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Rrandytsuch replied to the thread WannaPool DIY Pool Automation Build Thread.About 1/2 down this page There is a section called Interpret Commands and Room Awareness It figures out the SN of the Dot that you are...
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Rrandytsuch replied to the thread Hacking Pools?.I also use lastpass for generating long, random passwords. But for the security of my home network, I don't use port forwarding, and...
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Rrandytsuch replied to the thread DIY Automation/Control ESP32.Thanks for sharing Thanks for sharing I thought the interesting part of this project is you're using your own VFD to make a diy...
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Rrandytsuch replied to the thread Any DIY PLC setups out there?.I put in a stenner at the beginning of the year. I'm using an outdoor smart plug to turn it on and off, so daily dosage is time based...
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Rrandytsuch replied to the thread Hanna Phep Digital pH Meter-Update.I've been thinking about getting a ph meter, guess I'll avoid the cheap chinese ones. I did find that Hanna makes a HI98100 and...
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Rrandytsuch replied to the thread Controlling Rs485 slave devices (heater, pump, SWG) directly with Pi.I use a DS18b20 temp sensor, and install as described here Its not hard, but you do need a tap to do it like I did. Tapping plastic...
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Rrandytsuch replied to the thread Controlling Rs485 slave devices (heater, pump, SWG) directly with Pi.There is also a 2 wire mode, that just turns the heater on or off. You could monitor the temp, and turn it on until it reaches the temp...
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Rrandytsuch replied to the thread Controlling Rs485 slave devices (heater, pump, SWG) directly with Pi.I have a Hayward heater for my spa, and a Hayward vsp for my pool I control both with relays. The heater has a 2 wire and 3 wire remote...
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Rrandytsuch replied to the thread DIY Automation/Control ESP32.If I wanted to light those 12V leds, I'd google for a simple transistor circuit driven by arduino or pi or esp. It should take a...
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Rrandytsuch replied to the thread automatic dosing.That may be a reason to not diy both a chlorine and acid dosing system. I dose chlorine, and my fiberglass pool doesn't require enough...
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Rrandytsuch replied to the thread automatic dosing.Maybe the system is smart enough, or has some kind of interlock where only one of the pumps can run at a time. So it won't let you...
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Rrandytsuch replied to the thread DIY Automation/Control ESP32.I have a page about how I wired up my pool equipment here Another page on setting up ESPs Both links have a lot of subpages. I...
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Rrandytsuch replied to the thread DIY Automation/Control ESP32.To wire up my ESP's, I used double or triple bases for the mini D1's link to bases from ali (I bought from a different store, just...
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Rrandytsuch replied to the thread DIY Automation/Control ESP32.I use an ESP8266 to control my pool equipment with relays. I have a pi inside that tells the ESP what to do. They talk over MQTT...
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Rrandytsuch replied to the thread Any Pool Automation Grafana / InfluxDB users out there?.In Home Assistant, guys have figured out how to talk to Pentair EasyTouch systems too. Home Assistant Pentair This one requires MQTT...