@argykaraz wrote:
I am trying to figure out how to do this project, but I am having trouble. I tried some things, but the final result was not what I wanted. If you guys help me out with this, I will put the complete project in Share your Projects category for others to see.
The purpose of the project:
My main heating is a fireplace with a watertank that heats the water every time I start the fire. The water is going through radiators in every room to achieve the maximum heating possible. There is no thermostat (duh), because you cant turn on or off the fire on-demand, unless of course if you stop feeding wood.
I already have an excel that I am writing down some values that will make me understand how I can use the fireplace more efficiently.
What time I started the fire, what was the outside and inside temperature at that time, how many hours was the fireplace on, what was the maximum temperature reached and what was the outside temperature at that time. And most important, how many firewood did I use (in kilos).What I am trying to do:
I am trying to automate as much info as I can in HA.
I am thinking of a button to indicate I started the fire and automatically record the inside and outside temperature as well as the time.
Then I can have a button with a number dial, that will add the weight of the firewood I put in the fire. That particular thing can happen 5-10 times per day so the numbers can be from 5 to 15 kilos each time and can reach a total of 70, so I need the calculator to add the numbers I enter.
During the day and when the fireplace is on it will record the maximum temperature reached in the house and the current temperature outside.
When the fireplace is off, everything will be recorded into a file (preferably an excel or csv - can it be?) and will reset a new day.This might look easy for some of you, but I am struggling with this and I would be grateful if you could help me out!
Also, if you have any suggestions regarding my thoughts or my procedures, I am all ears!
Thanks a lot!
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