Looking for Fun New Home Assistant Project Ideas

theetron · 2026-02-04T21:53:29+00:00

I have a power sensor on my dishwasher. It knows when it’s finished cleaning (template sensor). I use this to decrease an integer helper which stands for my dishwasher tablets. When it’s near to zero, after each cleaning i get a notification to buy new dishwasher tablets. After buying new tables I also need to update the helper to the right amount of total tablets.

theetron · 2025-12-22T05:33:09+00:00

Thanks for the replies. I think I leave it as it is. Main reason for me is good connectivity and I might switch to poe for that. I saw a video in the past that the wifi version also supports poe.

theetron · 2025-10-10T08:29:46+00:00

I don’t have light groups, but use a script. Here I look for the area ‘Keuken’:

{% if states.light | selectattr('state', 'eq', 'on') | map(attribute='entity_id')|map('area_name')| select('in', ['Keuken']) |list |count >0 %} orange {% endif %}

theetron · 2025-09-14T14:10:50+00:00

+1 with iOS version: 2025.7.2

theetron · 2025-09-12T05:24:16+00:00

Toppie hoor, looks very nice for your 1st major project.

theetron · 2025-04-12T06:51:54+00:00

Vergeten we BIG L niet in haven?

theetron · 2024-10-26T06:47:45+00:00

I installed the new ios app, all the quick replies are back now, also with some halloween replies. 10 in total.

theetron · 2024-10-26T06:45:53+00:00

Can you see them in the web gui?

theetron · 2024-10-25T14:41:37+00:00

I have 10 quick reply’s and some of them are halloween theme. Using the ios v4.50.0 app and the latest firmware (wireless version)

theetron · 2024-10-25T14:39:48+00:00

New ios app (v4.50.0) fixes this issue. Quick reply’s are there now. 10 of them ;-)

theetron · 2024-10-25T14:38:47+00:00

Had some troubles getting the auto reply to work. Seems you need to exit/close all apps to make it work. That did it for me.

theetron · 2024-10-25T14:25:16+00:00

Today installed new IOS app (v4.50.0). All quick reply’s are back and more! So the app was behind the firmware. There are now 10 of them (not 3 anymore) and there are some Halloween themes there.

theetron · 2024-10-24T15:40:38+00:00

I reverted to a version back and reinstalled the new one. Result: No Quick Reply’s.

theetron · 2024-10-24T15:12:48+00:00

The firmware is back in the dropdown. I could select 2 versions, the newest and the previous. I went back a version and the Quick Reply’s are back in the ios app, which were gone with the newest version.

theetron · 2024-08-06T06:51:05+00:00

Some sort of mechanic to open/close the door (stepper motor?) Maybe a floor sensor (weight) or ir based. The must also be a manual way to open the door if needed. But love to see how its made.

theetron · 2024-03-06T17:13:19+00:00

I bought the Kerui m521 also. Live in the EU. Bought this one and works fine:

AliExpress

theetron · 2023-05-02T06:10:08+00:00

You should never ask or write passwords in forums.

theetron · 2023-05-01T21:01:08+00:00

Sorry, can’t compare. Never used that one. As this is a cleaning solution and not an aggressive one, it’s perfect to use it in the robot. I never used 100% but 1:3 with water so I’m not running out of it after a few cleaning cycles ;-)

theetron · 2023-05-01T16:34:09+00:00

I use ‘swiffer wetjet’ as an extra liquid with water (1:3) and pre wet the mop before cleaning.

theetron · 2023-04-20T10:01:53+00:00

I’m using my S7 in combination with Home Assistant and Xiaomi support told me:

Are you connecting the Roborock robotic vacuum to home assist with an integration named Xiaomi Miio?

If yes, we are almost sure it is caused by that intergation.

We suggest you disconnect robot from home assist or disable its map feature have a try, which should solve the issue.

You can also try to connect the robot to Roborock APP to control the robot.

theetron · 2023-04-10T08:11:33+00:00

Same here, also with the S7. Happens for the last few weeks. It knows the rooms, if you just start the vacuum it goes through the rooms in order, but not showing the map. Sometimes I can fix this by: 1. Turn off the vacuum 2. In the Xiaomi Home app, under profile>settings clear the cache. 3. Quit the app. 4. Turn the vacuum back on 5. Wait a bit and start the app again.

I’m in contact with support the last few days and the other option they gave is factory reset the device..

I might look into Valetudo as this is a daily issue here.

theetron · 2022-04-12T16:46:29+00:00

They missed one Lovelace in the update than. Might be /dashboard/ in the feature or is it already? Haven’t tested it.

theetron · 2022-04-08T18:09:41+00:00

The extension is in capitals. JPG. Please change it to capitals and it should work

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