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Softub energy efficiency
Have you ever wondered how energy efficient a Softub is, or how long it takes to warm the water up? Unlike most hot tubs, Softub has no dedicated heating element. Instead, it uses waste heat from the pump motor to warm the water, which is in a sense very clever design. On the other hand,
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Wattsonic and Loxone config examples
In the previous post I shared the Modbus registers that we can use to communicate with Wattsonic Hybrid Inverters. Now let’s show a few Loxone config examples to illustrate how the data can be visualized within the Loxone app. Again, please bear in mind that what is/isn’t available and works or does not work today, Read more
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Wattsonic Hybrid Inverter Gen3 Modbus RTU Protocol
In this post I will try to share the details about how to communicate with Wattsonic inverters using modbus protocol. Understanding the connection details and list of registers is very useful if you want to get live data from the inverter directly, not relying only on the cloud app. This is essential thing if you Read more
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Upgrade to 2nd generation of Loxone Miniserver
Initially I was planning this post just as an expansion of original Loxone video which I found a bit too brief. In the end the story was not as successful as I would think it could be, so in case you are considering or even planning a Loxone Miniserver swap for the second generation, be Read more
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Set your bin collection reminder in Loxone
Remembering the day of your rubbish bin collection is not that difficult. Especially if this is just the very same day every week. But what if this is happening fortnightly like in my case? Would you still keep track? Nah, but there are easy reminders to be set in the Google calendar for example. But Read more
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Somfy Glydea and Loxone
Here is how I automated the electric curtains with Loxone. Having a motorized curtains in living room was not the the initial plan at first place. So I had nothing prepared for this in terms of wiring or any setup. Only this year we have decided to have a curtains on the big sliding door Read more
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Shelly Plug S works amazingly with Loxone
Shelly Plug S is a neat and tiny WiFi Plug that is very feature rich and has been designed by clever developers. I am really impressed about the overall design and SW capabilities this “smart” device offers. Unlike other “smart products” that forces you into vendor specific ecosystem (App, Cloud, ..), with Shelly the real Read more