It’d be really cool to be able to track hot water usage as well as cold water usage (hot water being a subset of the overall water usage)
This would allow us insights into our energy usage as it pertains to water heating
Forgive my ignorance, but can you not just add a water flow sensor to the hot water line?
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Well that’s how you’d get the data yes, but if you have the data and added it (and having one on the cold water line) you’d see cold+hot - but what it should be is cold = total-hot
Is this related to the energy dash, or generally?
If general, I’m sure you could template that exact equation.
If related to the energy dash, well I don’t use it yet, so can’t comment.
like for energy consumption, it would make sense to monitor different water outlets seperately.
I am in the progress of getting several new water meters installed - for each floor, for the washing machine, for the garden supply, for heating - and for the warm water supply.
All those meters come with a sensor, that I can connect to esp’s …
The only area, where no new meter will be installed is the main water supply, since we’re not allowed to change this specific meter.
And I think, this would be the best approach to get a reliable statistic for your water usage.
But - I agree, there should also be a logic like for the energy dashboard, where you could track your total consumption - and “by device”