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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 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 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 on08/10/2021Home Upgrades

Project summer home: Z-Wave network

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The great plan was to move my pre-build zwave2mqtt gateway to summer home and just pair newly added thermostats in place.. however, not everything went…

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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 on09/08/202108/10/2021Home Assistant

Project summer home: Remote controlling water pump with Meross MSS620

by Toni2 Comments on Project summer home: Remote controlling water pump with Meross MSS620

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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Posted on26/07/202108/10/2021Home Assistant

Meross MSG100 Garage Door Opener

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A while ago I found Meross MSG100 Garage Door Opener deal from Amazon.de with a price of 29.90€. I’ve been looking for a replacement for…

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Posted on07/06/202108/10/2021Home Upgrades

Review: Ubiquiti Video Doorbell G4

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Since my Unifi system seems to be expanding fast, I got an email from Ubiquiti that G4 doorbells are back on stock. After few minutes…

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Posted on11/02/202108/10/2021General

Adding sound to the deck

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Since last summers terrace expansion, I’ve been dreaming of some kind of sound system at the deck. Finally I managed to find a used Sonos…

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