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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 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 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 on23/10/202110/12/2021Home Assistant

Home Assistant: Scheduling the car heater

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Winter is coming once again and pre-heating car is needed when the temperature drops below five degrees. This automation is something that I wrote to…

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Posted on14/09/202120/09/2021General

Raspberry PI as Z-Wave gateway using ZWave2MQTT

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By choosing HeatIt Z-Wave thermostats to be used to control heating at summer home I need to install a Z-Wave network at my summer home.…

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Posted on08/09/202108/10/2021General

Upgrading floor heating using HeatIt V3

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When we renovated the house almost three years ago, I installed electric floor heating to all of my four bedrooms. Since then I’ve been using…

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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 on09/08/202108/10/2021Home Assistant

Project summer home: Remote controlling water pump with Meross MSS620

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Our drinking water is coming out from the well using an industrial grade submersible pump. Every time we come back to the cottage we have…

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