Pool temperature sensor for Z-Wave?

[mskvarenina]

I'd like to be able to monitor my pool temperature through my HS3 and have it send me an hourly email of the temperature.

Doesn't seem like there's much on the market???

[rmasonjr]

The z-wave market needs to come up with a temperature sensor with a remote probe. I've been unable to find one.

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[jmaddox]

you might look into building a water temp monitor using an arduino

[Tomgru]

This is super easy. I do it for my hot tub. Use a fibaro door/window sensor that you can attach a temp probe to. On phone so cant easily find links.

I just put the probe in a piece of old bike innertube and zip tied both ends and stuck in the cover. Sure you could find another more elegant way.

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[bartbakels]

Or use the fibaro universal sensor i use them for this purpose

[Richel]

This is super easy. I do it for my hot tub. Use a fibaro door/window sensor that you can attach a temp probe to. On phone so cant easily find links.

I just put the probe in a piece of old bike innertube and zip tied both ends and stuck in the cover. Sure you could find another more elegant way.

Could you please send links for this set up? Thank you. Elliott

[Tomgru]

Could you please send links for this set up? Thank you. Elliott

Sure. see if this gets you started.
https://forums.homeseer.com/showpost...55&postcount=8

[Richel]

Sure. see if this gets you started.
https://forums.homeseer.com/showpost...55&postcount=8

Thank you!

[BlairG]

I use this floating pool thermometer. Cant find in the US.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B008FY56IY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Works great with RFXCOM

[Richel]

Need help with setup for Fibaro sensor with DS18B20 temperature sensor

Sure. see if this gets you started.
https://forums.homeseer.com/showpost...55&postcount=8

I got the Fibaro door/window sensor along with the temperature sensor. I wired in the temperature sensor and included the Fibaro non-securely (it would not include otherwise). I have 4 devices that were created [1) "Fibaro On/Off sensor; 2) battery; 3) "general purpose alarm"; and 4) "sensor binary"]. There is no temperature device created. I removed the Fibaro and added back again, with the same result. Is there something I need to do in the software to convert one of the devices to a temperature sensor or is the temperature sensor supposed to be created with inclusion as a 5th device?Thanks, Elliott

[Tomgru]

I got the Fibaro door/window sensor along with the temperature sensor. I wired in the temperature sensor and included the Fibaro non-securely (it would not include otherwise). I have 4 devices that were created [1) "Fibaro On/Off sensor; 2) battery; 3) "general purpose alarm"; and 4) "sensor binary"]. There is no temperature device created. I removed the Fibaro and added back again, with the same result. Is there something I need to do in the software to convert one of the devices to a temperature sensor or is the temperature sensor supposed to be created with inclusion as a 5th device?Thanks, Elliott

Yes... once you connect the probe, you have to reset the device. The instructions are in the manual, as well as on that thread I provided.

Make sure you exclude device again.
Then reset per instructions with probe connected.
Then reinclude.

[Richel]

Yes... once you connect the probe, you have to reset the device. The instructions are in the manual, as well as on that thread I provided.

Make sure you exclude device again.
Then reset per instructions with probe connected.
Then reinclude.

Thanks. No matter how many times I followed these instructions (exclude, reset, include), I could not get this device to provide the temperature. It crashed my Z-Net in the process and I had a hard time recovering its function.

Elliott

[Tomgru]

I have no idea how or why It would crash your znet. Just to make sure ... this is what you are doing?

exclude device via zwave configuration tab. (you are not just 'deleting' it?) - check in dashboard and make sure device node# is completely gone.

then i'd check my wiring. I found those little wires VERY hard to get into the connectors on the sensor. I'd unhood the probe complete, then reset the device.

Then i'd rehook up the probe again, test by pulling on the wires to make sure they are in, and reset the sensor for a second time.

Then, reinclude and wait a bit.

Reset instructions: (make sure you see the LED blink the way it's supposed to in manual)
1) Take off the Sensor's cover and remove battery.
2) Touch the Sensor's body with a magnet,
3) Insert the battery,
4) Remove the magnet from the Sensor's body,
5) Remove the battery
6) Re-install the battery,
7) Reset will be confirmed by double LED blink.

[Richel]

I have no idea how or why It would crash your znet. Just to make sure ... this is what you are doing? .....

Thanks for the quick response. I agree. I don't understand the issue with the Z-Net. In any case, yes, I was removing the device via the Z-Wave plug in and the device number did disappear. I agree about the wiring and I will try a different approach with the wires. By the way, I have the probe with red, yellow, and green wires. I have seen two different assignments for which wire gets connected where. I have tried both. Red is always voltage; but yellow or green is either data or ground. What do you think is correct? Elliott

[Tomgru]

Thanks for the quick response. I agree. I don't understand the issue with the Z-Net. In any case, yes, I was removing the device via the Z-Wave plug in and the device number did disappear. I agree about the wiring and I will try a different approach with the wires. By the way, I have the probe with red, yellow, and green wires. I have seen two different assignments for which wire gets connected where. I have tried both. Red is always voltage; but yellow or green is either data or ground. What do you think is correct? Elliott

hmmm... quick search found this.. close:
http://www.elecrow.com/wiki/images/t...0_Hardware.jpg

yellow is signal
green ground?