kempmaritz / geyserworx-monitoring

GeyserWorx

GeyserWorx-Monitoring

This app can be run from Node-Red Desktop for monitoring and basic control of a GeyserWorx water heater control system.

https://nodered.org/ or https://sakazuki.github.io/node-red-desktop/

Basic functionality include:

• PC and AC temperature setpoint control
• PV and AC enable/disable
• PV and AC amperage indication
• PV and AC power generated total
• PV and AC cost/saving
• %PV usage
• Carbon footprint saving
• Alarm monitoring
• Timers setting (Enables when GeyserWorx is allowed to heat the water from AC power.)
• Basic 1 day graph of heating performance

Node-Red Desktop Settings

Nodes exclude: 32-udp.js node-red-node-sentiment

Usage

• Import settings.js settings into your existing settings.js file to enable persistent storage context.
• Install the following nodes required for this configuration:
  • node-red-contrib-deduplicate-adv
  • node-red-contrib-mqtt-dynamicsub
  • node-red-dashboard
• Open GeyserWorx.json.
• Deploy the solution.
• Navigate to Dashboard and fill out settings required from the Configuration page.
• These include:
  • IP Address of the GeyserWorx unit on your network.
  • Wifi Serial number located on the bottom left side of the GeyserWorx unit.
  • Hot water heater vesel heating element size. (kW)
  • Utility power rate per unit.
• Click submit