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23rd May 2013, 03:18 PM

chris_j_hunter replied to a thread IPD-001 mains loss in Idratek

Connections options for our IPS include current & mains loss - 'though there's no Help for the latter (and, on a quick look, we couldn't find a way...

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17th May 2013, 11:16 AM

chris_j_hunter replied to a thread Need to update Cortex PC ... in Idratek

Aye, as the investment in the database grows, day by day ... now & then we rename already-saved databases before saving another, just in-case,...

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16th May 2013, 10:01 AM

chris_j_hunter replied to a thread HVAC configuration in Idratek

Hi Paul - we put one in every heat-transfer circuit, so one per pump - bar solar, which could get too-hot - so, one in the loop between ASHP &...

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16th May 2013, 09:16 AM

chris_j_hunter replied to a thread Need to update Cortex PC ... in Idratek

interesting - thanks to the the insight gained from doing these experiments, and the subsequent feedback, little by little we're gradually building...

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15th May 2013, 06:27 PM

chris_j_hunter replied to a thread HVAC configuration in Idratek

Paul - well done - well worth a try ... our heat transfer circuits run for hours rather than minutes, so 10 per pulse isn't the end of the...

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15th May 2013, 04:35 PM

chris_j_hunter replied to a thread Need to update Cortex PC ... in Idratek

stopping network, dropped CPU usage to a few % ... running it & then deleting both video windows gave around a 15% reduction ... deleting...

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13th May 2013, 01:15 PM

chris_j_hunter replied to a thread HVAC configuration in Idratek

Paul - solar-PV - too marginal, even with FiTs, for us anyway - as an add-on (rather than being fully integrated) the cost-benefit seemed about...

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13th May 2013, 01:01 PM

chris_j_hunter replied to a thread Need to update Cortex PC ... in Idratek

many thanks - did check that, and we were already set to Version 1 & the box was already ticked ... OTOH, our experiment with increased (default)...

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13th May 2013, 12:04 AM

chris_j_hunter replied to a thread HVAC configuration in Idratek

Hi Paul - OK, as promised : A. temperature & humidity sensors ... - generally PLHs - by windows (light-level sensor determines location),...

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12th May 2013, 10:37 AM

chris_j_hunter replied to a thread HVAC configuration in Idratek

Hi Paul - yep ... hopefully later / late today ... Chris

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9th May 2013, 06:35 PM

chris_j_hunter replied to a thread Need to update Cortex PC ... in Idratek

OK, gave it a go - upping the (default) polling interval from 5 to 15 minutes, for 70% of active nodes (several of the rest involve pulse-counting,...

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9th May 2013, 01:25 PM

chris_j_hunter replied to a thread Need to update Cortex PC ... in Idratek

ah, thanks ... so, what to try ? given most Rooms are unoccupied at any given time, and temperatures & humidities will vary slowly, except...

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9th May 2013, 09:11 AM

chris_j_hunter replied to a thread Need to update Cortex PC ... in Idratek

ah, thanks ... module polling intervals - would upping the interval a little, from the standard five minutes, have a significant effect on CPU...

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