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Posted on18/07/2022General

Going from combustion to fully electric vehicle

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Few weeks ago I made calculations between driving a combustion car and fully electric vehicle. With these gasoline prices in Finland (~2.5€/l) and electric prices…

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Posted on01/06/2022Home Assistant

E-ink dashboard for Home Assistant

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One day I accidentally stumbled upon a devkit that is using ESP32 as a base with integrated 4.7″ e-ink display. What’s good in e-ink is…

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Posted on06/05/2022Guide

Home Assistant: Using history stats sensor to count persons during night

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For a while I’ve been trying to figure out a proper way to create automation that counts all persons during a night and shows it…

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Posted on18/04/202216/06/2022Inspiration

Room tour: Bathroom and Sauna (Updated 5/22)

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Few weeks ago we just finished with the bathroom & sauna renovation project so what a great time to start the room tour series! When…

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Posted on02/04/202203/04/2022Home Assistant

Home Assistant: Weber iGrill sensors

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Spring is here and summer is just behind the corner. Last weekend it was time to take out the trustworthy Weber Genesis II gas grill…

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Posted on12/02/202221/03/2022Guide

Guide: Start up and shut down remote linux PC using Home Assistant

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Sometimes there’s a need to remote start and stop a Linux PC through Home Assistant. I’m currently having a need to start and stop my…

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Posted on29/01/202205/12/2022Reviews

Review: Ubiquiti Dream Machine PRO (UDM PRO) – one year review

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A year ago I was still using my trustworthy Edgerouter X-SFP with my 1G/1G optical fibre connection. The price per quality was excellent with that…

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Posted on06/01/2022General

Looking back to year 2021

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New year, new automations! Just like beginning of the last year it’s time to summarise my smart home updates of 2021! New terrace audio Even…

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Posted on11/12/2021Home Assistant

Setting up a reliable fire protection using Z-Wave

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I already have few Fibaro Z-Wave smoke sensors at summer home and I’ve been happy with those so why not use the same types at…

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Posted on26/10/202126/10/2021General

The day when smart home went crazy

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This morning I was setting up a ‘new’ Lenovo Smart Clock related to bedtime routines (blog post coming up later). The setup went well and…

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