RE: [OT] Heated mirrors

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe would need a manual switch option for the extract fan too -
unless anyone knows of a bad smell and fart detector switch? !!! ;)

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Paul Gale
> Sent: 08 May 2007 16:55
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Heated mirrors
>
> Thinking a bit more about this - I think if I fitted one of these:
>
> http://www.bes.co.uk/products/096.asp
>
> Water flow detector (near the bottom of the page), to the hot supply
to
> the shower, this could be linked to HomeVision/CBus/Comfort etc to
turn
> on the heated mirror and extract fan etc.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Paul.
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> > Of Paul Gale
> > Sent: 08 May 2007 16:20
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Heated mirrors
> >
> > Oh - or a moisture sensor. I bought a humidity sensor ages ago
but
> > never fitted it.
> >
> > I guess the problem with this is that atmospheric humidity can
vary
> so
> > widely - would probably need to compare an outdoor sensor to the
one
> in
> > the shower/bathroom?
> >
> > Anyone know of any other type of water flow sensor that can be
fitted
> > around a pipe, simple to interface to and is cheap?
> >
> > Paul.
> >
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> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf
> > > Of Paul Gale
> > > Sent: 08 May 2007 15:51
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Heated mirrors
> > >
> > > So how about controlling them only when the shower is on - I
guess
> > > you'd need a flow switch of some sort when the shower is
running -
> or
> > > interface directly to one of the Aqualisa or Grotherm
wireless
> > showers.
> > >
> > > I've got the details for the Aqualisa somewhere - but not
sure if
> the
> > > Grohe shower is also hackable?
> > >
> > > Paul.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> > > Behalf
> > > > Of Rob Mouser
> > > > Sent: 08 May 2007 14:55
> > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Heated mirrors
> > > >
> > > > We have them in both bathrooms connected to c-bus and
controlled
> by
> > > the
> > > > PAC so they don't come on after 11pm or before 6am.
They are
> > > incredibly
> > > > efficient but do get quite warm if on for a long time
(Which I
> > could
> > > > fix
> > > > with the PAC if I had the time!), we have one very
large mirror
> > > (heated
> > > > by dual pads) and it acts a room heating source :-/
> > > > We got ours from http://www.floorheatingonline.com/
as did the
> > floor
> > > > heating kits. Very good service and very helpful.
> > > > No connection etc etc just a happy customer.
> > > >
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