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Inspirations for smart home. What I can do, you can do!

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 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 on21/08/2021General

A picture is worth a thousand words

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There’s a saying: “A picture is worth a thousand words” so I decided to take a shot and opened up an Instagram account for my…

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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 on10/07/2021Home Assistant

Home Assistant: Pause cooling when the door is open

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A big heat wave has hit Finland lately and it’s been quite hot for the last couple of weeks. That got me wondering about energy…

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Posted on22/11/202008/10/2021Home Assistant

Fireplace enhancements

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Now that the heating period is truly started and fireplace is being used more frequently, I though to smarten things up a little bit for…

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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 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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