BraveSirRobbin
Moderator
Steve, I like your idea a lot better! Also, this might be a way of getting the RF signal "inside" his home.
Also, do you really want a GFCI on the pump motor circuit?
Monitor breaker tripping
- Thread starter robolo
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Also, do you really want a GFCI on the pump motor circuit?
robolo,
SteveQ has some good suggestions and concerns. However if you are going to "ping" a UMI I have some more thoughts on that.
I am not familiar with M1 or CQC programming but here is how I see it working. Create a flag of a link called Pool Monitor. Send an on or activate link to the UMI turning on the flag for a moment. As described earlier that link would momentarily close a set of contacts on the UMI which would cause the UMI to transmit the same Pool Monitor link, deactivate or off.
The flag would be nearly always off.
(In programming the UMI in UPStart be sure to go to the options tab and select "momentary mode enabled"; this will cause the contact to only stay closed for 1 second)
Then anytime you check to see if the Pool Monitor flag is on or off it would be off unless there is a problem.
For a visual check you could set up a light with the same link that would flash for a moment when "ping" occurred. It would stay on if the reply did not happen. A failure to flash or a solid on would indicate a problem; either the breaker tripped or some other failure in the reporting. Either way the pool equipment will get a look see.
Dave
SteveQ has some good suggestions and concerns. However if you are going to "ping" a UMI I have some more thoughts on that.
I am not familiar with M1 or CQC programming but here is how I see it working. Create a flag of a link called Pool Monitor. Send an on or activate link to the UMI turning on the flag for a moment. As described earlier that link would momentarily close a set of contacts on the UMI which would cause the UMI to transmit the same Pool Monitor link, deactivate or off.
The flag would be nearly always off.
(In programming the UMI in UPStart be sure to go to the options tab and select "momentary mode enabled"; this will cause the contact to only stay closed for 1 second)
Then anytime you check to see if the Pool Monitor flag is on or off it would be off unless there is a problem.
For a visual check you could set up a light with the same link that would flash for a moment when "ping" occurred. It would stay on if the reply did not happen. A failure to flash or a solid on would indicate a problem; either the breaker tripped or some other failure in the reporting. Either way the pool equipment will get a look see.
Dave
SteveQ
Active Member
I use this approach to monitor my well pump; the relay is hooked up across the pressure swith. Whenever the pump turns on the DS10A triggers a counter in Homeseer. Based on the length of time the pump is running, I calculate my water usage on a daily and monthly basis.
I am assuming there are other things on the circuit such as outdoor outlets. If not, and if the pump is not in a potentially wet area, then I suppose a GFCI is not needed. On the other hand, it may be required by code.
Steve Q
BraveSirRobbin
Moderator
Right, I was speaking of the pump "itself" as far as the non-GFCI perference. Of course if that circuit is tied into any other outlets/switches it would need that protection.
I'm not sure what the code requires for the pump itself!
I'm not sure what the code requires for the pump itself!
