Nest Thermostat In 2014, Sandra and Ian installed a Nest Thermostat, previously they had a programable thermostat. The NEST offered more control via the internet and has some intelligence / learning built in. The thermostat is wall mounted in their hallway, so not in direct sunlight. Cats, Catio and a 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
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