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Upgraded Heat Exchanger Control System

 Speed Control added to ERV heat exchanger fans and a recirculation/bypass valve between the inlet and exhaust fan. Flower pots hot glue and tie wraps the corner stone of any ventilation system.  Its a throttle valve in a manifold between the inlet and exhaust fan plenums. Fan speed is set using the existing Wemos D1 R2 which can output 25Khz accurately to drive the PWM fan speed demand signal. Code changes to the ERV DAS and the ERV Controller and related Hubitat drivers, now renamed,  Ventilation Controller as it manages the boost fans for the zones. Drivers Some testing with no pipes connected showing the blockage effect of the heat exchanger core Exhaust fan only recirculate open 100%

New Filter Fan For Inlet Duct

I do want to increase the maximum flow rate for the inlet so an additional fan in the inlet filter should help overcome the blockage in the filter its self and heat exchanger core. New filter fan to be placed in the inlet duct. Its in a Sistema box that fits the following filter almost perfectly Features: Double-layer activated carbon filter cloth High filtration efficiency High dust holding capacity Good temperature Resistance Economical, practical and easy to install   There is an additional mesh filter to catch larger debris like leaves  Airflow Sound level

The ERV Data Acquisition System

  Progress over the weekend with the ERV DAS The 999's are me testing the sensor disconnected response. I have a Pitot tube left over from an RC plane I think I might put it in the inlet air stream Pin assignment in the Arduino sketch DHT dht[ 4 ] = {DHT( 4 , DHTTYPE),DHT( 0 , DHTTYPE),DHT( 2 , DHTTYPE),DHT( 14 , DHTTYPE)}; There are 4 DHT22's inside heat exchanger lid, shown below. Sensor locations Arduino code #include < Arduino_JSON . h > #include < ESP8266WiFi . h > #include < MQTT . h > #define LED_PIN LED_BUILTIN //LED_BUILTIN is built in LED #include "DHT.h" // Uncomment whatever type you're using! #define DHTTYPE DHT11 // DHT 11 //#define DHTTYPE DHT22 // DHT 22 (AM2302), AM2321 //#define DHTTYPE DHT21 // DHT 21 (AM2301) WiFiClient net ; MQTTClient MQTTclient ; const char ssid [ ] = "Network" ; const char pass [ ] = "DF@#$%" ; // the IP address for the MQTT server char MQTTip [