Re: 'Inteligent' Heating Control

["briview" <briview.groups@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Arrhhhh.  Wasn't aware of that.  Do the DIN rail appliance modules
behave in the same way?  In  terms of relays, are you talking about
using X10 appliance modules to control mains relays to 'fire' the
boiler or something else?

Brian
--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Ian Lowe" <ianlowe@x...> wrote:
>
> Doh!
>
> The Warning!
>
> X10 Appliance Modules have this insanely annoying feature called
local
> current sense - they trickle a small amount of current through the
module
> all the time, and when a load is applied turn the appliance on.
>
> Central heating controllers *really* don't like this. Our started
> misbehaving badly after a few months of this sort of control.
>
> I'd suggest using some relays instead :)
>
> Ian.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of
> briview
> Sent: 24 October 2005 17:09
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] 'Inteligent' Heating Control
>
> I want to improve the heating & hot water control I have over and
above the
> standard Drayton controller I've got now.  I'm not entirely sure
what I'm
> after but I'm thinking some kind of X-10 control of on and off's
which
> external temperature input (1-wire perhaps) to adjust for when
it's really
> cold.
>
> I thought I remember someone on this group doing something similar
but no
> amount of googling will find it now.  Unfortunately the likes of
Homevision
> are out of my league so has anyone got ideas / details of what
could be done
> PC/X-10/1-wire wise?
>
> Thanks
>
> Brian
>
>
>
>
>
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