Recent content by athflying

Still sourcing parts. Other priorities have come up so just ordering one or two here and there. I will eventually get this done!!

The R Pi arrived. Now to plan out and shop for the rest.

So my conclusion....run the heat pump however works best for you and cover pool if can. From what I saw that makes biggest difference. I think you could potentially optimize energy usage based on time of day, temp, etc...but I currently have zero automation so am limited. For this time of...

New cell arrived yesterday and I am back in business. After getting my Taylor kit, I found my salinity was truly closer to 9k!!!! Don't be me and rely on what your panel says, make testing Salinity part of routine. I had to waste a lot of good water to get things back in range.

Which vendors do preorders? I thought I clicked on each link but I only saw "Notify Me When in Stock"

Not the best time to be in the market for a RPi Production and supply-chain update - Raspberry Pi

Have you talked to any other companies? Even when gas isn't up, that is a big expense. I think you may be driving more than you think and leaving you less time to be cleaning. 1,000% not trying to discourage you, just hoping you are factoring in everything.

I haven't played around with a Raspberry Pi, but don't they just "sip" power. I am thinking I should have more than enough overhead on that circuit. I will see if this weekend I can draw it all out including which circuits are on what, what kind of power they using, and then go from there...

I only have my main breaker box in the garage. It contains a dedicated breaker for my heat pump (240) and then a second one labeled "Pool Equipment" also 240. Outside, one clearly goes to the heat pump and then the second goes to the intermatic timer. Since the VS Superflo is always on, it...

Ok, I am going for it.....need to draw out my current system, figure out what hardware I need and when I get to that point I may bring back her if you don't mind eyeballing it to ensure I didn't miss anything. In your documentation, I thought I read about needing a 15 amp breaker presumably to...

Mine is at least 5 years old, so well before 2020 which is when I believe they were built with RS485 capabilities. My understanding is it has cable available that can connect to relays and turn on/off the 3 different presets on the pump. I am just doing a ton of reading now, will probably work...

I recently installed an Emporia Vue. It can monitor every circuit in your breaker box. If you are comfortable with opening your breaker box, it's pretty easy to install. You only have to wire the unit itself to a breaker, otherwise everything just "clips" on to existing wiring to give you energy...

@rstrouse I took a little time to read through the documentation. A couple questions.... 1. Your signature you have an IntelliCenter, just curious how that fits in to your build along with your custom pool controller 2. Says the Aquarite can be controlled via RS485. I have seen from past...

It's a lot to take in, need to set aside some time and dive in. Thanks for the info so far. I looked at your links and great documentation.

Great thanks. I will definitely check it out. I have also seen node-red come up a few times as well. I will have to read up on the differences. Most development I do is all healthcare related and mostly desktop applications. More recently have done some work interacting with API's. Part of the...