rpoet
Member
Over Christmas, I installed a small PLC panel at my parents' house to control several things that needed automating.
They have a whole-house water filter that needs back flushing once per week (well water with lots of sediment). Manually doing it was always forgotten until sediment built up on the filter screen and water pressure began to drop.
They also have a small pump on the hot water main in the basement that circulates hot water from the water heater out to the far end of the house to cut down on water usage / wait time for hot water. It used to be on a timer, but we could never get the ON times right. Now, it's on-demand with pushbuttons in the bathrooms and kitchen, and runs the pump for five minutes. They may want me to add pre-defined ON times back in later.
They also have some other things they want controlled (temp controlled attic fans, etc...), and adding to the panel in the future will be easy.
I really liked using the Click for this little project. I tried it a few years ago (shortly after release) and I found the software wanting. It's matured nicely and was a snap to program.
The whole panel is 24VDC and all the field wiring is 18-2 CL3 in-wall rated speaker cable.
I like using what I know to help family. I was told that if they ever sell the house, I should offer a tech support contract
-rpoet
They have a whole-house water filter that needs back flushing once per week (well water with lots of sediment). Manually doing it was always forgotten until sediment built up on the filter screen and water pressure began to drop.
They also have a small pump on the hot water main in the basement that circulates hot water from the water heater out to the far end of the house to cut down on water usage / wait time for hot water. It used to be on a timer, but we could never get the ON times right. Now, it's on-demand with pushbuttons in the bathrooms and kitchen, and runs the pump for five minutes. They may want me to add pre-defined ON times back in later.
They also have some other things they want controlled (temp controlled attic fans, etc...), and adding to the panel in the future will be easy.
I really liked using the Click for this little project. I tried it a few years ago (shortly after release) and I found the software wanting. It's matured nicely and was a snap to program.
The whole panel is 24VDC and all the field wiring is 18-2 CL3 in-wall rated speaker cable.
I like using what I know to help family. I was told that if they ever sell the house, I should offer a tech support contract
-rpoet