Which Weather Station
Posted: Thu 17 Jan 2013 12:21 pm
I would like to ask the forum for some guidance.
I am working to understand the Heat loss of my house and how much it costs me to heat it. Stay with me on this one, you'll see the question is relevant
I know that the rate of heat loss and heat gain is related to the temperature outside and the desired temperature inside the house (ΔT). Currently I have measured that my house loses 1°C in 108 minutes (Outside is 0°C inside desired to be 18°C).
I also know that the rate of heat gain for my house is 1°C in 54 minutes (Outside is 0°C inside desired to be 18°C).
It occured to me that a Digital Weather Station might help me to capture data on Outside and Inside temperature and log this for me over an extended period. I am considering logging In/Out details every 5mins. I was about to purchase the TFA Nexus as this seems to meet my needs. However, as I read the reviews, the supplied software appears a bit buggy. This is where Cumulus came into the equation as I searched around. I have since read that Cumulus does not support the Nexus so I decided to stop and ask advice.
Can the forum suggest a Weather Station that is supported by Cumulus, Has data logging with a lot of flexibility and memory, that is reasonably priced for a newby.
FYI, I am a data maniac
, so I can see myself getting engrossed in weather data also, so I'm quite interested in getting a Weather Station to cover my house heating project, but also for the longer term to satisfy my data needs.
I am working to understand the Heat loss of my house and how much it costs me to heat it. Stay with me on this one, you'll see the question is relevant
I know that the rate of heat loss and heat gain is related to the temperature outside and the desired temperature inside the house (ΔT). Currently I have measured that my house loses 1°C in 108 minutes (Outside is 0°C inside desired to be 18°C).
I also know that the rate of heat gain for my house is 1°C in 54 minutes (Outside is 0°C inside desired to be 18°C).
It occured to me that a Digital Weather Station might help me to capture data on Outside and Inside temperature and log this for me over an extended period. I am considering logging In/Out details every 5mins. I was about to purchase the TFA Nexus as this seems to meet my needs. However, as I read the reviews, the supplied software appears a bit buggy. This is where Cumulus came into the equation as I searched around. I have since read that Cumulus does not support the Nexus so I decided to stop and ask advice.
Can the forum suggest a Weather Station that is supported by Cumulus, Has data logging with a lot of flexibility and memory, that is reasonably priced for a newby.
FYI, I am a data maniac
, so I can see myself getting engrossed in weather data also, so I'm quite interested in getting a Weather Station to cover my house heating project, but also for the longer term to satisfy my data needs.