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#214635 22-May-2017 11:28
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Hi have an approx 5-6 year old heatpump that has extremely limited timer functions, which are essentially limited to one-time on or off settings.

 

I would like to achieve the following:

 

  • 0600 switch to heating 18 degrees
  • 0820 switch to dehumidifier mode
  • 1620 switch to heating 21 degrees
  • 2230 switch to dehumidifier mode

I think I should be able to program the appropriate commands into my hub-based Harmony remote, but can't see any way to set timers.

 

It wouldn't even be a huge problem if I had to manually set most of these modes if I could do it remotely - but the one at 0600 needs a timer, as the idea is for the heat to come on before we wake up.

 

I have a couple of Raspberry Pi 2 devices lying around if they could somehow be used?

 

Anyone done something like this, or have ideas how I can make it work?





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  #1790632 28-May-2017 14:01
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lchiu7:

For those who want complete control over their heat pumps this Kickstarter project might be the answer

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ambi-labs/ambi-climate-2-ai-enhanced-air-conditioning-comfor

 

 

 

That's something that's completely different from a straight WiFi adapter though, this one is, uh, "smart", meaning it tries to learn your usage patterns and then automates them. Which in many people's cases will be near impossible because there aren't any patterns. So if you're the typical US user where you're running your HVAC 24/7 no matter what then it'll help cut your bills. OTOH for what I assume is a typical NZ user (I've never met anyone here who runs 24/7, but I assume there are some who do) you may end up actually wasting power as it runs things when you normally wouldn't.

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