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| Author: | Andygodber [ Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Water monitoring (and gas again) |
Has anyone created an interface to enable water monitoring (along the lines of Crouchley and SeekerofThruths) ? My house water meter already has the utility providers metering connected, but Im thinking of getting a pulse splitter, similar to http://www.enica.co.uk/pulsesplitter.html Currentcost: I think the energy monitors have the LCD symbols for gas and water already defined - is there any way for either a user to activate them (say by using one of the other channels) or for you to provide firmware with them enabled? |
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| Author: | SeekerAfterTruth [ Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water monitoring (and gas again) |
Some new water meters have the ability to accept a reed switch which would be ideal for measuring the flow. I have looked at mine and it has a plastic covered hole in the right position. I'll be doing some experimentation on it eventually. Maybe use the analogue dev board. Here's a to some more information on the subject. |
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| Author: | Andygodber [ Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water monitoring (and gas again) |
Ive asked my water provider (in the UK: SevernTrent) for their views on the matter. I asked whether I needed their permission to splice, whether they had any approved devices, or whether they could supply a more modern meter that had dual outputs. Im also investigating what signals are produced at the touchpad on the exterior of my property, which the utility provider uses to take a reading. If there are any water utility company workers or other knowledgeable members who have info on this, could you join in? I'll provide updates when I get them. |
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| Author: | Andygodber [ Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Perfect!!! |
| Author: | Automan [ Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water monitoring (and gas again) |
It says you can use the new OptiSmart unit with a reed switch as an input. http://currentcost.posterous.com/optism ... developers Automan. |
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| Author: | Andygodber [ Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water monitoring (and gas again) |
| Author: | ltickett [ Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water monitoring (and gas again) |
I received my OptiSmart today and think i've sussed out how to replace the factory sensor with a reed switch or RJ11 connector in the case of my Slumberger R5. http://tickett.wordpress.com/2011/10/26 ... optismart/ Good luck! |
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| Author: | Andygodber [ Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water monitoring (and gas again) |
| Author: | Automan [ Tue Nov 01, 2011 4:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Water monitoring (and gas again) |
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