This is what ive been waiting for my whole automation journey. of of my first projects was a motor driven shower where i used a pully system and motors to turn my shower knobs to the right spot and a temp sensor wrapped around the shower head just enough to get a temp reading that would talk to the arduino and activate the motors accourdingly. THIS IS SO MUCH EASIERRRRRRR. I love it. people may call it overboard but i call it efficient. i get out of bed press a button get coffee started and bam by the time coffees done shower bell goes off and its at the perfect temp. LONG LIVE AUTOMATION!!
Sometimes I turn it up to 39, if I'm feeling daring. I guess the great thing about this shower is it's really easy for anyone in the household to quickly adjust exactly as they prefer.
@SpeakToTheGeekTech Never realised a shower could give that amount of data. We currently have an analogue Mira, but I now know what's going on my wish list! Another great video.
Good vid explaining the integration and open door sensor. Like you, I have a couple of Mira showers and one of the first Activates. Though in my case I wouldn’t suggest the Bluetooth connectivity between the app and the shower is satisfactory, having to rush between the pump situated in the loft and the controller in the shower to instigate the initial connection, update the firmware or to reset is not ideal. Also, freezing your vid on Mira’s app usage dashboard I see you probably have the same software blip as me…unless you really have used nearly 300 litres of water in a sing,e day whilst showering on 6 Feb! I’ve been waiting for a fix on this for years from Mira.
300 litres is high, yes, but feasible so I don't think it's a bug. 7 litres/minute for a 15 minute shower is 105 litres. Two children both having 15 minute showers in the evening = 205, plus me and my wife having shorter showers in the morning easily gets us to the 300 litres.
@@SpeakToTheGeekTech Check the controller’s reading following each shower and compare to the app’s daily usage, you might see it incorrectly doubles the water used…or it just happens to mine.
Unless it's for HomeKit compatibility (I'm not an Apple user/fan), I am guessing you don't realise you can simplify the HA side of it by exposing a script to Alexa directly, which cuts out the need for the helpers and turning off the input boolean. I didn't know this was possible for a long time and created a load of redundant input booleans for things like this until I realised. I am fairly sure this would work for you in this situation. Also, I'm not sure if it's possible in Alexa Routines, but if it is, you would be better putting the check for the door being closed in there in case anyone activates it by voice.
The helper is so as you end up with a nice press button on the Home Assistant dashboard. An on/off switch for the shower isn’t really appropriate in this situation so I wanted it to be clear you can only turn it on. I guess I could have exposed the script and used that instead of the toggle though.
Yes, the Mode is essentially the predecessor model and doesn't have the fancy LCD display which I really liked. The Platinum has a battery-powered controller which I felt was unnecessary given the whole shower should be electrically powered anyway and I was having the en-suite completely redone at the time of the installation. The Activate in my opinion looked nicer, had the fancy display, and didn't require as much ongoing maintenance (i.e. charging!).
I like the look of the shower, and the concept you’ve set up, but I hate the faffy work around; why aren’t these things more open and straight forward?
Mira do sell a bluetooth connected button to remotely control the shower but it's quite expensive and it doesn't make sure your shower door is shut first! The fun with home automation is creating these faffy workarounds :) If everything existed already there'd be no challenge!
Honestly I don't know sorry, I don't use Google Home. I'll have to fire up my Android test phone and have a play to see. I've never set up HA -> Google Home for anything before so this might take a while.
@@SpeakToTheGeekTech Did you know you can replace half of the unit with your own magnet? An N52 about 5mm x 3mm x 2 mm is tiny and enough to trigger it reliably. Still got the other half to deal with, but it's a step in the right direction.
I have an Aqara sensor on my shower door to trigger the extractor fan when it closes. It's small enough that I managed to fit it inside the runner on the inside, behind the glass. It's so hidden that it had been there for two months activating the fan, without the other half knowing how until I pointed it out to her.
This is what ive been waiting for my whole automation journey. of of my first projects was a motor driven shower where i used a pully system and motors to turn my shower knobs to the right spot and a temp sensor wrapped around the shower head just enough to get a temp reading that would talk to the arduino and activate the motors accourdingly. THIS IS SO MUCH EASIERRRRRRR. I love it. people may call it overboard but i call it efficient. i get out of bed press a button get coffee started and bam by the time coffees done shower bell goes off and its at the perfect temp. LONG LIVE AUTOMATION!!
That was a lot of effort to turn the shower on, nice going :)
i did it for the learns. and boy did i learn lol@@SpeakToTheGeekTech
Wow, 38 degrees 😮......a little chilly even for a Yorkshire man.
Sometimes I turn it up to 39, if I'm feeling daring. I guess the great thing about this shower is it's really easy for anyone in the household to quickly adjust exactly as they prefer.
@SpeakToTheGeekTech Never realised a shower could give that amount of data. We currently have an analogue Mira, but I now know what's going on my wish list! Another great video.
Is there one available for just electric and not Gas?@@SpeakToTheGeekTech
Good vid explaining the integration and open door sensor. Like you, I have a couple of Mira showers and one of the first Activates. Though in my case I wouldn’t suggest the Bluetooth connectivity between the app and the shower is satisfactory, having to rush between the pump situated in the loft and the controller in the shower to instigate the initial connection, update the firmware or to reset is not ideal. Also, freezing your vid on Mira’s app usage dashboard I see you probably have the same software blip as me…unless you really have used nearly 300 litres of water in a sing,e day whilst showering on 6 Feb! I’ve been waiting for a fix on this for years from Mira.
300 litres is high, yes, but feasible so I don't think it's a bug. 7 litres/minute for a 15 minute shower is 105 litres. Two children both having 15 minute showers in the evening = 205, plus me and my wife having shorter showers in the morning easily gets us to the 300 litres.
@@SpeakToTheGeekTech Check the controller’s reading following each shower and compare to the app’s daily usage, you might see it incorrectly doubles the water used…or it just happens to mine.
Unless it's for HomeKit compatibility (I'm not an Apple user/fan), I am guessing you don't realise you can simplify the HA side of it by exposing a script to Alexa directly, which cuts out the need for the helpers and turning off the input boolean. I didn't know this was possible for a long time and created a load of redundant input booleans for things like this until I realised. I am fairly sure this would work for you in this situation.
Also, I'm not sure if it's possible in Alexa Routines, but if it is, you would be better putting the check for the door being closed in there in case anyone activates it by voice.
The helper is so as you end up with a nice press button on the Home Assistant dashboard. An on/off switch for the shower isn’t really appropriate in this situation so I wanted it to be clear you can only turn it on. I guess I could have exposed the script and used that instead of the toggle though.
be curios to see if you considered the other Mira products, Platinum vs Mode and what led you to the Activate product?
Yes, the Mode is essentially the predecessor model and doesn't have the fancy LCD display which I really liked. The Platinum has a battery-powered controller which I felt was unnecessary given the whole shower should be electrically powered anyway and I was having the en-suite completely redone at the time of the installation. The Activate in my opinion looked nicer, had the fancy display, and didn't require as much ongoing maintenance (i.e. charging!).
I like the look of the shower, and the concept you’ve set up, but I hate the faffy work around; why aren’t these things more open and straight forward?
Mira do sell a bluetooth connected button to remotely control the shower but it's quite expensive and it doesn't make sure your shower door is shut first! The fun with home automation is creating these faffy workarounds :) If everything existed already there'd be no challenge!
Haha, true i guess!@@SpeakToTheGeekTech
Is it possible to use toggle/button helpers between HA and Google Home (or visa versa) ?
Honestly I don't know sorry, I don't use Google Home. I'll have to fire up my Android test phone and have a play to see. I've never set up HA -> Google Home for anything before so this might take a while.
If it's homekit compatible it should appear in home assistant via homekit integration and give you local control?
It's not HomeKit compatible, hence the workaround approach that this video is discussing.
Oh you are adding HA to Homekit 😅
Could you have put the door sensor on the outside?
Yes totally but then it’s more visible and doesn’t meet the WAF criteria
@@SpeakToTheGeekTech Did you know you can replace half of the unit with your own magnet? An N52 about 5mm x 3mm x 2 mm is tiny and enough to trigger it reliably. Still got the other half to deal with, but it's a step in the right direction.
I have an Aqara sensor on my shower door to trigger the extractor fan when it closes. It's small enough that I managed to fit it inside the runner on the inside, behind the glass. It's so hidden that it had been there for two months activating the fan, without the other half knowing how until I pointed it out to her.
Yikes what happened to just turning the shower on whilst brushing your teeth
Well, you could always do that, but it's clearly the wrong order. Teeth brushing comes after showering, but before taking a sh... well, you know.
Bodge. Not interested.
Commenting is an odd way to show your lack of interest... but thanks anyway!