[RE-wrenches] SWH data logging

[bill roush]

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Please contact us at:

Phone - 973 383 9888

FAX - 973 383 9088

Email - sales at istec-corp.com



Regards,

Peter Johnson

Istec Corporation

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 6:15 PM, Kelly Keilwitz, Whidbey Sun & Wind <
kelly at whidbeysunwind.com> wrote:

>  Carl,
> Thanks for the info. Is data logging/collection possible with the Metrima
> meters? There is a lot of information – in a language I don't understand –
> in the "communication" section of the link you provided.
>
> -Kelly
>
>
> On 11/14/08 7:39 PM, "Carl Adams" <swingjunkie at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Kelly,
>
> I have installed several of the Metrima BTU/KWH meters for SHW.  The kit
> comes with a flowmeter, temperature sensors and wells (hot and cold), and a
> calculator, nicely integrated.  These are utility grade meters and more
> economical than the hardware you mentioned(dealer price $425).  Check out
> TCT Solar ( http://www.tctsolar.com/ the US distributor).  The only
> downside is that the units are BSP thread ( adapters to NPT are provided in
> the kit to drop the temperature wells and the flow meter into a 3/4" NPT
> line).  I guess if we deployed more of these in the US we'd have NPT as a
> standard option.  Another use I've found for these units is they allow me to
> adjustment for offsets in the tank temperature sensor vs the actual hot
> water temperature ( 2 - 10 degrees typical), and adjust the high limit set
> point accordingly.  I like the fact that customers can look at the kWh of
> energy delivered by the SHW system and easily convert to $$savings.  Larger
> units are available for higher flow rates/pipe sizes.
>
> Cheers
> Carl
>
>
>
>
>
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-- 
Best,
Bill Roush
Heartland Solar Energy Industries Association
www.hseia.org
Heartland Renewable Energy Society
www.heartland-res.org
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