How this thing works is you get a box to stuff inside your electrical panel, and you get a bunch of little clamp-on current transformers that go on all your hot wires.

You also get a BIG pair that are supposed to go over the mains, but my panel's from 1990 and they lay it out better these days, I couldn't fit the main CT's on in any way. The company confirmed that I could omit these and the software would Math It for now.

Once it's settled that you can not in fact "just live like this babe" it's time to trim some wires.

You know those screw-on terminals that are useful when breadboarding electronics? Well this is like that but in a connector.

and reinsert.

"The white goes to the right and everyone gets screwed" is easy to remember right now for some reason

@ifixcoinops

The full extent of *my house's wiring shambles* cannot be measured. I treasure the times I open something and don't see insulation that isn't crumbling cloth older than me.

@elithebearded @ifixcoinops

Our house's previous owner fancied themselves a dab hand with DIY electrics.

I live in fear.