I've seen in pictures on here that some people have what appear to be battery driven temp probes in their storage tank. What are you all using? Are those weather type probes or something you would get at a cooking store?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Do you need battery driven?Look for item 251141206586 on Ebay.
I forget if that is the exact one, but I think it is. I got some of these from those guys (Sure Electronics), they have a few different ones that I spent a lot of time figuring out the difference between. They're still in a box here so can't say how they work, but they were suggested.
I used the ones from Sure Electronics off of eBay. Wired them up to an old wall-wart transformer with the end cut off of it, works good. Put them in a shallow junction box to hold them. Get the "digital" versions, they have a much tighter tolerance than the others.
but I am jealous of JP and his ability to see temps without going down to the boiler....
Do you have a pic of them mounted? And wondering how you hold them in the junction box? I was going to screw mine thru the back to the same piece of plywood my Dwyer is mounted on, but the back isn't too hefty & isn't mounted that solidly to the body of the guage - it pops off pretty easily. One of the details left to do that is mulling through my head. I've got 6 of them & 12 probes to mount & wire up - have scrounged the transformer.
The 8 meter is the monitoring panel for my Tarm, 7 from Sure with DS18B20 sensors and 1 with a k-type sensor to monitor stack temp. Temps being monitored are Top Storage (actually 1/3 down from top), Middle Storage (actually 2/3 down from top) and Bottom Storage; Boiler Supply; Boiler Return (after Termovar to show return water protection temp); Radiant Supply, Radiant Return; and Stack. All sensers except stack are surface mounted, no wells, secured with aluminum tape and then wrapped with insulation, and all are 12-24vdc supplied from a wall transformer. The box is a standard plastic electrical box, I cut with a jigsaw openings for each meter, and then they snap into place. Wiring is Cat5. The large pressure gauge is a little redundant, but this makes it easy to see pressure, and I like the looks.
The large box I made up for Deep Portage to monitor its Wood Gun E500, Garn WHS3200, its 4000 gallon storage tank, and supply/return on two main heating circuits. Same meters, same construction.
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If you do a search for internet enabled.. you will find the thread. I can only see it when connected to the internet.. in my home. When I am traveling.. I log into my computer at home and look.JP-11
Wonder if you could post details of your system that you can see on the internet.
GG
If you do a search for internet enabled.. you will find the thread. I can only see it when connected to the internet.. in my home. When I am traveling.. I log into my computer at home and look.
BUT.. the next box up, a hundred bucks or so more, that includes true viewing from anywhere, AND data loggi
Sorry to be a pain but could you just say the name of the box or website. I did the search that you suggested "internet enabled" and no joy.
GG
THanks for the assist. I was flying Ft Myers to Atlanta. Home tomorrow for vacation. Got to get cutting!JP is probably on the road. I think this was his post:
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/internet-enabled-probes-installed-ready-for-foam.86206/
I'm pretty sure it would be fairly accurate. I taped some pieces of pipe insulation over top of my probes.
Spill the beans on your 'place'.
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