What's in your Loop App: The Dashboard
This view is what you will see if you have a Loop smart meter account.
- No live readings
Live readings are not available for Loop smart meter accounts
- Electricity Today So Far
Your daily energy usage compared to the same day from the previous week. The difference is recorded as an additional percentage
- Additional information
Swipe the box above the page indicator to the left to view additional information
- Loop Home icon
This screen can be accessed by the home icon
This view is what you will see if you own the Loop monitor kit.
- Live usage indicator
This shows your current electricity usage based on the readings that are received from your clip
- Phantom load
This describes your appliances that are ‘always on’. While there are some items you need to have on, like your fridge or broadband router, there are lots of things you can choose to switch off. This includes standby appliances and your heating. Reducing your Phantom Load is one of the ways you can make significant savings to your energy bill.
- Electricity Today So Far
Your daily energy usage compared to the same day from the previous week. The difference is recorded as an additional percentage
- Additional information
Swipe the box above the page indicator to the left to view additional information
- Loop Home icon
This screen can be accessed by the home icon
- Background colour
The background colour will change pending on your usage. For medium usage, the colour in the image above will be shown. There are four colour changes that correspond to the following usage: low, medium, high and peak. Peak will shown as an orange type background.
- Cost per hour / kWh (kilowatts per hour)
Click on the triangular icon to switch between the monetary and energy cost per hour
- Power usage indicator
This indicator will display whether your usage is low, medium, high or peak
