RE: Automation in the Bathroom ?

["Shane Harrison" <shane.harrison@xxxxxxx>]

Umm that's a good idea that I hadn't thought of.  However in our case
we
have no doors on the showers.

Cheers
Shane

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Mc Alinden [mailto:armagh@xxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Saturday, 28 December 2002 11:01 a.m.
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Automation in the Bathroom ?
> 
> 
> 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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