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Real-Time HVAC Monitoring system.
Data is updated once a minute. Also see 7 day trend data here.
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This is an experimental real-time monitoring page created to provide a public window into my Geothermal Heating and Cooling system.
The diagram above depicts my integrated
HVAC system. Thin colored lines are typically water
pipes, thick gray lines are air
ducts.
All the temperatures on the diagram above are measured using my 1-wire
temperature network.
This page is updated once a minute if my monitoring program is running.
Watch the "last update" time/date in the box at the top left of the diagram.
Since this system is designed to conserve energy, system components are only
energized when they are needed. Consequently many of the temperature
values are only valid when a system is active and pumping air or water.
Each temperature in the diagram above is prefixed with a alpha-numeric
designation. These are defined below, along with their periods of
validity.
| Designation | Media | Explanation | Valid and Meaningfull |
| G1 | Water | The source water supply from the earth loop. | When either Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) is running. |
| G2 | Water | The earth loop return from the Water-Water Heat Pump (WWHP). | When either GSHP is running. |
| G3 | Water | The earth loop return from the Water-Air Heat Pump (WAHP). | When either GSHP is running. |
| D1 | Water | Fresh drinking water from the artesian well. | When hot or cold water is being used in the house. |
| D2 | Water | Water from the Storage tank going to be heated in the WWHP. | When the WWHP is running. |
| D3 | Water | Water from the WWHP being returned to the Storage Tank. | When the WWHP is running. |
| D4 | Water | Domestic Hot Water from the Storage Tank. | When either DHW is being used in the house, OR, when one or more radiant slab zones is active. |
| D5 | Water | Return water from the Radiant Slab Heat Exchanger to the Storage Tank. | When one or more radiant slab zones is active. |
| S1 | Water | Hot Water Supply from the Radiant Slab Heat Exchanger to the circulator pumps. | When one or more radiant slab zones is active. |
| S2,S3,S4,S5 | Water | Hot water supply for each of the 4 Radiant Slab Zones. | When the associated Zone circulator is active. |
| S9,S8,S7,S6 | Water | Cool water return from each of the 4 Radiant Slab Zones. | When the associated Zone circulator is active. |
| A1 | Air | Fresh Air from outside the house being passed into the Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) | All the time. |
| A2 | Air | Fresh air leaving the ERV after exchanging energy with the stale exhaust air. | All the time. |
| A3 | Air | Conditioned air leaving the WAHP, being sent into the house. | When the WAHP is running to heat or cool the air. |
| A4 | Air | If the WAHP is not running, this is the same air as described in A2. However, if the WAHP is being used to condition the house air, then it's the air from the house being returned to the WAHP to be conditioned. | See note at left. |
| A5 | Air | Stale air from the bathrooms and laundry being sent to the ERV for energy capture. | All the time. |
| A6 | Air | Stale air being exhausted to the outside after exchanging energy with the incoming fresh air in the ERV. | All the time. |
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An exercise in Energy Smart, Not So Big living. www.OurCoolHouse.com - Ideas @OurCoolHouse.com
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This site is all about building a cool, energy efficient house, that makes maximum use of earth sheltered design, passive solar heating and cooling, geothermal exchange energy management, and right sizing of the house for it's designated use. The home's placement is on a south-facing hillside in Deep Creek Lake, Maryland. This site describes the design process, the technologies used and the expected results. We also have a comprehensive Links Page for anyone who is also interested in designing a similar project.