From e9bfa4e5250fb4d42f913094915b2ad1be08d480 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Franck Nijhof Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2022 10:10:31 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add information on water usage tracking (#24761) Co-authored-by: Martin Hjelmare --- source/_docs/energy.markdown | 1 + source/_docs/energy/water.markdown | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+) create mode 100644 source/_docs/energy/water.markdown diff --git a/source/_docs/energy.markdown b/source/_docs/energy.markdown index 31f1b58e8be..a9dcbc69284 100644 --- a/source/_docs/energy.markdown +++ b/source/_docs/energy.markdown @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Home Assistant is an open platform and so home energy management is not restrict - [Integrate your solar panels](/docs/energy/solar-panels/) - [Integrate your home batteries](/docs/energy/battery/) - [Integrate your gas consumption](/docs/energy/gas/) +- [Integrate your water consumption](/docs/energy/water/) - [Integrate individual devices](/docs/energy/individual-devices/) If you have a sensor that returns instantaneous power readings (W or kW), then to add a sensor that returns energy usage or generation (kWh) refer to [Riemann sum integral integration](/integrations/integration/#energy) diff --git a/source/_docs/energy/water.markdown b/source/_docs/energy/water.markdown new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..68b3fb09ce3 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_docs/energy/water.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +title: "Integrating your water usage" +description: "Learn how to add information about your water usage to Home Assistant home energy management." +--- + +Home Assistant allows you to track your water usage in the home energy management too. + +Although water is not strictly "energy", it is still a valuable resource to track and monitor as it is often tightly coupled with energy usage (like gas). Additionally, it can help you reduce your ecological footprint by using less water. + +## Hardware + +Home Assistant will need to know the amount of water that is being consumed in order to be able to track it. Several hardware options are available to do this. + +We have the following integrations available for existing products that can provide information about water usage: + +- [Flo](/integrations/flo) +- [Flume](/integrations/flume) +- [HomeWizard Energy](/integrations/homewizard) + +Alternatively, the following shops sell ESPHome-based devices, that use a proximity sensor to detect a rotating magnet in your water meter and use that pulse to count each liter of water used. + +- [S0tool](https://huizebruin.github.io/s0tool/) ("Made for ESPHome" approved) +- [Waterlezer dongle](https://smart-stuff.nl/product/esphome-waterlezer-dongle/) (Dutch) +- [Slimme Watermeter Gateway](https://smartgateways.nl/product/slimme-watermeter-gateway/) (Dutch) +- [watermeterkit.nl](https://watermeterkit.nl/) (Dutch) + +Maybe you like to build one yourself? Pieter Brinkman has quite a [nice blog article on how to create your own water sensor](https://www.pieterbrinkman.com/2022/02/02/build-a-cheap-water-usage-sensor-using-esphome-home-assistant-and-a-proximity-sensor/) using ESPHome, or [build a water meter](https://www.ztatz.nl/p1-monitor-watermeter/) that works with the [P1 Monitor](/integrations/p1_monitor) integration. + +For any of the above-listed options, make sure it actually works with the type of water meter you have before getting one.