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Hi,
I have been building my own Home Automation system and have now managed to get what is essentially a DIY 'Hive' system up and running.
My house has 2 zones at the moment made up by using Honeywell type Zone Valves.
I'm planning on making more zones for my downstairs rooms to improve efficiencies in the heating system. The main reason for this is that in my Kitchen I have a Wood Stove. When this is on, the kitchen is hot and yet, because the stat for the boiler is in the living room where its colder, the heating still comes on in the kitchen. It's probably worth noting that I have a standard Radiator & a kickplate heater in here. The Radiator has a TRV already, but it never seems to cut the heat to the radiator.
My plan is to use a TRV valve body and attach a mains powered actuator (the type you use for underfloor heating) to control the flow to the heating. Rather than this being attached to the radiator, I will install it inline with the 15mm copper pipe going to the kitchen (under the floor). The actuator will be fed from a relay and controlled by my qutomation system. I'll install a wireless stat in the kitchen which will be used to monitor the temp of the room. So when the room goes below a certain temp it the valve will open and the boiler will fire.
I'm confident that the logic will work, but don't have much experience with the valves. So hoping someone could advise if they could be used in this way?
If all goes to plan, I would look to extend this idea to other rooms too.
Many Thanks
I have been building my own Home Automation system and have now managed to get what is essentially a DIY 'Hive' system up and running.
My house has 2 zones at the moment made up by using Honeywell type Zone Valves.
I'm planning on making more zones for my downstairs rooms to improve efficiencies in the heating system. The main reason for this is that in my Kitchen I have a Wood Stove. When this is on, the kitchen is hot and yet, because the stat for the boiler is in the living room where its colder, the heating still comes on in the kitchen. It's probably worth noting that I have a standard Radiator & a kickplate heater in here. The Radiator has a TRV already, but it never seems to cut the heat to the radiator.
My plan is to use a TRV valve body and attach a mains powered actuator (the type you use for underfloor heating) to control the flow to the heating. Rather than this being attached to the radiator, I will install it inline with the 15mm copper pipe going to the kitchen (under the floor). The actuator will be fed from a relay and controlled by my qutomation system. I'll install a wireless stat in the kitchen which will be used to monitor the temp of the room. So when the room goes below a certain temp it the valve will open and the boiler will fire.
I'm confident that the logic will work, but don't have much experience with the valves. So hoping someone could advise if they could be used in this way?
If all goes to plan, I would look to extend this idea to other rooms too.
Many Thanks