I have not been utilizing my Aprilaire as much as I should given how much it all cost. So, I started to play around with some rules so automate the AC (and eventually heating).
So, I want to first change the running of the AC depending on day or night and for each zone (I have 2, upstairs and downstairs). This is what I came up with:
[codebox]WHENEVER THE TIME IS 11:00 PM
THEN SET Downstairs (Tstat 1) OFF
THEN SET Downstairs (Tstat 1) FAN TO AUTO
THEN SET Upstairs (Tstat 2) COOLING DESIRED TEMP TO NightCoolSet (Cust Set 3)
THEN SET Upstairs (Tstat 1) FAN TO AUTO
WHENEVER THE TIME IS 9:30 AM
THEN SET Downstairs (Tstat 1) COOLING DESIRED TEMP TO DayCoolSetPt (Cust Set 1)
THEN SET Downstairs (Tstat 1) FAN TO AUTO
THEN SET Upstairs (Tstat 2) COOLING DESIRED TEMP TO NightCoolSet (Cust Set 3)
THEN SET Downstairs (Tstat 1) FAN TO AUTO[/codebox]
My custom values are: DayCoolSetPt = 74, NightCoolSet = 76
Now, sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn't.
Also, it seems that everyone likes to leave our backdoor open when the AC is running, so I used this rule I found here but it doesn't.
[codebox]WHENEVER Sliding Door (Zn 19) BECOMES NOT SECURE
THEN TURN DoorOpenCounter (Out 63) ON FOR DoorOpenTime (Cust Set 6), RESTART TIMER IF RUNNING
WHENEVER DoorOpenCounter (Out 63) STATE IS TURNED OFF
AND Sliding Door (Zn 19) IS NOT SECURE
THEN ANNOUNCE Sliding Door (Zn 19)
THEN ANNOUNCE DoorOpenCounter (Out 63)
THEN SET Downstairs (Tstat 1) OFF
THEN SET Upstairs (Tstat 2) COOLING DESIRED TEMP TO 78 DEG. F. (26 DEG. C.)
WHENEVER DoorOpenCounter (Out 63) STATE IS TURNED OFF
AND Sliding Door (Zn 19) IS SECURE
THEN SET Downstairs (Tstat 1) COOLING DESIRED TEMP TO 70 DEG. F. (21 DEG. C.)
THEN SET Upstairs (Tstat 2) COOLING DESIRED TEMP TO NightCoolSet (Cust Set 3)[/codebox]
My custom values are DoorOpenTime = 60
First, right now the door is open and the downstairs TStat Setpt is 77 and it is not turned off. Second, it didn't Announce output 63. Third, when I close the door it doesn't change to 70 ( I made it 70 for testing only) downstairs and upstairs never changed. Today, I found that when the door was open it didn't change the downstairs Tstat at all and it changed the upstairs to 80 degrees. No where in any of my Elk settings does it state 80 degrees. When I close the door...nothing happens.
Do these rules look right? I don't know if it is a rule issue OR I am having troubles with the Elk/Aprilaire interface like others are having.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Eric
So, I want to first change the running of the AC depending on day or night and for each zone (I have 2, upstairs and downstairs). This is what I came up with:
[codebox]WHENEVER THE TIME IS 11:00 PM
THEN SET Downstairs (Tstat 1) OFF
THEN SET Downstairs (Tstat 1) FAN TO AUTO
THEN SET Upstairs (Tstat 2) COOLING DESIRED TEMP TO NightCoolSet (Cust Set 3)
THEN SET Upstairs (Tstat 1) FAN TO AUTO
WHENEVER THE TIME IS 9:30 AM
THEN SET Downstairs (Tstat 1) COOLING DESIRED TEMP TO DayCoolSetPt (Cust Set 1)
THEN SET Downstairs (Tstat 1) FAN TO AUTO
THEN SET Upstairs (Tstat 2) COOLING DESIRED TEMP TO NightCoolSet (Cust Set 3)
THEN SET Downstairs (Tstat 1) FAN TO AUTO[/codebox]
My custom values are: DayCoolSetPt = 74, NightCoolSet = 76
Now, sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn't.
Also, it seems that everyone likes to leave our backdoor open when the AC is running, so I used this rule I found here but it doesn't.
[codebox]WHENEVER Sliding Door (Zn 19) BECOMES NOT SECURE
THEN TURN DoorOpenCounter (Out 63) ON FOR DoorOpenTime (Cust Set 6), RESTART TIMER IF RUNNING
WHENEVER DoorOpenCounter (Out 63) STATE IS TURNED OFF
AND Sliding Door (Zn 19) IS NOT SECURE
THEN ANNOUNCE Sliding Door (Zn 19)
THEN ANNOUNCE DoorOpenCounter (Out 63)
THEN SET Downstairs (Tstat 1) OFF
THEN SET Upstairs (Tstat 2) COOLING DESIRED TEMP TO 78 DEG. F. (26 DEG. C.)
WHENEVER DoorOpenCounter (Out 63) STATE IS TURNED OFF
AND Sliding Door (Zn 19) IS SECURE
THEN SET Downstairs (Tstat 1) COOLING DESIRED TEMP TO 70 DEG. F. (21 DEG. C.)
THEN SET Upstairs (Tstat 2) COOLING DESIRED TEMP TO NightCoolSet (Cust Set 3)[/codebox]
My custom values are DoorOpenTime = 60
First, right now the door is open and the downstairs TStat Setpt is 77 and it is not turned off. Second, it didn't Announce output 63. Third, when I close the door it doesn't change to 70 ( I made it 70 for testing only) downstairs and upstairs never changed. Today, I found that when the door was open it didn't change the downstairs Tstat at all and it changed the upstairs to 80 degrees. No where in any of my Elk settings does it state 80 degrees. When I close the door...nothing happens.
Do these rules look right? I don't know if it is a rule issue OR I am having troubles with the Elk/Aprilaire interface like others are having.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Eric