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In the Apple Home App we now have access to our pool heater.




Wiring

Wiring Diagram

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Board Pinout

GPIOFunction
0Button
4-
5Temp
12Relay
13 LED
14-


Wiring Pictures


Temperature Sensor

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  • Press Up or Down to display REMOTE.
  • Press MENU, REMOTE OFF (default) is displayed.
  • Use Up or Down to scroll through the Remote options until HI-LO-COM is displayed, then press MENU to select.
  • Press POOL or SPA to exit Service Setup mode


Advanced Functionality

Only Heat when the Forecast Looks Good

Using the home bridge weather plus plugin, we can pull weather forecasts for our location and then setup an automation in Apple HomeKit.


Ottawa Forecast:

https://openweathermap.org/city/6094817


Install the following plugin for homebridge:

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Code Block
        {
                "platform": "WeatherPlus",
                "service": "openweathermap",
                "key": "xxx",
                "locationId": 6094817,
                "locationCity": "Ottawa, CA",
                "locationGeo": [45.393553, -75.700374],
                "conditionCategory": "detailed",
                "forecast": [0,1],
                "nameNow": "Ottawa",
                "nameForecast": "Ottawa Forecast"
        }


In Apple HomeHomeKit, setup the automation:


Add an Automation

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Select and select "A Sensor Detects Something"

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Select your tomorrow's forecase forecast (I renamed mine to Tomorrow's Forecast)

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Select . Select Rises Above and choose a temperature

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Restrict . Restrict the time of the check. I do the check right before my pool pump is about to start it's nightly heat/filter cycle.

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Select the pool-heater and set the desired temperature and select Done.

Select Done

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References

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