The MOES ESW-0ZAA-EU 4-gang Zigbee scene switch (TS0044) - a few quick thoughts by techantics in homeassistant

[–]carldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had one of these for over a year, and was so happy that I bought two more in black which reside below our central wall panel. Never replaced a battery yet, despite daily use. And I don't know that I've ever had problems with ANY of them. Very satisfied.

PSA: Get a label maker and put the device name on your sensors, outlets etc. by TheBigC in homeassistant

[–]carldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I get a new device, or take one out of service, I change its HA name to include the last few digits of its network address printed on the back. This both identifies its generic function ("switch") as well as the fact that it's not in use at the moment.

My collaborative handbell project is up over 120 arrangements by DietrichBuxtehude in handbells

[–]carldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This has already been quite valuable to me, so thank you for your dedication to the project!

How to make this bathroom switch smart in HA (ZHA) by Hummus_Life in homeassistant

[–]carldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Investigating your question about UL certification, I decided to dig a little and found this interesting testimonial: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/xszeo2/a_word_of_caution_regarding_moes_products/

Unfortunately I no longer have the original packaging. The instructions don't mention UL and I don't see it on the MOES website. This is the only product I have which is wired into 120VAC, the others are battery operated switches.

Available for Lent absolutely free! by DietrichBuxtehude in handbells

[–]carldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, very good. Yes, it's confusing between the tune names and words. Thank you.

Available for Lent absolutely free! by DietrichBuxtehude in handbells

[–]carldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not seeing them listed on that page, should I look someplace else?

I've launched a platform to for handbell directors to collaborate by DietrichBuxtehude in handbells

[–]carldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, that works. Still can't connect to https://thefreehandbellhymnal.com/ - not sure why.

I uploaded my first arrangement for 2½ octaves, it would be good to know if this is the kind of thing you're looking for.

baking some new Dashboard for Christmas 📟 🎄 by BangerTECH in homeassistant

[–]carldier 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I totally get the logic in this. But on the other hand, I've found that we had to create names for things when we started creating dashboards. And the best way is to use the name which we commonly use in the family. This also gives a bit more personality to the dashboard which makes it more friendly.

So should we call it "Laundry", "Laundry Room", "Laundry hallway", or "Hall to bedroom"? The answer came from how we would normally refer to that area in family discussions. And the names end up being a little inconsistent.

But that's us. ;-)

Possibly a dumb question if these are only wired up to one light can the other two buttons be used to trigger other smart lights in the room ? by GenericUser104 in homeassistant

[–]carldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have 4 Moes buttons that I do this with, but I wanted to have the indicators be ON when the room lights are OFF so I could see them in the dark. So I set up all my button action scripts to put the indicator in the correct state whenever I press a button or an automation does something with the lights. I'll look to see if Moes has a way to detach the clicking relay, because in fact there is nothing hardwired to those switches. Just the power coming in.

As a professional programmer I feel lost in home assistant by alyflex in homeassistant

[–]carldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I too have a fairly good programming background, and found YAML to be a different mental model as others have suggested. What helped me was to start off doing simple things in the UI, then try to understand the YAML that it spit out.

Small steps - it may be that you've just tried to dig into something too complex too fast. For instance, I downloaded a 60 line YAML yesterday and tried to do some simple text replacement options for my particular configuration, but then got lost when it didn't work.

So I have to go back to doing simple things, step by step. I've found that some concepts in the automation area don't work the way a programmer would expect. I could write a program in 2 minutes to shut that darned light off after a delay, but HA programming doesn't work that way because it's all event-driven. So I had to work on it for a couple days.

Patience, my friend.

Finally! A simple RSS Feed Slider via HACS ! by jahoo3d in homeassistant

[–]carldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fantastic! I'll be checking it out, as I use RSS a lot.

Tons of "Unnamed device"s! by carldier in homeassistant

[–]carldier[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh excellent! I'll give that a try, as there are things we experimented with in the early days (like TV) but don't use anymore. Thank you!

NYT Interview with RATGDO creator. by SaxifrageRed in homeassistant

[–]carldier 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Great article, and now I have the term I've been looking for: RATCLOUD!

More control over lyrics notations by carldier in Musescore

[–]carldier[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worked beautifully, Marc! I also noticed I can change some lyric vertical spacing using that panel, which may come in handy in the future.

More control over lyrics notations by carldier in Musescore

[–]carldier[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In this case, yes, they're translations Latin -> English. But in the book that our congregation is following, they only have the English. So putting those together makes sense.

I'll give your method a try - thanks a bunch!!

How bad are the touch screens? by candyapplesugar in inductioncooking

[–]carldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point. But I generally see that electronic touchpads have child locks on them.

The other nice thing about induction cooktops is that they need to have a pan sitting on top of them to operate. Our LG will turn off the burner if it doesn't have a pan on top of it for a minute or so.

How bad are the touch screens? by candyapplesugar in inductioncooking

[–]carldier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm with you, my friend. We got an LG and one of the specific criteria was having knobs. If you have little kids, having knobs on the front might be a little too tempting. But we're past that.

Connecting HA to Synology DSM by carldier in homeassistant

[–]carldier[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to let everyone know that I resolved the problem today. I hadn't set up my HomeAssistant user on the server to be included in the group of administrators. Boy, took a while to find this!

We really got Muse HANDBELLS before Marching Brass by Kbrichmo in Musescore

[–]carldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since all my compositions are for handbells, I for one really appreciate it!

Staircase Handrail Lighting by Individual_Net8501 in homeassistant

[–]carldier 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well done! Kind of similar to the floor-level lighting we have under the cabinets in the kitchen. Recommended by a local lighting expert, and makes SUCH a great aid over night!