My reaction to this story was initially dismissing the whole story as "stupidity" - but then on reading more and thinking about it I changed my views on it. Maybe it is not such a ridiculous idea after all? It may also be more effective and cheaper than other options in the long run? Read more
The software measure our gas usage in the house is coming along slowly - I have attached a LDR to one of the Jeenodes and found out the light level when just the pilot light is on, and the light level when the burner is on.
so I can now detect the transitions when the boiler turns on and when it turns off, and from there calculate how long it was turned on for.
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