Posts made by topgun78

Thanks for your replies:
@skywatch: yes I considered it infact I would leave some space for insulating material between the radiator and the installation. Also printing in ABS is a solution if warping issue is managed properly.

zboblamont: thanks for your advices. Nevertheless this system would be on top of all the insulation works and the increase of overall efficency level. The fact is purely that you don't want a big house to be always fully warmed, but you want a schedule to change temperature throughout day/night according to your presence in the house. Thermostatic valves have the downside of setting the temperature at the radiator head but not being able to be changed from remote. Unless there are valves that can do that with H.A. but so far I am not aware of any with this feature...

Hello there.
So what I am trying to project is a differential temperature control in the rooms of the house.
The idea is that each temperature sensor in one single room commands via HA open/closed a valve of the radiator. The idea would be to 3d print an assembly at the existing valve with a DC motor that could turn clockwise / counterclockwise for an amount of time (let's say 10 seconds) so to open/close the valve. Do you think this is a reasonable idea? Is there a way to make motor spin either way depending on the message that arduino receives? I know you can buy smart valves off the shelf but they are expensive plus this is a more challenging/creative option.
I will stop for now hope it's clear. Cheers

I partecipated to Makers Fair in Eindhoven last weekend and it's where I fell in love with this community. I am quite enthusiastic of such environment where people share their precious know how and manage to make things apparently 'only for few' become accessible for a moltitude.
Thanks to the guys at the desk of the fair to be so friendly and patient especially for ppl like me saturating them with all kind of questions.