HrGaertner / HA-vent-optimization

A integration for minimizing heat loss through optimal venting
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Control for forced air extraction #5

Open mdeweerd opened 1 year ago

mdeweerd commented 1 year ago

Interesting!

Maybe there is a good way of using or evolving this to directly control a force air extraction.

HrGaertner commented 1 year ago

Hello, do you have any experience with such devices? Because my guess would be that a simple PID-controller would do the job perfectly. At least currently this project is mainly for comfort of the user. If you know how to apply this tool for a technical advantage i would be very happy

a81j commented 1 year ago

When the bathroom extractor fan is turned on, air is pulled in to other rooms from outside the house to equalise the pressure.

This could lead to pulling more moisture in than is desirable if the air is wet outside.

Alternatively, it could be pulling in drier air that is not too cold and that would be good.

mdeweerd commented 1 year ago

In my case the fan does not turn on if the computed external humidity is above a fixed level or higher than the bathroom's humidity.