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Posted on06/11/202219/11/2022Guide

Home Assistant: Nord Pool cheapest hours package

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In previous post Home Assistant: Nord Pool Spot prices and how to automate devices for cheapest hours I created an automation that uses Nord Pool…

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Posted on17/09/202206/11/2022Guide

Home Assistant: Nord Pool Spot prices and how to automate devices for cheapest hours

by Toni119 Comments on Home Assistant: Nord Pool Spot prices and how to automate devices for cheapest hours

Most of this information can already be found around the internet, but since I wanted to integrate one as well for my Home Assistant instance,…

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Posted on28/08/2022Guide

Guide: Local MQTT broker with Meross and Home Assistant

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Meross is great even through the cloud and with local http api, but there’s a one problem with that. Local connection for Meross uses HTTP…

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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 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 on01/09/2021Guide

Guide: DIY Smart window blinds to Home Assistant

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For a long time I’ve been wishing for automatic window blinds for my living room. Those three window blinds are always closed and opened at…

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Posted on27/07/2021Guide

Home Assistant: NFC Enabled Garage Door

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Now that I’ve installed WiFi controller for my Garage Door I’d though to add some advanced features on it.. Too many times I’ve gone to…

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Posted on09/06/202105/07/2021Guide

Guide: Samsung A/C to Home Assistant

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For few days I’ve been looking a way to integrate my summer home Samsung A/C unit into Home Assistant. After numerous amounts of failures I…

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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)

by Toni35 Comments on Guide: Vallox Digit Ventilation to Home Assistant (Part 1/2 – hardware)

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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