Anglian Water display
16 May, 2013 - 11:22
Got one of these http://www.anglianwater.co.uk/household/water-meters/3DC70B0B04FF43CAA49...
its 868MHz (thats whats printed on the meter-might be 848 as i dont have my glasses on)
displays meter reading and usage.
anyone intergrated into HAH?
Litres used per day etc?
Just wondering :)
Its the last service that i can monitor on HAH-already do eleccy and oil level in tank.
Dean
16 May, 2013 - 19:40
#3
Try this
If you have the parts then maybe this thread could be your answer...
Putting the software into debug mode always gave me a lot! of 868 traffic, but decoding it is always the issue ;)
http://www.homeautomationhub.com/content/wh1080-weather-station-integration
Steve
17 May, 2013 - 07:36
#5
It kinda falls out of the sky
Dean,
Appreciate all the thoughts.
I'm mostly based in a city where nobody has ever heard of a water meter. No household has such a device. It always just continually rains and the Victorian folks sorted out a truly awesome infrastructure and inexhaustible supply chain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Katrine
However, antipodean Brett will know the true cost of such a resource.
Chatted with him yesterday re the pachube/cosm/newname issue. Very early on this, but I sense a decent (and potentially slightly radical) way ahead.
Over the years, we've had passing interest from a few 'commercial' outfits (pachube included). Yet the tiny funds raised via the HAH 'shop' in the last three years wouldn't cover a single day of dayjob billing for either of us. It's firmly a labour of love.
If you can find anybody with a decent business model and lots of spare cash, do let us know. If nothing else, we can offer 'follow the sun' support :-)
Derek
17 May, 2013 - 10:44
#7
I forgot just how much it
I forgot just how much it does not rain here (in Australia) during Summer its just constant blue skys and sunshine. Which makes me wonder why more people aren't concerned about how much water they use. I certainly am at the end of each quarter when I get my bill ! Water is expense here. Damn expensive.
For example: You're first 30kL its $2.42 a kL after that its $3.45 a kL litre plus a separate Sewerage charge on top based on the cost of your house. I guess they figure if you have a nice house you must have gold plated turds or something so they charge you accordingly to take them away.
I forget how much it was in London but I'm pretty sure I was never scared of getting my water bill. From memory it was a fix fee for unlimited usage (simply unheard of here).
Which reminders me I need to install another rainwater tank (a frigin big water butt for you UK folk).
Brett
I like this bit from the "technical PDF"
"Each radio meter emits a signal every 12.5 seconds.". Ah and 500ms I thought my timing was off !
A RF reciever a quite RF room and a Logic analyzer will get you started.
Same as the unit listed here: http://www.greenenergyoptions.co.uk/what-we-do/products/water-ensemble/
Brett