the API can prove useful for those who don't have the CT clamps that can monitor each circuit, as without either there is no insight into usage.

I think having the prior day's usage to overlay the consumption can help identify the impact of HVAC on energy usage. Personally, it would be great to see some stats before/after adding more insulation to help quantify the impact of that project.

adrianbn commented 7 months ago

I think this would be useful to have even if it is not perfectly accurate. It can still be use to track trends over time.

MallocArray commented 5 months ago

I agree as well. I'm coming over from Infinitude after needing to update my thermostat firmware, and glad to have found this integration.

Even though it may not be accurate, it is more information than I have right now and since it is provided by the API, would appreciate being able to access it.

MallocArray commented 1 month ago

I wish I could help develop this, but not sure that I would be able to. Would a donation help give this some attention, even if it isn't perfectly accurate?

dahlb commented 1 month ago

donations wouldn't affect my attention but maybe you could attract another contributor.

I've never seen a carrier api that provides the energy use, if you find another integration that uses carrier's api to provide it we could port it.

It doesn't seem to be available through the web interface aka https://myinfinitytouch.carrier.com/account

MallocArray commented 1 month ago

Ah, that is a different thing in that case.

I'm not finding it in the web interface either, nor do I see any network traffic from the site that looks to include it.

I am able to see it in the Carrier Home Android App by clicking on the Gear next to my location name and selecting "Energy Usage">Manage, but if that isn't available in the standard page results, then maybe it can't be retrieved.

When I was using Infinitude, there was a /energy option to retrieve it, so was hoping to still have access.