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Thanks for the tip, I have spent the last few hours going down the Home Assistant rabbit hole, and I can see it may well be the way to go for monitori...
Derek - thanks for such a detailed explanation which makes sense. Your last paragraph (quoted above) is particularly interesting, especially the last ...
I couldn't agree more, but we are where we are, strawberry fields forever. Unfortunately, I am one of that pesky minority who can't resist the challen...
That is very encouraging, and thanks for the details on where to look for more info. I also unsurprisingly like the fact it is all local, no wifi/inte...
And such is reality. Please don't think I was trying to put you on the spot. It is more that I see you as an unbiased advocate for Homely (or more acc...
Thanks for your input. I note your last remark, which is presumably why you have more of an on/off pattern. I also note the chart is 0 -100% ie it is ...
Another valuable source of weather data is the Met Office's WOW website: You have to sign up (free) but then you get access to very detailed loca...
@derek - this is a very interesting idea, but I fear there may be other drawbacks as well, given the addition of an indoor thermistor in serial with t...
@batalto - I've also made some possible progress on the modbus/RS-485 monitoring (which I gather is also what Homely uses, hence looking into it as a ...
Point taken, but my hardware, as in the plumbing etc, is pretty much where it is, with the only possible variation being removal of the PHE, which I a...
Kev - your room temp line looks suspiciously straight to me. It is almost a perfect flat line, with a minute wobble at about 0830. My room temp measur...
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