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Smart Home Ideas
Добавлен 17 май 2024
Using smart sockets and Home Assistant to maintain a good humidity in your house
Keep on top of the humidity in your house by knowing when you need to empty the dehumidifier with contextual notifications from Home Assistant!
This is the dehumidifier we have. It is excellent!
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These are the smart plugs I featured in the video: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDVFwyx
This is the temperature sensor I'm using:
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Or, if you prefer Sonoff instead of Aqara, I'm also using these:
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This is the motion sensor I'm using:
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All of the links above are affiliate links, so by using them, you support the channel at no cost to you!
This is the dehumidifier we have. It is excellent!
amzn.to/4cUogwj
These are the smart plugs I featured in the video: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDVFwyx
This is the temperature sensor I'm using:
s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DE8lfTH
Or, if you prefer Sonoff instead of Aqara, I'm also using these:
amzn.to/45XLKOS
This is the motion sensor I'm using:
s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dlij8kT
All of the links above are affiliate links, so by using them, you support the channel at no cost to you!
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Motion vs Presence sensors. Which is best, and why?
Просмотров 520День назад
There's different sensors I use in Home Assistant for almost the same thing in a lot of places, like turning on and keeping on lights. You can pick them up for around the same price, so which one should you choose? Which is best for your use case? If you want to pick up a cheap-as-chips presence sensor, you can grab one here: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFBnIix It's an affiliate link, so by click...
My top 5 contact sensor automations in Home Assistant
Просмотров 9 тыс.21 день назад
My five favourite automations that use contact sensors. You can grab the sensors I'm using here: - Tuya contact sensor: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDWM2XD - Aqara contact sensor: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DDWM2XD I also showed off the light strip bundle that lights up the roof, you can grab that here: - Roof light: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DetKUkF They are affiliate links, so if you use them, I...
Fun with WLED and Home Assistant!
Просмотров 300Месяц назад
The light in a room can really change the atmosphere. I've used home assistant and WLED to set up some automations that create a nice lighting scene around my home. Here's the links to some of the things I used in the video: Light light strip: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DE1Zq6P Zigbee led controller: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCzaaZ5 WLED controller: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dd4aQbD LED rope li...
Alarm your house automatically with Home Assistant and Alarmo
Просмотров 2,8 тыс.Месяц назад
Use Home Assistant and Alarmo to automatically set the alarm when you leave the house. Never forget to set the alarm again!
Using Home Assistant and WLED to never miss a meeting again
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In this video, I'll cover what I did to create visual alerts using WLED in Home Assistant when a meeting is about to start. This is the kit that I used. These are affiliate links, so by clicking them, you help out the channel at no extra cost: - Light strip: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DkOyvIx - Diffuser channel: amzn.to/4bySMuv - WLED controller: s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_Dmtiv7V
Cornetto should be a sponsor 👌 Seriously though, the humidity here in the Ohio Valley is brutal during the summer, so this has come at a great time as I am just starting to automate my house with Home Assistant.
I like it. It’s a good idea. I use a smart plug to only let mine run when I have solar working, but it’s a good idea to add your idea of empty it before it sets too long. Keep up the good smart homework.
Great video, and great ideas! I use contact sensors everywhere. On closet doors to control lights is a favorite.
Did you make the ladder to the attic? Looks like a generic telescopic ladder with some custom brackets?
I had someone install it when they put in the eaves storage, but yeah, it's exactly that.
@BensSmartHomeIdeas 2:05 Liking some of the contact sensor ideas, but could you possibly guide me to the integration and card you used for the 5 day weather in your overview dashboard?
Sure - this is the card I'm using: github.com/pkissling/clock-weather-card and it points to 'weather.home', which for me, is provided by AccuWeather: www.home-assistant.io/integrations/accuweather
I use a PIR to turn on the lights and a presence sensor to keep the lights on in my office. Sometimes I was sat in a meeting not moving enough for the PIR to register my presence that the light would go off. Not any more. With the sensitivity dialed right down, the presence sensor only picks up motion in my office and not when I walk past.
I've finally managed to tweak it so that I can just use the presence sensor. It means I have (another) spare motion sensor to think of something to do with now!
Agree with motion on presence off approach. I use this in the kitchen when we stand for a period chopping etc the presence keeps the lights on. I have a cheap zigbee presence sensor and it seems to work fine. Same approach in the bathroom - motion on presence off.
Nice job..I have a fish tank so might be setting what u have done...I'm away most of the time and my partner forgets to feed my fish...nice way to know 😅
Any recommendations whether to use Google smart speakers or Amazon to have a "smart siren" that can tell for example whats happening. Like a "break-in in progress" or "fire in living room" etc.. I was thinking for a siren but perhaps add few speakers aswell ? Echos or Nest mini's
I personally use Google Home's dotted around the house. You can use home assistant to set the volume on them pretty easily, and you can also make it play an MP3 followed by Text to Speech. That would let you play a little alert and then inform you of what's happening
I wonder if that cheaper sensor is supported by ZHA instead of zigbee2mqtt…
Quickly google says it should be, but would be great to have additional confirmation :)
That standing desk automation is a great idea. Being brand new to Home Assistant - literally 2 days since I installed my Home Assistant Green device - I am gobsmacked at the possibilities. My automations are basic motion activated lights right now, but your desk idea is one I’m going to implement, as I sit way too much for my day job. Great video! Subscribed.
Hey Ben, nice video! Keep them coming! For your automation instead of checking for each person in a zone, you could also trigger when the 'count' of people in the zone is 0 or more than 0. This means you wont need the extra condition to check if the other person ia still home.
💡 That's a good point, and it scales if I add more people as well. Thanks!
the big box for the aquara sensors really bothered me as well!
Hi, I love your videos on smart home devices. I work for a company that specializes in these products and would like to discuss a collaboration with you. Could you please share your email address?let me know the best way to contact you? Thanks!
Great sharing.
Great to see a new home assistant RUclipsr! Great video
Thanks Simon!
I followed the steps but I can not get the Alarmo to show on the left column like yours shows?
Mine just to happen to fit on the screen that way, but you could try a horizontal stack card - maybe that would help: www.home-assistant.io/dashboards/horizontal-stack/
@@BensSmartHomeIdeas Thank you. I got it working. Now I just have to get some kinks ironed out with the Konnected board and the new ESPHome firmware it is running. Must say the tech support at Konnected is awesome if anyone is thinking of going that route.
Nice, looking forward to more - like the level of detail.
Love the video! Do you have any plans on showing us how you might go about modelling the clips?
Thanks! If there's a lot of demand for it, I might! It would probably be on a spinoff channel, though, as I have a lot of cool things to talk about with 3d printing.
Great video…your content is very useful…I appreciate in depth setup, not just adding to HA…thank you…
Thanks! I'm still figuring out the sort of content I want to make for the channel. There's probably going to be a mix of technical and fun content.
the reminder to stand up using a contact sensor is absolutely genius man !! stealing that for my home for sure XD
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really interested in WLED with PIR and touch sensor switches (bathroom mirror type switches), if that's something you'd be interesting in doing
It's not something I've played around with yet, but I'm definitely interested. I'm going to read up over the weekend to see if it's something I explore in the near future