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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