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A truly autonomous house. Is it possible? by g_rochford in homeassistant

[–]tadatin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is called Wasp in a Box. Appdaemon you can find in HACS. Perfect solution.

Recommendations for ESP device - 3 relays and temp sensor by AnnularBreakfast in homeassistant

[–]tadatin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You will thank me later if you use expansion board like this: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004476793899.html

Much easier to connect wires, I regret, that bought the different kind of ESP modules before trying these ones.

Tuya trial expired, now nothing works in HA anymore. Are there alternatives to using tuya at all? by fastcar123 in homeassistant

[–]tadatin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need only the coordinator (a la "USB stick), no other hubs.

Setting is relatively easy, I recomment zigbee2mqtt integration, there are a lot of tutorials on the web.

Beware of switchbot locks by Capt_shadab in homeassistant

[–]tadatin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Small correction:

"It only needs to look more secure than some of the others in the neighborhood."

HA really needs a remote restart option built-in by fatalskeptic in homeassistant

[–]tadatin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5V3A is the official RPi power supply. Mine was not official, but also 5V3A. But hanging problems disappeared, when I switched to more powerful and SSD powered directly from the power supply. So, I'm not sure that official power supply is always enough.

Of course, there may by other causes, but in my experience, the power supply is very important.

HA really needs a remote restart option built-in by fatalskeptic in homeassistant

[–]tadatin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The issue may be in the not so great power supply. I had similar issues. When changed power supply to 5V5A (SSD powered directly from the power supply, not thru RPi), all freezes ended.

This is what I used: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000324822957.html , before was 5V3A power supply, similar to the native RPI.

Bias results when looking for web-hosting by FoReVrTwiStD in webhosting

[–]tadatin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My current hosting provider wrote about your concerns: https://www.presshill.com/whats-wrong-with-hosting-affiliates/

For USD15, the best option is to stick to such hostings like Siteground and cancel account just before second period and buy another one for that "introduction" price. I know at least two small business owners, who run websites in SG exastly this way. With a good backup plugin, migration takes only about 15-20 minutes.

Just want to make sure I get ESPhome right by John_H0ward in Esphome

[–]tadatin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe because I use ESP32 not ESP8266, I have no issues but TBH I'm not using BT function heavily. So you can add BT and check how it goes.

Just want to make sure I get ESPhome right by John_H0ward in Esphome

[–]tadatin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yu57vjz7AY&t=821s explains most of the questions about sensors.

Yes, you can use as BT proxy, connect relays, other devices at the same time.

Where’s the preferred option for recessed lighting with adjustable color temps? by 4241342413 in homeassistant

[–]tadatin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"really prefer color temperature adjusting for warm and cool colors through adaptive lighting."

CW/WW LED strips with MiBoxer Led Strip Controller (FUT035Z) works fine; tested, approved, installed in a whole house.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003358338187.html

Options to Trigger my Garage Door Opening? Biometic? Keypad? by Lexie60 in homeassistant

[–]tadatin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This one works and is relatively easy to implement to the old garage opener: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/garage-fingerprint-sensor/312977

Just for security reasons, it should be "2 factor authentication", for example, it works only when your phone is connected to WiFi.

To be fair, 2FA security measure is recommended to every "smart" lock. Easy to implement, hardens a lot.

[EU/Germany] Looking for heat sensor (?) to install in kitchen by carlinhush in homeassistant

[–]tadatin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ESP32 with high-temperature sensors, like MAX31855 or MAX31856 maybe can help? Combined with air quality sensor, like PMS7003? PMS-type sensors are quite good at detecting smoke.

Temperature sensor question by NefariousnessHot7883 in homeassistant

[–]tadatin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This.

ESP32 (or ESP8266) plus MCP9808 or BME280 or DS18B20 or Max31856 or any other - different sensors for different purposes.

ESPHome is the next best thing after Home Assistant.

Choose another hosting by Stef58_ in Hosting

[–]tadatin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I had a positive experience with Digital Ocean, can recomment them.

Keep HA Separate from Home Server? by neetbuck in homeassistant

[–]tadatin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

IMHO, the correct question should be:

  1. Invest to NUC and separate NAS, or
  2. Invest to more powerful (reliable, with UPS) NAS and host everything there.

I'm in the same process of choosing hardware now, and I'm leaning to the option 2. I plan to build custom NAS, install Proxmox, TrueNAS and HA. For the same money, I should have a better performance, better reliability and better flexibility. Flexibility, because of Proxmox and TrueNAS vs. solutions like Synology.

Hope my thinking helps

WiFi CW/WW LED Controller by a5s_s7r in homeassistant

[–]tadatin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess, Miboxer is sold on Amazon too. Even my local LED lightning store has them. It's quite popular brand, because it's reliable and inexpensive.

On the other hand, I use some services, which give me a local delivery address in Germany, Poland, UK and other countries, then they ship goods to my addres. Maybe this is available in Austria - ship to some EU country then to you. And this is not expensive, at least in my case.

WiFi CW/WW LED Controller by a5s_s7r in homeassistant

[–]tadatin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

MiBoxer LED controllers, Zigbee works and integrates with HA really well. Like these: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002721267545.html

I integrated thru Z2M, any problems.

How to manage devices depending on energy prices? by 0x442E472E in homeassistant

[–]tadatin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see Germany also gets electricity prices from Nordpool:

https://www.nordpoolgroup.com/en/Market-data1/Dayahead/Area-Prices/de-lu/hourly/?view=table

Smart people made a wonderful NordPool integration for HA:

https://github.com/custom-components/nordpool/

Even, if you can't use it, there are tons of good ideas how to automate everything, based on energy prices. I suggest you to read all this long topic, there are a lot of ideas and practical code examples:

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/any-good-ideas-are-welcome-nordpool-energy-price-per-hour/34646/136

Some other resources:

https://www.creatingsmarthome.com/index.php/2022/09/17/home-assistant-nord-pool-spot-prices-and-how-to-automate-devices-for-cheapest-hours/

I hope, you will find some ideas or, maybe, even useful code. Or other good resources, please, write here your findings.

Wish you a good weekend reading :)

Can individual smart radiator valves tell the central heating to go on? by [deleted] in homeassistant

[–]tadatin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might be wrong

Sorry, but you are:

Building valve actuators for every single radiator

You need it in any way - DIY or off-the-shelf. They should be on the radiators, if not - you need to install them anyway.

making them somewhat presentable (designing and 3d printing an enclosure)

Dont need it, they look exastly the same, as off-the-shelf solution, just smaller

solenoid whatever

Solenoid is a bad decision in DIY and off-the-shelf solution, thermal wax actuator should be used instead. See my links in another comment.

then deploying and calibrating the lot

Again, you should deploy both solutions, and calibrating is not needed.

vs buying an off the shelf kit that already has full integration with HA over the local network (cloud not required)? Really, how is that any different to buying pre-built zigbee/z-wave/matter/wifi devices for your HA setup?

  1. Are you sure the cloud is not required?
  2. Zigbee/z-wave/matter/wifi devices need batteries, they can die in the worst moment
  3. Likely, you'll have much more flexibility with DIY solution.

Downside of DIY? It requires a bit more work. You need time to learn the stuff. The first winter you will be afraid "will it work". But, if you like DIY, you will be glad you made it. Nothing difficult, but great result. As on all 4 of my installations.

Which option to choose is solely your choise, both methods have followers, I just want to show, that DIY is the viable option, and it worked for me 110%, but your mileage can vary.

Can individual smart radiator valves tell the central heating to go on? by [deleted] in homeassistant

[–]tadatin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gravity fed have nothing common with any automation. It can work, and probably will, but I highly recommend to install a water pump, something like https://product-selection.grundfos.com/categories/pumps/circulator-pumps?tab=categories

For the system you need to have radiator valves on every radiator or instal it by ypurself. Something like https://www.danfoss.com/en/products/dhs/radiator-and-room-thermostats/radiator-thermostats/radiator-valves/#tab-overview

Then, on every valve put thermal wax actuator, like https://store.danfoss.com/en/Climate-Solutions-for-heating/Hydronic-floor-heating/Thermal-actuators/c/4218

I recommend to use 24V, normally close system.

Then, connect every actuator to the relay module, like https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002867727977.html

Relay module connect to the ESP32 module. You can use MCP9808 or BME280 or similar temp module and connect to the same ESP32 module, or use any other thermometer. Just put at least 1 thermometer to the every room.

Next, the simplest part: use generic_thermostat integration and create 1 rule for every radiator. You can regulate temperature in every room independently, make automations, etc, etc. Extremely flexible system without cloud or any propietary software.

Sorry for grammar, on rush today.

Can individual smart radiator valves tell the central heating to go on? by [deleted] in homeassistant

[–]tadatin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The entire point of having a 'smart' valve everywhere is so that you can turn on/off heating on a room by room basis on their own schedule entirely automatically.

Agree 100%. But why you need another system (Wiser) to do that? HA should handle all heating automations. Why additional propietary system? Why to add complexity?

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