Re: Automation in the Bathroom ?

["Frank Mc Alinden" <armagh@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Shane
               
I put a security reed switch on the shower sliding door
(connected to genesis) so when the door is opened or closed it turns on
the
fan for x amount of minutes......

Frank

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shane Harrison" <shane.harrison@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 8:58 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Automation in the Bathroom ?


> I'm  looking at putting a temp sensor on the wastepipe of the
shower to
> indicate in-use and use that to switch fan on.  Good for fan but
not so
> useful for lights.
>
> Shane
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Nikola Kasic [mailto:nikola@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Friday, 27 December 2002 11:02 p.m.
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Automation in the Bathroom ?
> >
> >
> > My extractor fan works on timer, when you turn on the light
> > it turns itself on. When you turn light off it still works
> > for next 15-20 min and turns itself off. There are two
> > problems with that:
> > - it's annoying when it turns itself on and works for 20 min
> > during the night, when you only go to take a leak, no
> > showering takes place.
> > - sometimes 20 min is enough to get rid of humidity,
> > sometimes it's not.
> >
> > Apparently, there are some extractor fans which have humidity
> > sensor, and they turn itself on when humidity is above
> > certain trashold. Haven't seen them, but the guy in electric
> > shop told me about them and they cost about ?100. Probably
> > that's all of automation that's needed there. Of course,
> > "proper" solution should be to have humidity sensor
(weather
> > station) and controller (autom8it) and control the process
> > through that.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nik
> >   -----Original Message-----
> >   From: geraintuk
<geraintwilliams_uk@xxxxxxx>
> > [mailto:geraintwilliams_uk@xxxxxxx]
> >   Sent: 26 December 2002 02:51
> >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >   Subject: [ukha_d] Automation in the Bathroom ?
> >
> >
> >   Guys, looking for some advice here.
> >
> >   I'm cabling now for the master bedroom and
en-suite.
> >
> >   I need to put in new light circuits and extractor
fans.
> >   What i'm having problems getting my head around is
the best way to
> >   acheive the following :
> >
> >   I would like (if even possible due to humidity etc)
to have a
> >   circuit which would allow me to use an IP65 light
above the en-suite
> >   shower to turn on when someone gets in the shower
cubicle. I also
> >   want the same circuit to turn on the extraction fan
unit.
> >
> >   It would be nice if I could also enable local control
of just the
> >   fan circuit (and I don't think anymore detail is
required as to why)
> >
> >   It would also be nice if this could be done on a
timer, so that when
> >   finished in shower, extractor (and light if it has to
be) stay on
> >   for a few mins.
> >
> >   I was thinking of maybe a x10 Hawkeye unit, but a)
not the nicest
> >   thing in the world to look at, B) not sure how it
would handle
> >   humidity.
> >
> >   I'm not even sure if this could be done, I don't run
homevision etc,
> >   just x10.
> >
> >   Any pointers would be appreciated.
> >
> >   Regards
> >   Geraint.
> >
> >
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