AlmaVerde Automated Vila Management - Morning Report User Manual

Morning Report User Manual

Introduction

Welcome to the AlmaVerde Automated Vila Management System. This system automates and monitors various processes around your vila, including pool management, water and irrigation systems, electricity, internet connectivity, and other essential services. The morning report provides a comprehensive overview of the current status and recent activities of your vila’s systems, helping you manage your vila efficiently.

Using the Morning Report

    • Monitor Efficiency: Use the report to ensure that your vila’s systems are running efficiently. Regularly review the power and water consumption sections to identify areas where you can optimize usage.

 

    • Troubleshoot Issues: If the availability report indicates connectivity problems with specific devices, take action to resolve these issues to maintain the vila’s operational integrity.

 

  • Manage Resources: The water and power reports help you understand how resources are being used and where you might need to adjust schedules or settings.                    

By regularly reviewing the morning report, you can ensure your vila remains in optimal condition, saving energy, water, and reducing overall operational costs.

Encouraging Responsible Resource Use: We encourage all owners to use resources responsibly. By monitoring your vila’s performance and adjusting settings as needed, you contribute to efficient resource management and sustainability.

Configuration Report

    • PoolPump Schedule: Indicates whether the pool pump schedule is enabled. It includes information about the target runtime mode (e.g., "Low Energy Mode"), energy consumption, and the number of starts and stops from the previous day.                                                                                
      • Dynamic Pump Schedule: The pool pump schedule is dynamically adjusted based on the month of the year, ensuring optimal performance and energy efficiency without any manual intervention. Under normal operation, the pump is started at 10:15 AM by the scheduler on the IoBroker (Raspberry Pi). The shutdown time varies throughout the year as follows:
        • 12:15 PM (2 hours) - January, February, December
        • 2:15 PM (4 hours) - March, November
        • 3:15 PM (5 hours) - April
        • 5:15 PM (7 hours) - May, October
        • 7:15 PM (9 hours) - June, September
        • 8:15 PM (10 hours) - July, August                                                                                                                     
      • Pump Starts and Stops: Under normal circumstances, there should be exactly one pump start at 10:15 AM and one stop at the end of the circulation cycle, depending on the month of the year. If you observe more than one pump start and stop in the report, it's likely that the pool cleaner was performing backwash and rinsing operations on that day.                                                                              
      • Pump Runtime Modes: The pool pump operates in three distinct modes, depending on the situation:                                                            
        • Priming Mode (850-1030 Watts): Used solely during startup in the morning and during pool cleaning to ensure the pump is primed and ready for operation.
        • High Occupancy Mode (450-500 Watts): Used in rare situations, such as during holiday rentals, when the pool needs to handle higher usage and maintain optimal water quality.
        • Low Energy Mode (175-300 Watts): The default mode for normal pool circulation, designed to conserve energy while maintaining water clarity and cleanliness.                                    
      • Smartified Pool Heater, Pool Doser, and Salt Chlorinator: The configuration report also shows if a smartified pool heater, pool doser, and salt chlorinator are installed. These devices are typically scheduled to run concurrently with the pool pump to optimize the overall pool maintenance process.                    
      • Example:
        • Pump starts yesterday: 1
        • Pump stops yesterday: 1
        • Consumption Pump Yesterday: 3.002 kWh                                                                                                     

 

    • PoolTopUp Schedule: If a PoolTopUp mechanism is installed at your vila, the PoolTopUp process is triggered twice a day through the schedule of the corresponding Tasmota smart switch. The PoolTopUp runs daily from 11:00 AM to 11:55 AM and 11:00 PM to 11:55 PM. Please ensure that no other watering operations are scheduled during these times to allow for accurate water monitoring and consumption statistics.                                       

 

  • Irrigation Schedule: Lists the schedule for watering different zones of your garden. The irrigation schedule shows the start time, duration, and the weekday of the watering cycles for each zone, ensuring your garden receives adequate water without wastage. If there is a "dash" (`-`) instead of the starting letter of the weekday, it indicates that there is no watering scheduled for that day. This detailed scheduling helps optimize water usage while keeping your garden healthy and well-maintained                                                                                                           

Availability Report

    • Internet Connection: Confirms whether the internet is operational. An up-to-date connection ensures that all smart systems and monitoring services are functioning correctly.                              

 

    • Device Connection Issues: Lists any devices with connection issues, providing historical data and trends over the past ten days to help identify any persistent problems.                                    

 

  • Connection Monitoring: The availability of the connection to the internet and all smart devices is checked 24 times a day, every hour. If a connection is not available 3 times over the entire day, it will appear in this report with its connection behavior over the last 10 days. Please verify your Wi-Fi distribution or get assistance from your service provider if you encounter frequent connectivity issues.                                                                                        
    • Trend Indicators:
      • 🟢 Green: Target availability of the device.
      • 🔴 Red: 10 days average availability of the device.
      • 🔵 Blue: Yesterday's availability.
      • 🟡 Yellow: Two days ago availability.
      • ⚪️ White: Availability of the other 8 days.                                                                                 
  • Devices Not Being Monitored (Blacklist): Lists devices that are excluded from monitoring. This could be due to a manual setting or because these devices do not require regular monitoring.                                                                                    

Water Report

    • Consumption Distribution: Breaks down water usage into three categories—Pool, House, and Garden—with the total consumption from the previous day.
      • Legend:
        • 🔵 Pool: Water used for the pool.
        • 🟡 House: Water used within the vila.
        • 🟢 Garden: Water used for irrigation.

 

    • Leak Check: The system provides instantaneous leak detection capability by monitoring the water flow in the mains pipe. It is suggested to perform a regular check of the consumption reports to help prevent potential issues and ensure efficient water usage. Regular leak checks help prevent potential issues and ensure efficient water usage.

 

  • Specific Area Reports: Provides detailed usage statistics for different areas, such as the pool top-up system, fruit trees, shrubs, lawns, etc. Each section shows the total water used, the average over the last ten days, and any significant deviations.                                                                                                                                                                           

Power Report                 

    • Power Cuts: Details any power outages that occurred the previous day, including the total downtime.

 

    • Electricity Consumption: Shows total electricity consumption for the previous day and today’s current consumption, if the required smart switches or other measurement capabilities are installed and enabled.

 

  • Solar Statistics: If your vila is equipped with solar panels, this section provides data on current power production, total production for the day, and the battery state of charge.                                                                         

Further Assistance

For more help or detailed guidance on managing your vila’s automated systems, please speak to your service provider.