14Feb/110
Monitoring and controlling central heating
Just before Christmas I decided that I should dust off my neglected Arduino and do something with it. Ever keen to jump on the green bandwagon I decided that monitoring and controlling my central heating would be a good idea.
This is going to be the first in a series of posts decribing my adventures.
The plan was to give me control of my boiler so I could turn it on or off over the internet. This was to allow me to ensure the boiler wasn't on when I was out, or to turn it on before I got home.
There are a few parts to this project
- Controlling the boiler
- Monitoring how much gas I'm using
- Monitoring the temperature
Here's what I had to work with:
- A standard arduino MEGA
- A Worcester Bosch 28i Junior boiler
- A British Gas Wireless Thermometer
- A Buffalo Linkstation Live NAS (running linux)
Next post is going to be how I'm controlling the boiler.