# \#installation **URL:** https://community.openenergymonitor.org/tag/installation/255.md [Latest](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/tags.md) --- ## [External Pipe Insulation](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/external-pipe-insulation/30517)
**Author:** [@ajdunlop](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/ajdunlop)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [23 October 2026 07:31 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/external-pipe-insulation/30517 "2026-10-23T07:31:16Z")
Our Ecodan R32 is installed side-on to our house with the flow and return connections on the far end of the unit. So the pipe currently leaves the heat pump using some insulated (badly) flexible hoses, then to copper pi… --- ## [Octopus Heat pump Install issues](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/octopus-heat-pump-install-issues/28221)
**Author:** [@blacsun](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/blacsun)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [12 March 2025 21:13 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/octopus-heat-pump-install-issues/28221 "2025-03-12T21:13:09Z")
Hi All, New member, have been trawling through the very helpful discussions here and decided to go for a heat pump but facing issues. TLDR: - New heat pump install. Living room has two radiators - both working pre-i… --- ## [Ubuntu 24.04 LTS installation issues](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/ubuntu-24-04-lts-installation-issues/26593)
**Author:** [@miles](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/miles)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [18 December 2024 19:29 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/ubuntu-24-04-lts-installation-issues/26593 "2024-12-18T19:29:19Z")
I’ve spent a long and painful afternoon on this and it’s not working yet. Firstly, I think I’m right in saying the docs should warn to set install\_network to false. There’s a hardcoded chown pi:pi in there which looks … --- ## [Anyone familiar with this unusual meter?](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/anyone-familiar-with-this-unusual-meter/8144)
**Author:** [@danbates](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/danbates)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [7 August 2018 21:41 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/anyone-familiar-with-this-unusual-meter/8144 "2018-08-07T21:41:05Z")
I’ve never seen this type before. It comes after a Sunny TriPower inverter and pulses a green light. If it’s something I’m able to get pulse counting from, the idea is to also count pulses on an Elster, do some math… --- ## [Is there a way to access hardware directly in Python?](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-access-hardware-directly-in-python/5909)
**Author:** [@Amelia\_Wilson](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/Amelia_Wilson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [8 December 2017 10:07 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-access-hardware-directly-in-python/5909 "2017-12-08T10:07:36Z")
I want to learn about graphical libraries by myself and toy with them a bit. I built a small program that defines lines and shapes as lists of pixels, but I cannot find a way to access the screen directly so that I can d… --- ## [emonSD pre built SD card issue (26Oct17)](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/emonsd-pre-built-sd-card-issue-26oct17/5761)
**Author:** [@Exangel](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/Exangel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [24 November 2017 21:13 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/emonsd-pre-built-sd-card-issue-26oct17/5761 "2017-11-24T21:13:51Z")
Hello, It’s the third time I’m trying to install from scratch emoncms into my raspberry 3 without any success. I’ve got an error of systemd-fsck {250} at the startup and a number increasing without stopping; impossibl… --- ## [AC-AC adaptor & extension leads](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/ac-ac-adaptor-extension-leads/5459)
**Author:** [@mozster](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/mozster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [26 October 2017 00:27 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/ac-ac-adaptor-extension-leads/5459 "2017-10-26T00:27:07Z")
Hi I’m trying to figure out the pre-requisites needed before buying and installing an emonPi to measure household gas & electricity usage. My meters are located outside and the consumer unit is directly behind the elec… --- ## [How to factory reset an emonPi?](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/how-to-factory-reset-an-emonpi/4780)
**Author:** [@kelster101757](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/kelster101757)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [17 August 2017 11:44 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/how-to-factory-reset-an-emonpi/4780 "2017-08-17T11:44:17Z")
Hello, I’m getting numerous issues with the new emon PI and I want to reset it to factory defaults to start from fresh. Logged in via SSH, “sudo su” and navigated to the emonpi directory. Ran “sh factoryreset” and it … --- ## [Noise on data](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/noise-on-data/3331)
**Author:** [@mzcmzc](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/mzcmzc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [4 March 2017 07:41 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/noise-on-data/3331 "2017-03-04T07:41:32Z")
I have a emonTx installed in my meter box (connected to emonPi inside the house via RF). Looking at the graphs, there seems to be a lot of noise or crosstalk. Just wondering if this was common and what the cause might be… --- ## [Newbie Installing emoncms for sensors, arduino and posting to emoncms using a Pi](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/newbie-installing-emoncms-for-sensors-arduino-and-posting-to-emoncms-using-a-pi/2752)
**Author:** [@stuart.llewellyn](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/u/stuart.llewellyn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [11 January 2017 22:19 UTC](https://community.openenergymonitor.org/t/newbie-installing-emoncms-for-sensors-arduino-and-posting-to-emoncms-using-a-pi/2752 "2017-01-11T22:19:04Z")
Hi all, I’m trying to get my head around applying and using emoncms on a bespoke monitor. The new learn webpage, https://learn.openenergymonitor.org/ looks like it will become an excellent resource in time. But it’s mis…