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- The Death Automation
- wyzesense for Home Assistant
- Should I get Shelly Plug S (Wifi) or Philips Hue Socket ( Zigbee communication)? Which one would you get, which one you prefer? Why?Anything else that may be an option?
- Touchless Drawers
- Automating an on/off switch
- looking for a good clock camera
- (cooking tech idea) "Fly-by-wire" cooktop - feasible? Something that you would find helpful? Thoughts?
- Ewelink alternative for Sonoff?
- ActionTiles AQI
- Smart home devices storage/cabinet?
- Self Winding Ethernet Cable or Something Similar
- Used wyse sensor interest?
- How to disable intrusion alarm on Samsung door lock model shp-ds705mk/en
- Dimming hidden relay advice
- HOOBS out of the BOX review
- Recommendation for Smartlocks
- <New Build> Pre-Wire Exterior Security Camera
- [zigbee] any garage door opener options?
- Automation/Security that keeps all info on prem
| Posted: 26 Sep 2020 02:22 PM PDT Hi world. I've been thinking about this for a while. I'm a middle aged man with a wife and two young children. I have this fear, that all parents have. That I will die 'young' or before my time, before 80. My family has suffered with cancer. I have relatives that have died in road accidents. We all have. This isn't unique. So. If this happens to me. I want to be able to pass on information to those I love but mostly my children - at possibly different ages in their lives. How can I send an email to them, containing a video of me talking to them on their 10th, 15th 20th birthday etc? If when I die these accounts are closed. Also, and importantly. I don't want these videos to be sent if, well I'm still around and in 5 years time they get a 'video from dead dad' when I'm sat opposite them and I forgot about the automation.. I want a way, to build an automation that will only trigger when I die. Either during tonight's drive home or possibly 40 years from now. In the event of my death. How do I 'automate' posts/emails etc to my kids? But only when I die. Suggestions please... [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 26 Sep 2020 06:38 PM PDT I currently use ha-wyzesense to integrate WyzeSense Door and Motion sensors into Home Assistant. It works great... except there are parts of my home that are a bit out of range from where the dongle is located on my Home Assistant server. So I'd like a solution that can work on a Raspberry Pi placed in a more central location in my home, or a second WyzeSense dongle entirely. What do you recommend for this? I've tried wyzesense2mqtt. It wasn't great. It would randomly stop reporting sensor data and require a restart to work again. Also, pairing new devices was cumbersome because there is no feedback (via MQTT or otherwise) that a new sensor was detected. I used ha-gosenseapp before I used ha-wyzesense. It seemed to work fine back then. The only reason I switched was to try something new. However, it also hasn't been updated in almost a year, so either it has no bugs and needs no new features, or the author just isn't working on it any more. I also seem to remember intermittent issues with state reporting. Like, occasionally, motion wouldn't be detected. But, that was a while ago so I could be mistaken. wyze-mqtt seems to be an MQTT integration built upon the library that powers ha-wyzesense. This will likely be the next thing I try without any new ideas. I'm not too confident though, since the README indicates that there is no support for removing sensors, logging is not handled correctly, and that sometimes it disconnects from MQTT and doesn't reconnect. What other options are there? [link] [comments] |
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| Posted: 26 Sep 2020 10:39 AM PDT We have a trash drawer used mostly for food waste in the kitchen that I'm trying to figure out a way to automate. The handle is constantly gross from grabbing it with messy hands. I know the easy way is to put in a foot pedal, but I don't want to cut into the baseboard and have a pedal sticking out. I was thinking a motion sensor tied in to some sort of electrical 'push' spring, but my non engineer self has no idea what I could hack together to make this work. Any suggestions from the more mechanically minded? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 26 Sep 2020 08:59 PM PDT Hi, I have an on/off rocker switch, it connects between Terminal 6 and 2 (<20mA of current flow) on a solar transfer switch, when the switch is off (default) my solar panels go to inverter 1, when the switch is on my solar panels go to inverter 2. I want to automate this switch, anyone seen anything suitable, preferably with wifi? I'm pretty sure I need a latching relay to replace a mechanical rocker switch, it would be cool if I could get something off the shelf that plays nice with HASS. If I can't get something off the shelf then I will probably just use an ESP MCU, latching relay and ESPHome. Thanks. Richard [link] [comments] |
| looking for a good clock camera Posted: 27 Sep 2020 12:25 AM PDT wondering if people can help me out, i'm looking for a good wall clock camera (preferably digital) to place in my office, i previously had the magho wall clock but after 3 years it finally kinda burnt itself out, and it's not available anymore. things i'm looking for.
price range $50-60 but depending on quality and dependability can go higher (my last one was $60ish ) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 26 Sep 2020 05:43 PM PDT I've seen recipes telling the cook to "adjust heat as necessary". I've seen the statistics that 75% of cooking fires start in the kitchen on the stovetop. I've heard that you should NOT use high heat with a non-stick pan. I've also left a pan on low and forgotten about it. So here's my idea: computer-controlled gas valves/electric burners on stoves, controlled by encoder knobs on the front of the stove. Thermocouple sensors would continuously monitor pans on the cooktop. One would have incredibly precise, percent-by-percent control of the burner. If a pan was lifted off the burner while it was on, there would be a warning chime and the burner would automatically shut off 10 seconds later. To turn the burner off manually, the user would hold the control dial inward for 3 seconds. Additionally, the user could push the control dial inward while cooking and be able to have the current pan temperature maintained. If the pan dropped below the temp recorded when you set this "cruise control", the burner would turn up (if it wasn't already on high). If the pan temp rose above the setpoint, the burner would turn down (if it wasn't on low). Turning the control knob would cancel the "cruise control", giving you full control again. If the cooktop was unable to maintain the setpoint using full high or low heat, a chime would sound and the system would give you control. Smart speaker integration would allow you to adjust the cooktop with your voice, and the cooktop could also be integrated with recipes to follow cooking instructions autonomously. Your smart speaker could also give warnings ("caution high temperature", "warning pan overheating", "manual control", "temperature hold", etc.) A safety feature only possible with this fly-by-wire system is automatic pan protection. When turning the stove on you would tell the computer what type of pan you were using (cast iron, nonstick, or other). When using a non-stick pan, the computer would warn the user and start to turn down the burner when the pan hit 475 Fahrenheit. If you ignored the warning, the computer would maintain 475 until further notice. You would still have control and could turn the dial up if you really needed maximum heat, but it wouldn't be possible to exceed 500 degrees with a nonstick pan. The burner would turn itself down to prevent it. If the pan temp hit 500 and continued to rise, there would be a continuous warning chime. The burner would shut off 5 seconds later. Regardless of pan type, excessive pan temperature (600+ Fahrenheit) would result in the burner shutting off to prevent cooking oil from causing a fire. A warning chime would sound. The entire system would be redundant. It would give the user full control and operate as a regular stove if the temp sensors went out. A small battery would power the cooktop in the event of a power outage. TL: DR - precision control, ability to follow recipes by itself, automatic fire prevention, and Teflon pan protection. So what do you think, r/homeautomation? Paradox of automation, or actual helpful automation? Questions about the system? [link] [comments] |
| Ewelink alternative for Sonoff? Posted: 26 Sep 2020 07:48 PM PDT Hey everyone, I used to have webhooks set up with my streamdeck so i could just push a button to turn a plug on but now with Ewelinks pro subscription in order to do that it would cost me on top of iFTTTs new charges so I'm seeking a free alternative. Does anyone know how to connect these sonoff plugs to IFTTT without the Ewelink subscription? I heard people talking about flashing them but I couldn't find a full tutorial. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 26 Sep 2020 04:25 PM PDT I was curious if anyone found a good way to use a smart app in SmartThings to add an AQI actiontile? [link] [comments] |
| Smart home devices storage/cabinet? Posted: 26 Sep 2020 04:39 PM PDT How do people store all their smart home hubs? I have way too many hubs at this point and would like to store them neatly and out of sight. Here's a few of the devices to clarify what types of devices I am looking to hide awat: Philips Hue Hub, Flume Hub, Smart Things Hub, Raspberry Pi, Arlo Hub, Ring Hub, Network Switch, etc. [link] [comments] |
| Self Winding Ethernet Cable or Something Similar Posted: 26 Sep 2020 08:03 PM PDT I am not sure if this is the right place to post this but this is the closest I can come to finding a sub. I need to mount a video camera (make model not relevant) to the inside of a garage door that goes up and down to open/close. I need to hook up the camera to an ethernet (POE) cable (Cat 6/7/8) so that the cable will wind itself when the garage door goes up (opens) and then extend when the garage door comes down to close. I have looked at self retracting reels but have not found any that is suitable. They mostly lock when extended and then need a slight tug to start the retraction. I am open to other ideas to accomplish same.. Any help would be appreciated. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 26 Sep 2020 07:21 PM PDT I've got a pile of wyze sensors I had stuck to windows before they started flaking out on me. I switched to aqara and know I'll never use them. They don't have the sticky on the back anymore, it ripped apart when I pulled them from windows. Any interest to buy these? Looks like I've got 7 motion and 12 door/window. [link] [comments] |
| How to disable intrusion alarm on Samsung door lock model shp-ds705mk/en Posted: 26 Sep 2020 08:10 AM PDT I rented a house with this lock. While it is convenient I've had the alarm go off randomly when a neighbor closes a door too hard. Yes I know it's weird and I've checked no one is pulling it pushing the door. I just want to know if there's a way to disable the intrusion alarm so it won't go off. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 26 Sep 2020 06:54 AM PDT I'm new to home automation and am looking for some advice. I moved into a new apartment, and would like to automate an overhead light (that is a very unique bulb type that would require soldering to replace...) that is controlled by a dimmer switch. It's a double gang dimmer switch (controls an overhead light and fan), but I only care about automating the light, and therefore want to keep the existing switch plate. Ideally, I would like to be able to remotely dim the light. I found this Enerwave hidden relay, but my understanding is it would use the dimmer setting the switch is currently set to and I couldn't remotely change it. After more digging, I'm curious if this Shelly Dimmer is what I'm looking for. Does anyone have any advice? I suppose I COULD be convinced to automate the fan. Is there a version of the Shelly dimmer that can accommodate two different inputs, or would I need two of the dimmer linked above? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 26 Sep 2020 02:35 PM PDT First product review & unboxing of HOOBS out of the box system, or HOOBS for short, is a plug and play hub that makes smart accessories compatible with your favorite ecosystem. Been using it for the last 2 months and has been working without a hitch and am able to integrate my not so certified HomeKit Devices to Apple Home. Anyways, For any home automation to work - flexibility, reliability and usability is the key which in my humble opinion - this HOOBS box brings and does that. But without the device plugins and the user configuration - this will be just another IoT box to use. Check it out ! Cheers [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 26 Sep 2020 07:43 AM PDT I found this great apartment, lots of space cheap rent. But in the haste of excitement I overlooked a flaw. So the landlord was kind enough to give us the basement along with the ground floor that we are renting. But the problem is access to the basement is through this little shared landing room with a door to my apartment (first floor), door to basement, door to backyard, and stairs to second floor tenant which then has a door at the top. So now in order to go to the basement I always have to unlock and lock the two doors because I honestly don't know the second floor people well enough to leave my two spaces unlocked. Also they go to the yard a lot so that's another reason why I want my doors locked cause they have little kids and they might just enter my apartment if I had it unlocked. So my initial thought was to get two smart locks one for first floor door one or basement door so that when I open one door the other one unlocks and vise versa. Only problem is the basement door doesn't have a deadbolt only a doorknob. Any advise? [link] [comments] |
| <New Build> Pre-Wire Exterior Security Camera Posted: 26 Sep 2020 06:07 AM PDT Hi everyone, I just went under contract for a new construction townhome. My goal is to have two security cameras outside (one by front porch, and one in the back by garage). I do NOT want to commit to any subscription fees. I've been searching all over online for tips and such, but I am getting a little overwhelmed with the amount of choices, and admittedly I'm not the most tech savvy person. I figure that even though it might be more expensive now since I'm locked into a specific company for pre-wiring, it might still be easier in the long-run to have them do it. Here are the packages they offer:
Is my best option to just get Package 1 and choose to have it wired outside? If so, what would I need to do afterwards? Would I just be able to get PoE cameras myself and install? Thanks so much for all your help! [link] [comments] |
| [zigbee] any garage door opener options? Posted: 26 Sep 2020 07:03 AM PDT Does such a device exist? I've looked and looked and haven't found anything. I cannot help but wonder if I'm missing something. I'm hoping I'm just being dumb, and have missed a few products. I have found some possible alternatives such as: Opengarage.io looks interesting as it uses a range finder but it's Wi-Fi (big no). The creative design and open source nature is almost enough to outweigh the choice in protocol. GoControl is UL approved design (lights & alarm), but its zwave and has a battery sensory (unclear if the sensor reports state to the hub or to the opener only). I have only one zwave device, and it's battery powered so I'd have to add some more devices just to get a mesh out to the detached garage. Anyway, if someone knows of any or has some recommendations I'm open to hearing them. Thank you [link] [comments] |
| Automation/Security that keeps all info on prem Posted: 26 Sep 2020 06:51 AM PDT I cannot find any systems that do this. I feel like there would be a big market for this. Is everyone OK with sending live telemetry to XYZ.com from inside their home to advise if their door is open? I want a system that processes all the data on prem. If I want to control/manage over the net, either let me pay monthly (I'd be happy to) for the provider's server to act as a TLS bridge (that does not store any data) to see/control my widgets from the app, or I'll set up a VPN. Give me the option to setup the hub/server to push notifications out to the SMTP/SMS relay service of my choice. They could even include and turn on by default the option to let the provider handle it all for you, but at least give me the option. Sorry if this sounded like a rant. I just cannot understand people security conscious enough to spend hundreds of dollars on equipment to monitor their home, but not realize they created a giant digital portal into their own home....... [link] [comments] |
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