Re: Re: Flow switch recommendations - and integration to HA server

["Tracey Gardner" <tracey.gardner@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK, I get it now, Neil :-)

Tracey

----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil Fuller" <neil.fuller@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Flow switch recommendations - and integration to
HA server


> Sorry Tracey!
>
> VFC = Volt Free Contact, in other words, a pair of contacts used as an
> input to switch something rather than supplying a voltage in to a
piece
> of equipment.
>
> It's commonly used in Process and Heat, Vent and Air Conditioning
(HVAC)
> control.
>
> Cheers
>
> Neil
>
> Tracey Gardner wrote:
>> Hello Neil
>>
>> You've lost me there!
>> What's a VFC?
>>
>> Of course I'd not allowed for the fact that the relay in my
original
>> suggestion would only operate whilst the water was flowing :-)
>> So your time delay relay, or possibly a latching/step relay with a
reset
>> button would be required.
>>
>> Tracey
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Neil Fuller" <neil.fuller@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 8:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Flow switch recommendations - and
integration
>> to
>> HA server
>>
>>
>>
>>> Tracey
>>>
>>> How dare you!
>>>
>>> Why do something simple when you can make it as complicated as
you
>>> possibly can!!!
>>>
>>> Seriously, I'm with you - Time delay relay for the mirror
would be ideal
>>> but I think an additional VFC as an input to something else
for the
>>> audio would be preferable to an attenuator.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Neil
>>>
>>> Tracey Gardner wrote:
>>>
>>>> Surely we'd be better applying the KISS principle here?
>>>> A simple relay operated by the flow switch could provide
power to the
>>>> mirror
>>>> and switch another relay which removed an attenuator on
the input of
>>>> the
>>>> amplifier, thus providing the increase in volume?
>>>>
>>>> Tracey
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2010 7:28 PM
>>>> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Flow switch recommendations -
and integration
>>>> to
>>>> HA server
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Noel - all depends what HA hardware/software you
already have. Mirror
>>>>> heat
>>>>> pad is pretty easy if you already have
Homevision/Comfort/CBus etc???
>>>>>
>>>>> For the audio - a simple method is to generate IR
codes from something
>>>>> like Homevision or another HA Hardware controller that
has IR
>>>>> functionality - simply send a few volume up commands.
>>>>>
>>>>> Getting a little more adventurous would be something
like an amp that
>>>>> accepts RS232 control etc - like a Russound multi-room
amp or Xantech
>>>>> etc
>>>>> etc. RS232 can be issued by Homevision.
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> Reviving this one as I'm finally looking to buy
one, due to speak
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> the company this morning re the flow restrictions,
one further
>>>>>> question
>>>>>> though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd like to use the flow switch to do two things:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1 - Turn on my mirror heat pad
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2 - trigger an increase in volume through my HA
server (music needs
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> be louder when showers on), to do this I'll need
to get something
>>>>>> that
>>>>>> can bring inputs into the server unless I can do
something clever
>>>>>> wirelessly with x10 or similar?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How would I go about doing both of these from the
same flow switch,
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> any thoughts on how I could achieve the second
one?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Noel
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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