neon.ninja

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  • Subfloor Ventilation Made Easy

    Subfloor Ventilation Made Easy

    A subfloor ventilation system is probably something that most people get installed, configured and then forget about. And in many cases that might be fine, but if you had the opportunity, wouldn’t it be better to take more control over such a system? I decided to do exactly that and control the ventilation system based…

  • Smarter Swimming Pool 6: Chlorinator

    Smarter Swimming Pool 6: Chlorinator

    My old pool chlorinator motor broke and instead of forking out another $600 on an overpriced pool accessory I decided to fix it using a new reduction gear motor, connect it to an ESP and control dosing liquid chlorine via Home Assistant.

  • Smarter Swimming Pool 5: Under the Surface

    Smarter Swimming Pool 5: Under the Surface

    My ESP8266 based device that is measuring water temperature, water level and liquid chlorine level is happily running for quite some time now. However, the eco-system around Home Assistant and ESP has evolved, and I just wanted to quickly share how that has changed the setup of my smart swimming pool.

  • Smarter Swimming Pool 4: Liquid Chlorine Level

    Smarter Swimming Pool 4: Liquid Chlorine Level

    My pool requires a regular influx of liquid chlorine that is stored in a large drum next to the automated chlorinator. Every couple of weeks I have to replenish that drum, otherwise the chlorine concentration in the pool water gets too low, and algae starts growing resulting in green-ish pool water. Needless to say, this…

  • Smarter Swimming Pool 3: Water Level

    Smarter Swimming Pool 3: Water Level

    Water disappears from an outdoor swimming pool over time – naturally through evaporation or through a small leak in a pipe that is hard to detect. To some degree rain helps to balance the pool water level, but sometimes you will have to top up manually. If your pool is constructed like mine, then if…

  • Smarter Swimming Pool 2: Water Temperature

    Smarter Swimming Pool 2: Water Temperature

    Since my pool is purely heated by the sun, I thought knowing the current water temperature might help in choosing the right outfit – boardshorts or wetsuit – or choose to better stay out of the pool altogether.

  • Smarter Swimming Pool 1: Pool Pump

    Smarter Swimming Pool 1: Pool Pump

    When I bought my house I also inherited a nice outdoor swimming pool. Little did I know about pool maintenance back then and so during the first couple of months everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Anyway, I am now in a position to go beyond the static pool maintenance and am smartening…