OK...so I had suspected there was some sort of interference with my TED unit. This main reason came about because I was noticing some loads from TED showing >40 kW. Well...if I add up all my loads in my house, I don't think I get 40 kW. So I ordered the suggested "in-line noise filter". However, instead of ordering it from www.theenergydetective.com website (which was ~$14 for the filter plus ~$16 for fedex to ship it...yeah, no sh*t)...I ordered it from X10shop.com. BTW...X10shop.com was prompt, quick, and they had a good price ($9 for the filter plus $3 for USPS shipping). Kudos to that place.
Anyhow, so I installed the filter which was a pain...if you follow my lead, make sure you splice on some extra wires because the wires are really short from the filter...like 3" long. The max distance I had was probably close to 12" long. After installation, I had to reset some of settings, it is working great. The TED is much more responsive to load changes and the communication light on the side is now blinking much more consistently (this is an indication that it is receiving a signal from the MTU in the breaker box). I'm thrilled!
So...I'm just going to have to wait and collect data to see if those AM loads I ranted about earlier are just fiction (I hope!). Otherwise, it could despair...
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