Ian settled on the following as the device he would use in their home to monitor temperatures: Aqara Temperature and Humidity Sensor, Zigbee, for Remote Monitoring and Home Automation It states in the product description that an Aqara hub is required, it isn’t, the ConBee II communicates with it perfectly. Read more
We have an old-fashioned doorbell that ran off a 12V AC transformer. This page details how we changed our doorbell. The doorbell was frankly too loud; Ian tried muffling it a few times, though our cats still panicked, so I ended up disconnecting the bell. We have home deliveries, so Read more
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Pages Home Assistant & batteries for ZigBee battery-powered devices As energy costs rise – Home Assistant – Better home temperature control Doorbell now working via Home Assistant Sandra & Ian’s Home Assistant SwitchBot IP65 BlueTooth – Our chosen device for temperature sensing Switching from fixed-contract Internet, telephone, and TV providers Read more
Description Item model number Battery Aqara Temperature and Humidity Sensor WSDCGQ11LM CR2032 Philips Hue dimmer switch 324131137411 CR2450 We created this web page for our own reference though are happy for anyone to use it.
Pi-Hole – Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application which acts as a DNS sinkhole and optionally a DHCP server, intended for use on a private network. The designers created it for low-power embedded devices with network capability, such as the Raspberry Pi, but can install Read more
We have had our pond pump connected to Home Assistant for a couple of years, simple programming On at dawn, off at dusk. There were 2 reasons for this noise at night, and basically trying to run all we can from our solar panels. The pump was purchased as an Read more
We initially received 3 units ( WoIOSensorTH ) from SwitchBot to review, these are Bluetooth IP65 Indoor / Outdoor Hygrometer / Thermometers. Our expectation was that these should work of the box with Home Assistant, though this wasn’t the case, so we shared our feedback to the manufacturer. SwitchBot responded Read more
We bought our Nest Learning Thermostat in August 2014, adding 2 x “Nest Protect 2nd Generation Smoke + Carbon Monoxide Alarm (Wired)” in July 2015. One for the hallway downstairs and one for the landing upstairs. Impressed by the thermostat, we invested in the “Protects” knowing that they had a Read more