This post is about graphing power draw of appliances using a smart plug,
Prometheus time-series database, and Grafana dashboards.
First, you'll need a smart plug that you've flashed to
I bought a Kaiterra Laser Egg Air Quality Sensor from their international store
for 148USD, or 225AUD.
Portability
It's great that you can charge it up and take it around the
In Part 1: Build or Buy [https://www.markhansen.co.nz/air-quality-build-or-buy/], I discussed
the various pre-built Air Quality systems you could buy: sensors connected to
databases that allow you to graph the
Australia's on fire, and smoke is inundating our cities and homes, causing
terrible air quality, often over 10x hazardous levels
[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-10/sydney-smoke-returns-to-worst-ever-levels/11782892]
. I'
