This Smart Plug Doesn't Contain a Relay — And That's a Good Thing!

In today's video we take a look at a couple of devices that can be used to monitor the power consumption of individual appliances, but don't contain a relay - meaning that they can't turn devices off which eliminates a pretty major point of failure for scenarios where you only want power monitoring! In particular, we'll take a look at the No-Relay version of IoTorero's ESPHome smart plug and the Shelly PM Mini Gen3. Both of these allow power monitoring of connected appliances and fully local Home Assistant integration while not containing any sort of relay! - Buy the Shelly PM Mini Gen3 on Amazon (Affiliate): https://geni.us/6zopug - Buy the IoTorero No-Relay Smart Plug on AliExpress (Affiliate): https://geni.us/NGZ5p https://www.camerongray.me/ https://instagram.com/camerongray1515 https://bsky.app/profile/camerongray.me Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:52 - Why Wouldn't You Want a Relay? 04:55 - IoTorero No-Relay Smart Plug Tour 07:53 - A Look Inside the IoTorero Plug 12:53 - Smart Plug Setup & Home Assistant Integration 13:29 - Testing The IoTorero Power Monitoring 18:38 - Connecting Some Appliances 22:49 - Looking at the Data in Home Assistant 29:42 - Shelly PM Mini Gen3 Tour 34:15 - A Potential Limitation 36:47 - Conclusion *AFFILIATE LINKS NOTICE:* Product links under this video marked “(Affiliate)” are affiliate links where I may receive a small commission on qualifying sales. Affiliate programs that I am a member of include, _but are not limited to:_ Amazon Associates, eBay Partner Network and AliExpress Affiliates. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Purchasing through these affiliate links will not cost you any more money, however the commission earned significantly helps fund the production of videos on my channel.