Solar Pool Pump - // TODO: Documentation
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I recently had solar panels installed and opted to use a SolarEdge hybrid inverter should batteries ever become worth installing (A savings of about $2.50 per day on electricity costs means they are very much not worth it yet). This system has the ability to hook up via Modbus over TCP to pull various stats …Continue reading Solar Pool Pump

I am in the process of building this in my system. I want to add a couple of extra features. such as minimum run time, the ability to run a few minutes each hour over night (for skimming) and some other bits an pieces.

  • BathyFan@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I gotta say… Your documentation is really good. You definitely have more experience with node red than myself so I am not sure how one would improve upon your work so far. Plus most of my improvements would probably be a little advanced for the aim of your project as I tend to go down a rabbit hole whenever I automate something lol.

    Mostly, my two cents are for if you want to go further towards a smart pump and getting more data into home assistant:

    • Look for a way to track the flow of water through the pump to watch for signs of blockage or pump failure.
    • Look at what options would you have for water quality sampling/intervention (if you do any maintenance for that).
    • palitu@lemmy.perthchat.orgOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      i need to say, this is not mine! i actually posted it as i didnt want to lose the page :-/

      For pump flow, i would use power draw as a proxy for flow. if the power is really low, it equates to a low flow. I already have them on Athom smart plugs, which have power monitoring. I actually use this to auto-prime my bore pump, which will turn on-off as needed to get the flow through. I’ll post it at some point.

      I have at atlas scientific wifi pool monitor which does auto-sampling but there is a bunch of maths and a lack of motivation/time to implement! one day maybe!