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Posted on22/11/202022/11/2020Inspiration

The Problem with Philips Hue switches

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Ok, Philips Hue lights are great. Easy to install, easy to configure and easy to use. However, there’s a huge problem with them when retrofitting…

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Posted on12/10/202010/08/2021General

Adax Wifi Heaters

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As I wrote in the first post, I have four Adax Wifi Clea heaters located in the living room that does have Wifi, but can’t…

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Posted on03/10/202003/10/2020Reviews

Roborock s5 – still recommended after nine months of usage?

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Last Christmas I bought myself a brand new Robot Vacuum. I’ve previously had an older iRobot Roomba 630 which was, literally speaking, trash. Just bounced…

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Posted on21/09/202010/07/2021Home Assistant

Robot vacuum, how to make dust bin emptying easy?

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My robot vacuum (Roborock S5) is located under the sofa so I can’t just take the dust bin off while charging. So I’ve though of…

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Posted on19/09/202014/12/2021Home Assistant

Amazon Echo or Google Home with Home Assistant?

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Some of you might be wondering which one should you use: Amazon Echo or Google Assistant? I’ve used them both and in this post I’ll…

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Posted on31/08/202014/12/2021Guide

Guide: Vallox Digit Ventilation to Home Assistant (Part 2/2 – Home Assistant)

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In previous post I wrote a guide, how to create hardware to control Vallox Ventilation Machines (the dumb ones) through wifi. In this second part,…

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Posted on25/08/202010/07/2021Guide

Guide: Vallox Digit Ventilation to Home Assistant (Part 1/2 – hardware)

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I have four years old basic Vallox 121SE ventilation machine doing the ventilation of my house, controlled by small display with few buttons. By doing…

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Posted on21/08/202021/08/2020General

Protection against power failures

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Power failures in my neighborhood are quite rare, but very annoying when happening. Last week there was one short one, only about 1s long. When…

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Posted on12/08/202012/10/2020General

Quick introduction to my smart home

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Hi, For starters, I’d like to go through some of the core features in my DIY smart home. Just a brief walkthrough of hardware and…

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