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Re: Watering the garden.. how it's done
The pipework is based on Hozelok irrigation system, but anyone could also
use the Gardena system to transport the water around. I run the large
guage pipe to 4 separate areas and use 240Volt washing machine water valves
to control flow. The valves are switched with AM12's built into waterproof
cases. I use the same single power line throughout the garden to switch the
240v decorative lighting using LM12's. The exception to this is the
switching of the low voltage lighting which I switch by using light sensors
so they are essentially Dusk to Dawn based. However the entire garden
power circuit is also managed through a single AM12 so I can kill the low
voltage transformers that way. I don't keep the lights on all night.
I chose 240V system for the water as the valves are cheaper ( a single
replacement valve is £15.50 and a double valve output (single input) is
around £20.50). 240V AC is also cheaper to transport round a garden than
low voltage as you only need 1 single cable. The current draw is minimal
and you can tap off as many or as few AM12's or LM12's as you need. The
240v lighting is based on GU10 base dichromic halogen bulbs with spot
profiles. I created my own enclosures for them. Whole system has been
installed for about 3 years now but I'm always tinkering with scenario's to
enhance it.
The next project is to come away from a regular watering schedule and rely
on watering on demand.
I need a good mositure sensor and bi-directional messaging for that. Does
anyone know of any X10 protocol based moisture sensors available?
----- Original Message -----
From: <ian.bird@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 11:55 AM
Subject: [ukha_d] Watering the garden
>
> Hi Nigel
>
> How do you water your garden using HA? I am interested as I have built
a
> relay board to do mine and am in the latter stages of developing a PC
> interface for it.
>
> Thanks
>
> Ian
>
> Ian Bird
> CibaVision UK Ltd.
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> 31/03/03 10:18
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> In response to Steve's post
> I'm one of the new members. Been watching the group discussions for a
> couple
> of weeks.
> I'm very interested in Home Automation, I have lighting and appliance
> modules around garden and home. I use Active Home 1.42 (it works fine
for
> me) to program a CM12 with a variety of fast macros to water the
garden,
> turn on/off the garden lighting scheme and a couple of devices inside
the
> house. I also use a couple of mini timers so I can immediately run a
macro
> (scene) or temporarily add auto timers to macros or devices. I'm not
at
> the totally wired/networked or bluetooth home level yet, but I can see
the
> benefits and would like to get more involved with some projects. I
can
> easily envisage the idea of sitting on a beach with a PDA or WAP
mobile,
> monitoring my house a few thousand miles away.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Abbott" <steve.abbott@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 9:31 AM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] 900
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