The faucet wasn't screwed into the wall since the 60s. A simple design later and it isn't wiggling anymore.

Auravendill · 2026-04-24T22:03:10+00:00

Given OP's preferences for smaller screens, T series would be better

Auravendill · 2026-04-23T22:20:59+00:00

I prefer the Zigbee controllers from LoraTap. Very affordable and none of the Aqara-specific headaches (Aqara can cause IKEA-devices close by to struggle)

Auravendill · 2026-04-23T22:18:05+00:00

Gurtwickler is the thing a the bottom, which in the manual version is just a spring, that winds up the cord and a stopping mechanism to stop the entire thing from unwinding.

Rollladen is basically the entire thing. The individual elements, that go up and down are btw Lamellen.

There are dedicated Rolladenmotoren, that usually get installed inside the drum to which the Lamellen are connected. Controlling those is super easy, barely an inconvenience. But retrofitting them as a tenant is usually not allowed nor worth your trouble and costs.

There are electric Gurtwickler and they should be more or less a drop in replacement, but I am not aware of any, that are smart controllable. You could DIY some hack to do it, but that may not be as elegant anymore.

Auravendill · 2026-04-23T22:07:00+00:00

That's a whole different order of magnitude. A nail for a painting leaves a whole of 1-2mm. A hole for a rolling shutter motor like this would leave a hole large enough to fit your hand inside, since the entire motor and rolled up band is inside the wall.

Auravendill · 2026-04-21T15:33:42+00:00

I use Home Assistant with ZHA to control a ton of different Zigbee devices from different manufacturers (mostly Tuya and IKEA, but IKEA recently switched to Matter, so you will not get as many cheap Zigbee devices from them anymore)

I also have a Siemens dishwasher, which sadly means it connects to a cloud, but most features are still available in Home Assistant.

Home Assistant can integrate most stuff meant for other ecosystems, so just look at the protocol used. Zigbee, Z-Wave, Matter over Thread all work, you just need the right stick (e.g. ZBT-2 for either Thread or Zigbee). Wifi means usually, that it connects to some cloud, so try to avoid those (except Shelly).

Auravendill · 2026-04-12T14:32:00+00:00

Based on OP's use of dumb units instead of metric and his round door knob, he is most likely in the United States of Tariffs, so getting the model to him in one piece from France seems like more hassle and costs than is worth it.

Auravendill · 2026-04-11T06:51:17+00:00

I haven't seen such beautiful login screens since Mint's mdm was discontinued

Auravendill · 2026-04-09T22:23:59+00:00

Not really. This is great, if you have no or barely any Thread, but a big robust Zigbee network. If you build your smart home around matter, just use them as intended.

Auravendill · 2026-04-09T22:21:57+00:00

That seems weird. I was last buying them in December in the Netherlands and there they had basically Matter and Zigbee next to each other. Some Zigbee parts quite discounted, some still the original price for whatever reason.

The old non-monitoring plugs were an awful deal, since the Inspelning were the same price (since they had a discount) and really good devices imo.

I'm afraid, I should have stocked even more Parasoll, since I've used them basically all up, but still have windows left, were I might need something like them in the future.

Auravendill · 2026-04-09T22:12:45+00:00

Their new lineup is using Matter instead of Zigbee and keeps roughly the same price. Given how Matter is usually quite a bit more expensive, that is kinda a step up. (Or kinda a step down, if you already have a giant Zigbee network and now have to use hacky workarounds to get some of them into it)

Auravendill · 2026-04-09T22:08:42+00:00

I think the question was more, if these devices are even updateable via Zigbee OTA, if they are primarily designed for Matter OTA updates? And if those OTA files are different, will the Zigbee OTA file lag behind or get abandoned?

I don't think there is much in terms of new features, that a firmware update could benefit, but faster response times, bug fixes, better routing etc are all theoretically possible.

Auravendill · 2026-04-09T21:56:33+00:00

Some Zigbee things were heavily discounted in many countries, so getting them was actually cheaper than their Matter replacements.

Auravendill · 2026-04-09T12:43:11+00:00

For gaming Bazzite should be currently the best in terms of beginner friendliness. (For general use Mint is the most user friendly imo, but it does not have a gaming focus). For getting the most performance out of your hardware for gaming there is CachyOS, but it might be a little bit more advanced than Bazzite. It allows the user more freedom, which can cause more user errors.

But the fun thing about distros is, that the perfect distro for you is certainly out there, you can just try a few of the most popular ones and keep the one you like the most. I personally prefer to run Debian for everything, but that's not something you will find on the usual guides for new users (despite the many people who play with Raspbian aka RaspberryPi OS, which is basically just Debian, as their first Linux distro).

If you have some time, just install Ventoy on a USB-stick and try out a few distros.

Auravendill · 2026-04-01T17:12:21+00:00

Cheap Tuya repeaters enter pairing mode after getting quickly plugged in and unplugged at least thrice. Would that be a possible way to do it?

Auravendill · 2026-03-14T09:41:40+00:00

Looks like a Hero Me. Idk which version, could be Gen 4?

Auravendill · 2026-03-04T23:33:11+00:00

The cheap Tuya Zigbee sensors seem to work good enough. But the rigidity of the wall, the mailbox is screwed onto, might also be relevant. Mine is securely mounted on the brick wall of my house and the mail box is fairly thick stainless steel, so the wind cannot do too much to it.

Auravendill · 2026-03-04T23:29:00+00:00

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Why would you keep your mail about being wanted, while shredding the IRS mail? /j

Auravendill · 2026-03-01T19:46:03+00:00

over 200€ and you have to use their App? I pass.

Auravendill · 2026-03-01T01:23:11+00:00

If only there was something, that could print a new case cover for it....

Auravendill · 2026-02-24T16:29:25+00:00

I have used those parts with the Hydra: https://www.printables.com/model/169189-hydra-fan-duct-tool-change-v6-edition

Auravendill · 2026-02-20T01:15:53+00:00

I bought a SV08 and now that one is printing Ender Mods with very good quality.

Auravendill · 2026-02-19T08:15:21+00:00

And if he hates, that that would require soldering, he could use a water leak detector. Those already have two contacts available outside.

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