Beiträge von disuye

  • 3-phase borehole pump, relay trigger delay?

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    I would appreciate the “bullet-proof” solution too! Cheaper and more reliable…

    Not sure if a 3 phase contactor + 1 Shelly is indeed cheaper than a S3Pro these days! All my local electrical shops are selling ABB, Hager, Schneider, Legrand etc. etc. brand DIN 3-phase contactors for anywhere from EUR 60~120 depending on spec. But I'll probably go this route all the same. Pulling up a broken borehole pump from 200m+ is a huge pain and definitely more expensive than a contactor :)

  • 3-phase borehole pump, relay trigger delay?

    I bought a couple Shelly 3 Pro for automating various 3-phase pumps. During my bench tests w/ Home Assistant I notice that the three relays aren't triggering 100% simultaneously (there is a very tiny delay as the relays engage; always in the same order 1-2-3, with approx. 0.25 seconds gap in between each relay).

    I'm not sure if this is due to Home Assistant / network delays etc. causing sequential triggering... But my question:

    Is there any way to gang all the three relays together within the S3Pro firmware, and trigger all relays as *one* single device / entity (instead of three individual devices / entities)?

    Note: My concern is to avoid the (very small) risk of one-of-three relays not 'getting the message' from Home Assistant and my borehole pumps being forced to run on less than 3 complete phases. Many thanks!

    Note 2: Yeah, my alternative option is to use a single-relay type Shelly plus a 3-phase contactor (which is probably the more bullet-proof solution).

  • At what temp does 'Overheating' trigger?

    OK great thanks!

    I have a feeling that I may have slowly killed this Shelly, it should have been OK according to specs (the heater draws max 2600W @ 240V), which is below the 16A limit.

    In the end I used a Shelly to remote control a 25A DIN contactor in the main circuit box for the water heater. I lose the power metering capability, but the Shelly can't overheat.

  • At what temp does 'Overheating' trigger?

    Hi all, title says it all. I'm using a Plus1PM to control a ~2500W water heater, and it's been fine for the last 5-6 weeks. However the Plus1PM switched off the boiler twice today (the relay to the heater switched off; the Plus1PM kept running OK).

    I'm curious how hot the Plus1PM needs to be before switching off the relay due an Overheating incident?


    Many thanks!

    Dan

  • Can I use the Uni to monitor sliding gate end-stop microswitches?

    Title says it all really.

    I have an old sliding gate which I've retrofitted with a Shelly 1Plus (a wifi relay w/ a 1 second timer, that mimics a user cycling between open > stop > close etc.) and Home Assistant.

    What I want is to do is get notifications in Home Assistant when the gate is open or closed. Is the Shelly Uni the correct product for this? Or something else?

    Note: Inside the existing gate control unit there are 2 microswitches – one is 'on' at open-stop and the other is 'on' at closed-stop. When either microswitch is 'on' I measure 24VDC across the microswitch terminals. I thought about hijacking this 24VDC power to run a Shelly device, but when each microswitch is 'off' then 24VDC no longer exists across the terminals: As if the gate control unit 'flip-flips' power to the microswitches. I don't fully understand the logic to be honest.

    My gate control has 24V*AC* auxiliary power terminals, but no DC aux power. And I could use the 220VAC mains power.

    Anyway, assuming I can find power somewhere, what Shelly device can I use to get the open & closed status of the microswitches? Thanks in advance ladies & gents!