Additional Temp Display

[camaro4life18]

💥 Proposal

What feature you'd like to see

I would like the ability to show generic temperatures on the dash panel as well as pipe it into influxdb.

Motivation

I wrote my own custom pool controller last year, just moved into a house with a pool. I noticed my pool temperature was not going up, even though it was calling for heat. I have a gas heater, and it was definitely working as I could see the flames. So I installed another temp sensor after the heater to capture the "Supply" temp. I quickly noticed the water was the same temp as the "Return" temp. This helped me diagnose the heater, which turned out to be a stuck bypass inside the heater. I cleaned it up and it started working and I was getting a +4-5 degree temperature difference.

In REM I can add multiple 1WIRE probes, and I have it feeding data as waterSensor2, but nowhere in DashPanel do I see a place to display an additional temp. I'm assuming it is designed to be used in the multiple pool display, which means the backend probably needs a better place to store the data as well as DashPanel having the ability to display it.

Pitch

Users will be able to capture heated water temperatures and determine if their heater is working or not immediately, rather than waiting days to see their pool water is not getting heated. Written generically, like adding it similar to a circuit, users can add any number of temps for whatever they want.