[dorkbotpdx-blabber] smart power

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "dan" == dan p <gunterhausfrau at gmail.com> writes:

dan> off does make sense, considering the OCD, I often head back to
dan> see if random widget is off.

dan> I do have sensors in the greenhouse and a couple places outside
dan> for temp monitoring, so that was what I was thinking.

dan> As far as temp monitoring, sorry to be nosy but... do you do
dan> something with the data? or just monitor the temp around the
dan> house?

I just started doing this too, after thinking about it for a long
time.  The first thing you discover is, wow, there are temperature
fluctuations you weren't aware of and you start thinking about ways of
managing the temperatures inside.  I live in a 1920's era house.  Even
on a thermostat I'm seeing substantial daily diurnal cycles, and they
tend to lag outside temps by 6 hours or more, which is interesting.

We don't have air conditioning, so during the summer on hot days,
managing airflows might have a substantial impact on inside comfort.

I got an outside air temp sensor installed a week ago.  The one
problem I'm having is that for about an hour a day the sun shines on
the sensor and gives me a spurious reading.  Cloudy days ++! ;-)


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