Please forgive me if I misuse terminology as I am green to both these topics, but I am a DIYer at heart, and believe that just about anything is possible with some research and hard work.
I am not sure what the terminology is, but I am aware that the breaker panel in a common household is usually split up into certain sections that distribute power to the house. If you flip one of the switches on the breaker box then the power in the house is killed to whatever is wired to that switch.
I would like to have a piece of hardware sit inbetween the breaker panel and the house. I would like to use this piece of hardware to remotely control power to each section.
Does anything like this exist? If not is there a reason it doesnt exist? I mean is it not practical? Not safe? Not possible? Surely I cant be the only one that thinks this would be useful?
I know smarthome has products that might accomplish this, but from what I can tell the smarthome stuff is external, meaning it involves things that you plugin to the receptacle.
I would like it to be behind the scenes. Like either in or behind the gang box, and not plugged into the receptacle.
Controlling it via ethernet or wireless internet connection is a must.
Any help is appreciated! Thanks!