The LoadShedder Certified

The Load Shedder, a smart power detector, automatically shuts off appliances like geysers and pool pumps when load shedding starts.

Furthermore, reduce the load on your battery to extend battery uptime. The Load Shedder consists of a Sonoff unit that gets powered by your inverter and monitors Eskom power. It automatically runs automation triggers with your preset choices

Features

• Extend battery time during load shedding
• Automatically reduce battery load during LoadShedding.
• Extend battery lifetime by reducing battery cycles.
• Automatically reduce power consumption and demand based on your requirement.
• Upon power restoration, the system automatically recovers the load with delayed start and peak reduction features
• Trigger simple scenes for LoadShedding Day time and Night time configurations.

Benefits

• Eliminate outages caused by inverter flat batteries.
• Furthermore save money on battery replacement by reducing cycles with lower loads.
• Load management as well as monitoring.
• Simple integration into other smart home platforms.
• Integration into most big brand aircon such as Samsung and LG via Broadlink and IFTTT.
• Google and Alexa compatible.
• eWeLink monitors Eskom power feed and manages your inverter load, serving as the final piece of the smart home system.
• Simple yet so effective that the kids can’t even run your batteries flat with the microwave or kettle.
• Even the hairdryer won’t be able to draw power during load shedding unless you so chose

For a visual representation of whether there is currently LoadShedding or not, you can make use of the Sonoff Smart Colour Bulb and set it to RED for load shedding and GREEN for No LoadShedding.
Alternatively, for a more decorative look, you can use the L3 Pro LED Strip

What’s in the Box

– Sonoff Mini – x1

– Finder Monitoring Relay – x1

– Finder Din Base Holder – x1

– LoadShedder Pilot Light – x1

– Communication cable identifiers – x4

– Wiring Diagram with instructions – x1

– Digitally provide installation videos – x2

– Full support for installers only.

We field-tested this unit for over a year across multiple sites and were very pleased with its success and reliability. However, correct installation of the LoadShedder complements any and all inverter systems.

The LoadShedder automatically shuts down devices such as pool pumps, geysers, dishwashers, and any home automation devices that you deem non-critical to preserve battery power.

You do not need to perform additional rewiring of the DB board. All appliances that need to be controlled require smart devices like Sonoff Basic or any other Sonoff products.

Full integration into other smart home platforms such as Smart Life, Samsung Smart Things, and Top 20 brands is possible. This is fully cross-platform designed via IFTTT.

Certified installers, electricians, and solar installers are the target audience for this product.

If you are interested in the LoadShedder, please feel free to contact us.

** Assembly and installation require a qualified electrician or solar installer only.

* Good Wi-Fi 2.4Ghz and Internet required.

** Uses eWeLink app

You can also install it commercially with Sonoff’s wide range of products.

The design and testing of this product occurred locally for the Smart Home Automation market. Additionally this was a collaboration between Qi Systems, Sonoff Smart Home, Sonoff Africa, Green Technology on the design and engineering side. One year of field testing with multiple installers and solar companies has been completed successfully.

Tested with Growatt, Lux Power, Mecer, Deye and Sunsynk inverters in the field for over a year.

You can also use this unit to integrate the battery low from the Inverter NC/NO port and trigger scenes.

We conducted load migration as well as management testing with a 100% success rate on a stable internet and Wi-Fi connection.