Anyone remotely monitoring boiler temp, etc.

coalkirk wrote:Come on, your boiler is your baby. If your baby arriving in January has a problem, he or she will cry and let you know.
All kidding aside, congratulations on the soon to be new baby. It will really change you life and your perspective on life. I know it did mine.

I'd love to see that camera in action. Can you post a pic or two or video? Thanks.

Kirk,

Thanks for the kind words, the wife removed my setup while I was away hunting Bambi (said the camera was getting dusty), I will see if I can get it going again today. Lost the day yesterday to child birthing class, $100 to watch child birthing DVD's with a bunch of strangers that ask stupid questions like can I bring candles into the delivery room for aroma therapy? Can you already tell I don't choose all the fights! Too bad we can't force parents to have an IQ threshold before they conceive....

creek44 wrote:My solution to remotely monitoring the water temp of my Heatmor outdoor wood burner was to purchase the following temperature display/control from Dwyer. It is hard wired with a cat. 5 cable from a probe located at the furnace to the display/control that I have located on a wall in my home. I have the control programmed and wired to sound an alarm if the water temp drops below 100 deg F. A switch disables the alarm. The length of cat. 5 is approximately 100ft. It has been accurately and reliably monitoring since 2006 when I installed it. I plan to monitor the temperature of my EFM 520 with this when I complete the installation.

http://www.dwyer-inst.com/PDF_files/TS2.d.pdf

creek44,

This will fit the bill for montoring my HS Tarm 202 in the basement. On the work bench (heat gun checks) this will work perfect for my montoring needs. That output relay is a nice feature. I will have that trip an audible as you and through some cube relays other features. I will get a second one for the LL110K boiler install once that bolier arrives.

I went with the TS-1 probe for the TS-W well. Did you have any issue with fitment of your TS-5 PVC probe into the well? Dwyer dosen't show that probe associated with the TS-W well. http://www.dwyer-inst.com/Product/Temperature/TemperatureSensors/SeriesTS-PROBES/Options_Access

Thanks for the post...........Dick

creek44,

This will fit the bill for montoring my HS Tarm 202 in the basement. On the work bench (heat gun checks) this will work perfect for my montoring needs. That output relay is a nice feature. I will have that trip an audible as you and through some cube relays other features. I will get a second one for the LL110K boiler install once that bolier arrives.

I went with the TS-1 probe for the TS-W well. Did you have any issue with fitment of your TS-5 PVC probe into the well? Dwyer dosen't show that probe associated with the TS-W well. http://www.dwyer-inst.com/Product/Temperature/TemperatureSensors/SeriesTS-PROBES/Options_Access

Thanks for the post...........Dick[/quote]

Yes, , as I recall, there was an issue with the fit being ever so slightly snug. The thermowell was chucked into a lathe and the well I.D. was was increased a minimal increment. Enough time has passed that the specifics escape me.

I use an X10 Wireless xx17a camera focused on a digital carbon monixide detector to see the levels in real time either in another room or over the internet using logmein, can do the same for your temp stuff fior sure!

creek44 wrote:My solution to remotely monitoring the water temp of my Heatmor outdoor wood burner was to purchase the following temperature display/control from Dwyer. It is hard wired with a cat. 5 cable from a probe located at the furnace to the display/control that I have located on a wall in my home. I have the control programmed and wired to sound an alarm if the water temp drops below 100 deg F. A switch disables the alarm. The length of cat. 5 is approximately 100ft. It has been accurately and reliably monitoring since 2006 when I installed it. I plan to monitor the temperature of my EFM 520 with this when I complete the installation.

http://www.dwyer-inst.com/PDF_files/TS2.d.pdf

I have been considering using an adjustable temperature switch & thermocouple for a keep-alive device on my EFM. The idea is that it would run the stoker based on a setpoint temperature (and differential) taken at the flue pipe. e.g. When the pipe temperature reaches 100 degrees the stoker would run until the temperature reached 125 degrees, or whatever is appropriate. A simple repeat-cycle timer works, but it can't compensate for different conditions or levels of demand. As I sit here typing this, my EFM just finished a 20 minute heat call. It will probably sit idle for 5 minutes and then run through a timer cycle. Not a big deal in cold weather, but it does contribute to some waste in the warmer months. The one thing I do need to verify is that the flue temperature does noticeably drop when the fire goes out, but the boiler is still at operating temperature.

http://foscam.us/products/foscam-fi8918 ... 4AodV3fkmg

Fully controllable pan and tilt know your IP and set the port at anything higher than 80 e.g. xxx.xxx.x.x:200. They are under $100. My el cheapo very large garden thermometers that are usually under $10 are set up on chairs facing the camera. I have an open area in the middle of the house and one in the basement, so with two cameras I can see almost everything inside and outside that I want to. and a remote Sharp Weather station from Sams Club (under $30 and a BIG mistake) on the 17" elbow on top of the AnthraKing. Motion sensing if you want. When I sent to FL last year I saw every thing that was going on and realized I did not want to come home ever. Given this summer I realize that I was right on! Wish I could afford to do it this year.

Yes - I bought a WoodMinder monitoring system. It does more than monitor temperature. It replaces the aquastat at your backup furnace and lets you know when the wood is running low. It has other features as well. There are several models available.

www.woodminder.com

Ron

I'm beginning to get somewhat intrigued by the possibility of remotely monitoring my AHS Coal Gun with a Maverick ET732 barbecue thermometer. These have 2 probes and can monitor (and alarm) for two different temperature situations. For those of you with AA or AHS Anthratube type boilers, if you could remotely monitor 2 temperatures, where would you mount the 2 probes on yours?