This Should've Been EASY - New House Smart HVAC
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Go to privacy.com to get $5 off your first purchase! Buy Ecobee Smart Thermostat on Amazon: geni.us Linus' new house has a super cool hydronic in-floor heating system with over 10 zones... except, the air conditioning is shared across all of them resulting in an inefficient heating and cooling clash, which with the help of HomeAssistant, we intend to fix. Discuss on the forum: linustechtips.com Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. ► GET MERCH: lttstore.com ► AFFILIATES, SPONSORS & REFERRALS: lmg.gg ► PODCAST GEAR: lmg.gg ► SUPPORT US ON FLOATPLANE: floatplane.com FOLLOW US ELSEWHERE --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: @LinusTech Instagram: @linustech TikTok: @linustech Twitch: twitch.tv MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: youtube.com iTunes Download Link: itunes.apple.com Artist Link: soundcloud.com Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: youtube.com Listen on Spotify: spoti.fi Artist Link: youtube.com Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa @mbarek_abdel Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 geni.us Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 geni.us Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 geni.us
Paragraph 1: The video opens with Linus expressing enthusiasm about his new house and its heating system, highlighting a hydronic in-floor system that uses hot water circulated by a boiler. He explains the base behavior: heating is efficient and quiet, but cooling across the same zones presents a challenge because the air conditioning is shared and not zoned. The concept of using a Raspberry Pi and inexpensive electronically controlled dampers is introduced as a low-cost solution to create multiple cooling zones without installing a full traditional multi-zone AC system. He notes that the basement presents extra complexities due to partial finishing and multiple zones that were never fully wired, setting up the problem the episode will attempt to solve. The plan is to leverage Home Assistant to coordinate dampers, dampers actuators, and the Ecobee thermostat to create responsive, zone-aware climate control. The section ends with an overview of what will be demonstrated: turning a basic single-zone AC into a multi-zone system using affordable hardware and software integration.
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Questions answered
- What is the main issue Linus identifies with the house cooling setup?
- The main issue is that the air conditioning is shared across all hydronic zones, causing cooling and heating to clash between rooms with different needs.
- What solution does Linus propose to achieve multi-zone cooling?
- He proposes using low-cost electronically controlled dampers controlled by a Raspberry Pi and Home Assistant to create multiple zones without a full traditional ducted multi-zone system.
- Which thermostat is used and why?
- An Ecobee3 Lite is used because it is HomeKit-enabled and can connect directly to Home Assistant without relying on cloud services, enabling local control.
- What is the role of Home Assistant in the project?
- Home Assistant coordinates automations so dampers open or close, the damper and boiler valves respond appropriately, and the AC compressor and fan operate in a safe, synchronized manner.