diff --git a/brewpi.py b/brewpi.py
index b4348ed..8a0fdbd 100644
--- a/brewpi.py
+++ b/brewpi.py
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ class TaskManager:
 		return asyncio.gather(*funcs)
 
 
+async def asleep(time):
+	await asyncio.sleep(time)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 	if 0:
 		taskmgr = PeriodicUpdaterThreaded()
diff --git a/brewpi_gui.py b/brewpi_gui.py
index 9f45d32..36d5532 100644
--- a/brewpi_gui.py
+++ b/brewpi_gui.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Window(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
 	def __init__(self):
 		QtWidgets.QMainWindow.__init__(self)
 		loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+		asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
 		self.msg_dispatch = MessageDispatcher(auto_subscribe=True, loop=loop)
 		self.ws_client = WsClient(listener=self.msg_dispatch, loop=loop)
 		self.msg_pot = self.msg_dispatch.msgio_get('Pot')
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class Window(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
 		self.setupUi(self)
 		self.actionStart.triggered.connect(self.connect)
 		self.actionStop.triggered.connect(self.disconnect)
+		self.Slider.valueChanged.connect(self.on_slider_changed)
 		self.send_data = Queue()
 
 	def connect(self):
@@ -33,21 +35,18 @@ class Window(QtWidgets.QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
 	def disconnect(self):
 		self.ws_client.disconnect()
 
+	def on_slider_changed(self, value):
+		print("on_slider_changed {}".format(value))
+		self.msg_heater.send_from_thread({'Activate': 1, 'Power': 10*value})
+
 	def on_pot_changed(self, msg):
-		print("on_pot_changed")
+		print("on_pot_changed {}".format(msg))
 
 	def on_sensor_changed(self, msg):
-		print("on_sensor_changed")
+		print("on_sensor_changed {}".format(msg))
 
 	def on_heater_changed(self, msg):
-		print("on_heater_changed")
-
-	async def on_send(self):
-		try:
-			data = await asyncio.get_event_loop().run_in_executor(None, self.send_data.get, True, 1)
-			return data
-		except:
-			return None
+		print("on_heater_changed {}".format(msg))
 
 	def closeEvent(self, event):
 		print("Exitting gracefully!")
diff --git a/ws/message.py b/ws/message.py
index 60ca013..72506b4 100644
--- a/ws/message.py
+++ b/ws/message.py
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import json
 
 
 class MsgIo:
-	def __init__(self, key, send):
+	def __init__(self, key, send, send_from_thread):
 		self.key = key
 		self.sender = send
+		self.send_from_thread_cb = send_from_thread
 		self.receiver = None
 
 	def set_recv_handler(self, handler):
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ class MsgIo:
 	async def send(self, data):
 		return await self.sender({self.key: data})
 
+	def send_from_thread(self, data):
+		return self.send_from_thread_cb({self.key: data})
+
 	def can_key(self, key):
 		return self.key == key
 
@@ -50,9 +54,10 @@ class MessageDispatcher(IConnection):
 		self.state = None
 		self.state = asyncio.Queue(loop=loop)
 		self.auto_subscribe = auto_subscribe
+		self.loop = loop
 
 	def msgio_get(self, key):
-		obj = MsgIo(key, self.send)
+		obj = MsgIo(key, self.send, self.send_from_thread)
 		if key not in self.msg_handlers:
 			self.msg_handlers.append(obj)
 			return obj
@@ -81,3 +86,5 @@ class MessageDispatcher(IConnection):
 	async def send(self, data):
 		await self.state.put(data)
 
+	def send_from_thread(self, data):
+		asyncio.ensure_future(self.send(data), loop=self.loop)