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Home Assistant [0] through bunch of automations we have around our home must’ve saved 100h in total for me and my partner so far. [0] - https://www.home-assist

Home Assistant [0] through bunch of automations we have around our home must’ve saved 100h in total for me and my partner so far. [0] - https://www.home-assistant.io/ https://www.home-assistant.io/

orthecreedence 4y ago
I hook tons of stuff up to HA and I love it. It's great with Sonoff switches flashed with Tasmota.
- BrandoElFollito 4y ago
  I've moved on my Sonoffs from Tasmota to ESPurna and finally to ESPhome which I find excellent.
- tabulatouch 4y ago
  Which switches models? Zigbee? I am still fighting with them (unflashed at the moment)
  - orthecreedence 4y ago
    I'm using the S31's. Fairly easy to pop open and flash if you've got some alligator clips and one of those flash programmers (eg https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075N82CDL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075N82CDL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b...).
tunesmith 4y ago
What kind of automations have you found necessary? Any time I think about getting into it, I can only think of automations that sound silly or extra but nothing truly time-saving.
- theblazehen 4y ago
  Where I live we have frequent scheduled power outages, I use that to schedule when and how far to charge my batteries
  - ununoctium87 4y ago
    South Africa?
- klinquist 4y ago
  I've documented all of the automations I have set up at my Airbnb: https://www.linquist.com/airbnb/automation https://www.linquist.com/airbnb/automation
- bath_ 4y ago
  Not the user you replied to, but for me: Open blinds in the morning, shut them at sundown. Turn on porchlights after dark if I'm not home. Turn them off 10m after I'm home. Turn HVAC up/down when I leave the house, revert when I get home. Unlock doors when I arrive home. Make sure they're locked when I leave.
  - celeritascelery 4y ago
    How does home assistant track know if you are home or not? Is it tracking your location?
    - 5e92cb50239222b 4y ago
      https://www.homeautomationguy.io/home-assistant-tips/better-presence-detection-in-home-assistant/ https://www.homeautomationguy.io/home-assistant-tips/better-...
    - crookedview 4y ago
      You can set up zones based on your phone's GPS (there is a Home Assistant mobile application that can report data back to the server), or you could set up an automation based on whether your phone is connected to your home's wireless network. Or probably even via some Bluetooth beacon.
- birdman3131 4y ago
  Turn off ac in the morning and back on before I come home. Saved me about $70 a month
- 5e92cb50239222b 4y ago
  I got tired of tuning the speed on air purifiers at home. Since outdoor PM levels can change up to 1000× in a single day, you have to adjust accordingly, and it takes a lot of attention to do that. So I set up automation for that based on a few parameters: indoor and outdoor particulate matter levels (current and averaged over the last hour), noxious gas levels based on third party monitoring, wind direction and speed, and the weather forecast for the next few hours. Probably doesn't apply to others here, though.

Home Assistant [0] through bunch of automations we have around our home must’ve saved 100h in total for me and my partner so far. [0] - https://www.home-assistant.io/ https://www.home-assistant.io/

orthecreedence 4y ago

I hook tons of stuff up to HA and I love it. It's great with Sonoff switches flashed with Tasmota.

BrandoElFollito 4y ago
I've moved on my Sonoffs from Tasmota to ESPurna and finally to ESPhome which I find excellent.
tabulatouch 4y ago
Which switches models? Zigbee? I am still fighting with them (unflashed at the moment)
- orthecreedence 4y ago
  I'm using the S31's. Fairly easy to pop open and flash if you've got some alligator clips and one of those flash programmers (eg https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075N82CDL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075N82CDL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b...).

tunesmith 4y ago

What kind of automations have you found necessary? Any time I think about getting into it, I can only think of automations that sound silly or extra but nothing truly time-saving.

theblazehen 4y ago
Where I live we have frequent scheduled power outages, I use that to schedule when and how far to charge my batteries
- ununoctium87 4y ago
  South Africa?
klinquist 4y ago
I've documented all of the automations I have set up at my Airbnb: https://www.linquist.com/airbnb/automation https://www.linquist.com/airbnb/automation
bath_ 4y ago
Not the user you replied to, but for me: Open blinds in the morning, shut them at sundown. Turn on porchlights after dark if I'm not home. Turn them off 10m after I'm home. Turn HVAC up/down when I leave the house, revert when I get home. Unlock doors when I arrive home. Make sure they're locked when I leave.
- celeritascelery 4y ago
  How does home assistant track know if you are home or not? Is it tracking your location?
  - 5e92cb50239222b 4y ago
    https://www.homeautomationguy.io/home-assistant-tips/better-presence-detection-in-home-assistant/ https://www.homeautomationguy.io/home-assistant-tips/better-...
  - crookedview 4y ago
    You can set up zones based on your phone's GPS (there is a Home Assistant mobile application that can report data back to the server), or you could set up an automation based on whether your phone is connected to your home's wireless network. Or probably even via some Bluetooth beacon.
birdman3131 4y ago
Turn off ac in the morning and back on before I come home. Saved me about $70 a month
5e92cb50239222b 4y ago
I got tired of tuning the speed on air purifiers at home. Since outdoor PM levels can change up to 1000× in a single day, you have to adjust accordingly, and it takes a lot of attention to do that. So I set up automation for that based on a few parameters: indoor and outdoor particulate matter levels (current and averaged over the last hour), noxious gas levels based on third party monitoring, wind direction and speed, and the weather forecast for the next few hours. Probably doesn't apply to others here, though.